Event Recap — May 8, 2026
Meet the Robot+Data
Meet the Robot+Data
@ Silicon Valley Robotics Center
Our biggest meetup yet — 318+ builders, researchers, and investors, all in one room.
Sponsored by Fabric Foundation
318+
Attendees
30+
Companies
20+
Robots
3
Hours of demos
Photos
Photo Gallery
Photos by Weila and Jocelin.
Meet the Robot+Data — San Francisco, May 8 2026 · 318+ attendees
Jerry Huang presenting to a packed room
Standing room only — 318 attendees
30+ hardware sponsors on the floor
Hands-on hardware demo tables
OmniHand and data collection hardware demo
Founders and researchers connecting
Lightning talks with live robot on stage
Robot dog drawing the crowd
Speakers
Who Spoke
Founders and operators sharing what they're building in robotics, physical AI, and embodied intelligence.
Jerry Huang
Founder · Co-Founder, Future Factory
Silicon Valley Robotics Center
Aili Liu
Co-founder
Future Factory
Gavin Wong
Head of Marketing
OpenMind
Rongfei Lu
Co-founder
Antes AI
Xingyu Ji
Operations Manager
ZeroErr
Yash Sinha
Co-founder & CEO
Intelligence Factory
Sanjar Atamuradov
Humanola
Humanola
Jonathan Huang
Humanola
Humanola
About
About the Event
Our monthly robotics meetup brings together the Bay Area’s robotics community for hands-on demos, honest conversations, and genuine connections.
This edition featured 20+ robots on the floor — from dexterous hands to humanoids — plus live walkthroughs of our data collection platform. With 318 people through the door, it was our biggest night yet.
Co-hosted with Future Factory and Ante AI, and sponsored by Fabric Foundation.
Highlights
- 20+ robots on the floor including humanoids, dexterous arms, and quadrupeds
- Live demo of our CenterOS data collection platform
- 30+ hardware sponsors including Unitree, Bosch, RealSense, AgiBot, and MANUS
- Networking with founders, PhD researchers, VCs, and industry builders