#2 Physical I/O: Robotics

Love, Mind + Body How do we want to live alongside intelligent machines? Our theme is Love, Mind + Body: how we connect with machines, how they learn, and what happens when they meet the physical world. Join us for an evening of robotics, research and conversation. We’ll explore how machines perceive, move and respond to us, and what designers, engineers and researchers can learn from one another. The details When: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 · 18:00–21:00 BST Where: Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG Entry: Free · 100 in-person places Online: Livestream via Google Meet Who’s speaking Lingfan Bao — how humanoid and quadruped robots learn to move and interact with the world. Research profile Ava Oppenheimer — making physics simulation more reliable and closing the gap between simulation and reality. Research profile Ash — sharing his journey from robotics engineer to entrepreneur, connecting AI, design and manufacturing to bring intelligent systems into the physical world. Onric The evening 18:00 — Check in, Food, DJ set and hellos 18:40 — Welcome to Physical I/O 19:00 — Talks and Q&A 20:00–21:00 — Meet people and keep the conversation going This event is part of London Deep Tech Week: Presented by Deep Tech London - a 500 person Summit on 8th October for those building the next generation of Science & Industry in the UK & beyond. https://deeptech.london Come for the talks, bring your questions, and stay for a chat. We’ll start with food and a DJ set. You don’t need to be a robotics expert to join. Physical I/O is a community led by curiosity, design and engineering, exploring how humans and intelligent systems coexist in the physical world. Sign up to watch all our previous recordings! physical-io.com Where we'll be hosting our event: Please message the host if you get locked outside the building, LG17 Lecture Room, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG,