Physical AI Conference Comes to San Jose as Robotics & Autonomous AI Go Mainstream
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Californer -- The Physical AI Conference shaping the future of robotics, autonomous systems and real-world AI deployment lands in Silicon Valley on May 18-19 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, bringing together the engineers, builders and AI pioneers turning intelligence into physical action.

As AI rapidly moves beyond chatbots and software into robotics, autonomous systems and intelligent machines, the race is now on to operationalize Physical AI at scale.

From manufacturing and logistics to automotive and defense, organizations are investing heavily in AI systems capable of sensing, reasoning and acting in real-world environments. has been created to explore exactly how this transformation is happening.

The Rise of Physical AI

The next era of AI is physical. While software-based AI has transformed digital workflows, the next competitive leap comes from embedding intelligence into machines, robotics, autonomous systems and industrial operations.

Physical AI Expo will examine how organizations are deploying AI-powered systems into real-world environments, integrating intelligence into operations, and building infrastructure for AI that interacts with the physical world.

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The conference agenda combines deep technical insight with enterprise-scale deployment strategies, bringing together leaders developing the next generation of intelligent systems.

Topics include:

Physical AI & Robotics at Enterprise Scale
Autonomous Systems & Industrial Automation
AI Infrastructure, Data Platforms & Compute
Enterprise AI Deployment & ROI
Human-AI Collaboration
AI Reliability, Transparency & Safety
AI Developer Tools & Workflows

Attendees will hear how global technology leaders are deploying Physical AI in production environments and solving the real challenges around scalability, infrastructure, reliability and adoption.

Day One: AI Strategy, Infrastructure & Data

Day One focuses on AI strategy, enterprise transformation, autonomous intelligence and large-scale data infrastructure. Sessions are designed for organizations building the foundations required to deploy Physical AI systems at scale.

Day Two: Robotics, Autonomous Systems & Real-World AI

Day Two explores how companies are moving Physical AI from prototype to production across robotics, automation and autonomous operations. Dedicated tracks will cover robotics, AI deployment, infrastructure and developer workflows powering intelligent systems in the real world.

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Physical AI Leaders Taking the Stage

The Physical AI Conference program features experts from some of the world's most advanced AI and robotics organizations, including:

Leslie Karpas, Inception Global Head of Physical AI, NVIDIA
Arne Stoschek, VP AI and Autonomous, Airbus Acubed
Jose Alvarez, Director of Research, NVIDIA
Dr Vinesh Sukumar, Vice President of AI, Qualcomm
Simon Ninan, SVP & Global Head of Strategy, Hitachi
Sungho Kim, CEO, Hyundai Global Software Center
Naresh Dulam, Senior VP of Software Engineering, JPMorgan
Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Chief Data Scientist & Co-founder, General Robotics

https://physicalaiconference.com/northamerica/ brings together leaders across robotics, AI infrastructure, industrial automation, automotive, logistics and intelligent engineering to create one of the most important Physical AI gatherings in North America.