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2026
Bots, Bevs & International Women in Robotics Day
Oct 7 – 6pm to 8.30pm – Mountain View
Join us celebrating Women in Robotics with great speakers and fun networking for all.
Schedule:
- 6:00 Doors open – Registration, Refreshments & Networking
- 6.40pm Introduction (SVR and Women in Robotics)
- Speakers:
- 6.40pm Allison Thackston, Blue River / John Deere
- 6.55pm Erin McColl, Toyota Research Institute
- 7.10pm Kathryn Zealand, Skip with Joy
- 7.20pm Panel discussion with additional guests
- 7:45pm Refreshments & Networking
- 8:30pm Event Ends
International Women in Robotics Day 2026
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Sep 22 – 6pm to 8.45pm – Mountain View
Join us for a Happy Hour and live podcast recording with Brian Heater, A3 and the Automated Team and an interview with Rodney Brooks.
Rodney Brooks is the CTO and Co-Founder of Robust AI, the Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus) at MIT and is currently working on his Magnum Opus book. His essays and (graded) predictions for the future can be found at https://rodneybrooks.com/blog/
Sep 3 – 6pm to 9.00pm – Sunnyvale
ROS By-The-Bay September Meetupat Bosch w.s.g. 6thSense YCS26 and Bob Nugman
Sept 2 – 6pm to 8.45pm – San Francisco
Focus on fundraising and investing in robotics at the SF Bay Area’s best robotics and physical AI networking event.
Short talks and panel discussion:
- Rahul Meka, Principal at Playground Global
- Xenia Bulatov, Co-Founder at Ultimate Bots
- Michael Harries, Partner at Robotics Hub
- Ilia Baranov, CTO at Polymath Robotic
Introducing the Open Source Robot Safety Initiative
Aug 26 – Aug 27 – Salinas
Ruggedize brings together the engineers, founders, and technical teams building robotics and AI systems that must survive the realities of active farmland.
This a technical gathering focused on the hard problems: dust, heat, vibration, biological variability, and the relentless demand for shorter-term ROI.
August 18-19 – Fort Mason San Francisco
The developer conference for people who build robots.
Two full days of robotics development insights from the leading technical engineers on autonomy and physical AI.
Details tba
August 13 – 6pm to 9.00pm – Mountain View
ROS By-The-Bay August Meetup: InOrbit, ROS on Bazel, & Johnny 5 is live
For our August meetup, we have three fantastic speakers at an amazing new location: the InOrbit Robot Space at 285 Castro St in downtown Mountain View.
August 5 – 6pm to 8.30pm – San Francisco
Join us for the SF Bay Area’s best robotics and physical AI networking event.
Kevin Peterson, CTO Bedrock Robotics
David Noursi, Amazon FAR and Covariant
Abishek Bhatia, Serve Robotics
Ilia Baranov, CTO Polymath Robotics
with Mustafa Bal, CEO Nomadic AI
July 8 – 6pm to 8.30pm – Santa Clara
Sign up for a short talk or demo at the SF Bay Area’s best robotics and physical AI networking event.
Speakers:
Jim Ostrowski, CTO of Blue River Technologies
Tessa Lau, Founder/CEO of Dusty Robotics
Tim Koide, Head of Partnerships at The Reservoir
May 5 – 6pm to 8.30pm – Oakland
A premier event that brings together manufacturing executives, supply chain professionals, and subject matter experts.
April 21 at Chabot Space & Science Center
A premier event that brings together manufacturing executives, supply chain professionals, and subject matter experts.
IEEE Hard Tech Venture Summit and Manufacturing Workshop
April 16-17 at SRI in Menlo Park
Use discount code “Csvrobo”
A premier event connecting early-stage Hard Tech founders with pre-seed, seed, and Series A Hard Tech investors and critical service providers from the Hard Tech innovation ecosystem.
April 16 – 6pm to 9pm at Beckhoff Automation in San Jose
Hear from the founders of Innate and Saphira and join the Bay Area’s premium ROS developer gathering.
Hard Tech in the AI Era: What Investors Really Look For
April 9 – 9am-11am at Procopio Palo Alto
Panelists:
- Spencer Greene — General Partner at TSV Capital (TSVC)
- Muffi Ghadiali — Partner at i3 Ventures (serial entrepreneur turned investor)
- Michael Harries — Partner at The Robotics Hub Fund (robotics-focused fund)
- Alexander Fries — General Partner at Ecosystem Ventures
Moderated by Andra Keay, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics.
Bots, Bevs & Devs
April 9 – 9am-11am at Procopio Palo Alto
Hear from the founders of Innate and Saphira and join the Bay Area’s premium ROS developer gathering.
Bots, Bevs & Devs
April 1 – 6 – 8.30pm – Silicon Valley Continuing Technical Education Center
Hear from the founders of Innate and Saphira and join the Bay Area’s premium ROS developer gathering.
Bay Area Material Handling & Robotics Expo, Career Fair and Reception
March 24 – 6 – 9pm – 1630 Tennessee St SF
Join us for direct access to material handling leaders, startups, and On-site interviews for robotics, operators, and technicians.
Physical AI Showcase X ROS By the Bay @ NVIDIA GTC
March 18 – 5.30 – 9.30pm – 599 Fairchild Dr Mountain View
Looking for an NVIDIA GTC after party?
We’ve got one lined up for you! We’re teaming up with our colleagues at Circuit Launch, Silicon Valley Robotics, UFB and Solo Tech to bring you a very special edition of our ROS By-the-Bay meetup.
Bots, Bevs and Devs
March 11 – 6 – 8.30pm – Foxglove San Francisco
Join us for another great evening of networking, short talks and robotics and AI demos at Foxglove’s new HQ in San Francisco.
Ryan Carlon will be talking about taking a robotics product to market.
Bots, Bevs and Devs
Feb 11 – 6 – 8.30pm – Addverb Fremont
Join us for another great evening of networking, short talks and robotics and AI demos at Addverb in Fremont.
Chief Scientist Tapan Pattnayak will be talking about Addverb’s pathway from AMRs to humanoids.
An Evening with Unitree
Jan 15 – 6 – 9pm – Circuit Launch Mountain View
We’re kicking things off with drinks, dinner, and dense founder-investor vibes—then diving into why humanoids are happening now, where Unitree is headed, and how startups can plug in. Stick around for a tech deep dive, live demos, and the chance to meet the people (and bots) shaping the future.
Open House: Investing in the Field of Robotics, Autonomy & Interoperability
Jan 14 – 5 – 9pm – Cavalla Industries SF
Join us for an open house for investors showcasing companies in the field of robotics and autonomy.