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Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation. Use this address for GPS: State St. NW., Atlanta, GA 30332\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThere is no cost to attend this event.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIf you would like more information on our program, including how to join, please visit our \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/robotics.gatech.edu\/engage\/industry-engagement\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ewebpage\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegistration closes Friday, November 27, 2026\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEvent Overview (Tentative)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDecember 2, 2026 (Klaus 1116, 266 Ferst Drive)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERegistration (continental breakfast)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWelcome \u0026amp; Overview\u003C\/strong\u003E (Greg Sawicki)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EResearch and Industry Presentations:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDiscussions will focus on emerging research directions, opportunities for collaboration, funding and proposal development, technology transfer, workforce development efforts, and industry engagement strategies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Sam Coogan \u2013 Safety for Physical AI\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Lu Gan - Physical AI in Unstructured Environments\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Dennis Siedlak, Slip Robotics - Physical AI in Industry\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E10:45 a.m\u0026nbsp; \u2013 11:00 a.m. \u003Cstrong\u003EBreak\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EKeynote: Yashraj \u0022Yash\u0022 Narang, NVIDIA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ENetworking Lunch\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E1:30 - 2:15\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EHas AI Solved Industrial Robotics Discussion\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Animesh Garg - Has AI Solved Industrial Robotics?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Stephen Balakirsky - GTRI\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Kevin DeMarco - RIF Robotics - Does Physical AI Work in real world?\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EHas AI Solved Robotics?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFoundation models have made tremendous progress in improving robot capabilities, generalizing to new environments and solving some tasks zero-shot. 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