CONNECT 2026: Global Embodied AI Innovation Summit (GEIS)
Hi BFC Fam~ I’m excited to invite you to CONNECT 2026: Global Embodied AI Innovation Summit (GEIS) — a free, half-day event on April 28 at 2:00 PM at the
@SantaClara_CC , hosted by Valley 101 and
@magic_labs .
Here’s what to expect:
A keynote from Martin Hellman(
@MartinHellman2) , Turing Award Laureate and Stanford Professor Emeritus
Global superstar Lay Zhang (
@layzhang) 张艺兴(80M followers worldwide) will take the stage with MagicLab’s humanoid robot MagicBot Z1 for an exclusive, first-of-its-kind performance.
Two themed panel discussions — BODY: Built to Deliver and BRAIN: Wired to Think
Live demos, flash talks, and an after-party networking session
Featured speakers and panelists include:
Martin Hellman , Turing Award Laureate, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Shitao Gu, President of Magic Ecosystem
Jan Liphardt (
@JanLiphardt) , Founder of OpenMind, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University
Evan Tao (
@Evan_Tao_T), Co-founder & CEO, Chestnut Robotics (
@TetherIA_ai)
Haozhi Qi (
@HaozhiQ), Research Scientist, Amazon Frontier AI & Robotics
York Yang (
@YorkYang5050), Co-Founder, Dyna Robotics (
@DynaRobotics)
Zhengyi Luo (
@zhengyiluo), Senior Research Scientist, Nvidia GEAR Lab
Jane Liu, Founder, Valley 101
Junwu Zhang (
@JunwuZhang), Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Blue River Technology
Panel 1 BODY: Built to Deliver
Discussion Questions
Inside the Playbook: How Tesla, Amazon, Nvidia and Magic Atom Approach Building Robots
Three Technical Approaches to Dexterous Hands
Pricing and Supply Chain Breakdown for Vertical-Specific Robots
Dexterous Hands, Wheeled Robots, and Humanoids: Applications and Commercialization in 2026
Key Breakthroughs in Robot Brain and Model Evolution
Panel 2 BRAIN: Wired to Think
Suggested Discussion Questions
Key Breakthroughs in Robot Brain and Model Evolution in 2026
The Scarcest Resource: Algorithms, Compute, or Real-World Data?
The Data Debate: Real-World vs. Simulated Data — How Usable Are They Really?
Why Must Robots Be Humanoid?
🎁 Surprise!
One lucky attendee will walk away with a one-month free trial of MagicDog — MagicLab’s quadruped robot! MagicDog is the industry’s first full-body synchronized quadruped robot, featuring 13 degrees of freedom, in-house developed joint modules, and an intelligent emotion engine that enables multimodal interaction through voice, vision, and touch. Don’t miss your chance — register now and you could be the one to take it home.
The event is free to attend, but spots are limited.
Please comment GEIS below to receive the registration link.