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F50 Physical AI Summit - Austin 2026

Thu, Oct 15 · 8:30 AM CDT

Commons Conference Center, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX, US

Shaping the Future of Manufacturing in North America with Physical AI and New supply chain
📅 October 15, 2026 🌐 https://physical.f50.ai/

F50 PHYSICAL AI SUMMIT — AUSTIN 2026 Financing and Building the Next Trillion-Dollar Wave of Physical AI

Co-hosted by F50 · Physical AI Builders

🔖 SAVE THE DATE

Mark your calendar. October 15, 2026. Austin, Texas.

The F50 Physical AI Summit returns to its home — Austin — for its most ambitious chapter yet.

One year ago, on October 15, 2025, we launched this movement right here in Austin. What started as a convening of bold founders and forward-thinking investors has grown into the defining capital formation series for Physical AI in North America. Since then, the summit has expanded to Silicon Valley (April 2026) and Dallas (June 2026) — drawing 300+ curated leaders at each stop, generating real investments, real partnerships, and real momentum.

Now we come home. And this one is the home run.

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THE SUMMIT

On October 15, 2026, global investors, founders, and industrial leaders converge at the Commons Conference Center at UT Austin for the F50 Physical AI Summit — Austin 2026.

This is the room where the next trillion dollars in North American manufacturing, robotics, and AI-driven infrastructure get financed, built, and scaled.

300+ curated in-person attendees. 40% C-level. 25%+ active investors. Corporate buyers deploying $50M–$2B budgets. This is not a networking mixer — it is a capital formation event.

BUILT ON A YEAR OF BREAKTHROUGHS
✔ October 2025 — Austin: The inaugural F50 Physical AI Summit launched the series and established Austin as the heartbeat of the Physical AI movement in Texas.

✔ April 2026 — Silicon Valley: 300+ leaders gathered at Hacker Dojo and Silicon Valley AI Hub. Nine early-stage startups showcased live. Investors, operators, and builders aligned around the deployment era of Physical AI.

✔ June 2026 — Dallas: The largest summit to date. Corporate executives from Microsoft, HPE, Fujitsu, Walmart, Amazon, and Bluebeam. Frontier founders on stage. Institutional capital in the room. The Texas–Mexico manufacturing corridor in focus.

Austin 2026 closes the year — and raises the bar.

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WHO'S IN THE ROOM
✔ Institutional and venture investors from Silicon Valley, New York, and Texas ✔ Corporate executives from Microsoft, HPE, Fujitsu, Bluebeam, Walmart, Amazon, and more ✔ Frontier founders in robotics, autonomy, smart manufacturing, and embodied AI ✔ Industrial players from the Texas–Mexico manufacturing corridor ✔ University researchers and ecosystem builders from UT Austin and beyond

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SPEAKERS (Announced — More to Come)

Speaker announcements rolling out through summer 2026.

Highlights from our 2026 series speakers include:

David Cao, Managing Partner, F50 | Physical AI Builders Sanjay Kalluvilayil, Host, AI Space Podcast Gaurav Shekhar, Associate Dean, UT Dallas School of Management Nithin Mohan, AI & Supercomputing Leader, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Jaleh Daie, Managing Partner, Aurora Capital Anupam Govil, Managing Partner, Avasant Jasper Cannon, Venture Partner, MedStartr Ventures Anu Sharma, Head of Venture Capital & Private Capital Strategy, William Blair Ashutosh Saxena, Founder & CEO, TorqueAGI Caitlin Morse, CEO & Co-founder, BrainSpace Kuldeep Singh, Founder & CEO, AI Monkeys Ltd. Ian Villa, Co-founder, Whisper Aero Usman Shuja, CEO, Bluebeam Ayush Dwivedi, Senior Manager, Data Science, Walmart Global Tech Sunil Sabat, Principal Manager, Microsoft Lindsey Elliott, CEO, Nexterity Sonia Dagan, CEO, Kytyra Nitin Patel, Founder & VP Strategy and Technology, Acunext Inc. Florin Matei, Austin Robotics & AI And many more.

Full speaker list & partners: physical.f50.ai/speakers-partners

Austin 2026 will feature its own curated cohort of growing-stage startups raising $15M+. Applications open soon.

🚀 Apply to present: physical.f50.ai/present Nominate a founder: 50builders.ai

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AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS (Save the Date Preview)

Full updated agenda: physical.f50.ai/schedule

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🤝 BECOME A SPONSOR

Austin 2026 is one of the highest-signal sponsorship opportunities in the Physical AI ecosystem.

Your brand in front of corporate and government buyers actively deploying $50M–$2B budgets into factories, warehouses, and automation programs — people shopping for partners and solutions, not browsing a trade show.

What sponsors receive:

✔ Featured placement in the 2026 F50 Physical AI Industrial Insights Report, distributed to 10,000+ investors and corporate leaders globally ✔ Reach across 100,000+ followers via F50, AI Space Podcast, and partner channels ✔ On-stage presence, branded sessions, and curated VIP experiences ✔ Tiered packages available — speaking slots, logo placement, and more

📩 Request the sponsorship prospectus: physical.f50.ai/sponsorship 📧 Direct inquiries: sponsorship@f50.me

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🤖 GET A DEMO TABLE

Show your live system — humanoid robots, manipulators, autonomous platforms, smart factory tools, digital twins — in front of an audience qualified to write checks or sign procurement contracts.
The Commons Conference Center includes dedicated exhibition space. Demo slots are limited and filling fast.

Who should exhibit: → Robotics and hardware companies with live systems to demonstrate → Software and infrastructure companies with Physical AI applications → Sensor, semiconductor, and industrial equipment providers → Smart factory and automation solution providers

Demo tables put your technology directly in front of 300+ decision-makers in a single day. No booths buried in a convention hall — this is an intimate, curated floor where every attendee is a potential customer, partner, or investor.

📩 Reserve your demo table: physical.f50.ai/sponsorship 📧 Questions: sponsorship@f50.me

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🎟 GET YOUR TICKET

Apply to attend: luma.com/7szmkhza

Space is limited and curated. This is an invitation-preferred event.

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GET INVOLVED

Apply to attend: luma.com/7szmkhza Apply to present (growing-stage startups raising $15M+): physical.f50.ai/present Sponsor or exhibit: physical.f50.ai/sponsorship Full speaker list and partners: physical.f50.ai/speakers-partners Schedule: physical.f50.ai/schedule Newsletter and PAB community: 50builders.ai General inquiries: summit@f50.io

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PRESENTED BY

F50 · Physical AI Builders (PAB) · UT Austin · AI Space Podcast

Dallas in June. Austin in October. Texas is where Physical AI gets financed and built.

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