Stanford professor and co-founder of Physical Intelligence; pioneer of meta-learning (MAML) and few-shot robot learning

MIT professor and founder of Jibo; pioneer of social robotics and affective computing; created Kismet, one of the first ...

Director of MIT CSAIL; leading researcher in soft robotics, autonomous systems, and distributed robotics

CEO of Toyota Research Institute; former DARPA program manager who ran the DARPA Robotics Challenge; driving Toyota's hu...

Co-founder of Covariant (acquired by Amazon); UC Berkeley professor; pioneer in robot learning and deep reinforcement le...

CEO of Boston Dynamics; led commercialization of Spot and the transition of Atlas from hydraulic to electric humanoid

Co-founder of iRobot and Robust.AI; former director of MIT CSAIL; pioneer of behavior-based robotics and embodied intell...

UC Berkeley professor; co-founder of Physical Intelligence; leading researcher in robot learning, offline RL, and founda...

VP of Research at Google DeepMind; former UC Berkeley professor; leading researcher in robot learning, human-robot inter...

Professor and head of LASA lab at EPFL; world expert in robot learning from demonstration and dexterous manipulation

Dean of Engineering at Ohio State University; former NASA JPL researcher; expert in human-robot interaction, assistive r...

Founder and CEO of Collaborative Robotics; former VP of Robotics at Amazon, building helper cobots and humanoids

Founder of Aldebaran Robotics (now SoftBank Robotics Europe); creator of NAO and Pepper humanoid robots; pioneering figu...

Founder and CEO of ARK Invest; published influential research projecting humanoid robots as a $24T+ market opportunity b...

Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology; leading researcher in robot manipulation, computer vision, and human-rob...

Founder and CEO of Hanson Robotics; creator of Sophia, the world's most recognized humanoid robot

VP of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA; leads the Isaac robotics platform and Jetson embedded computing for autonomous rob...

Founding director of RoMeLa at UCLA (formerly Virginia Tech); creator of multiple humanoid robot platforms including CHA...

Senior Director of Robotics Research at NVIDIA; University of Washington professor; expert in robot perception and state...

CEO of Maxon Group; leads the precision motor manufacturer whose brushless DC motors power actuators in humanoid robots,...

Founder and CEO of PAL Robotics; building the TIAGo and TALOS humanoid robots used in research and service applications ...

Scientific Director of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT); lead on the iCub humanoid robot project

Professor at Osaka University and director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory; creator of Geminoid ultra-realistic a...

Columbia University professor and director of the Creative Machines Lab; pioneer in self-aware robots and evolutionary r...

Founder and CEO of Agibot (Zhiyuan Robotics); building general-purpose humanoid robots backed by major Chinese tech inve...

Co-founder and CEO of Apptronik; leading development of the Apollo humanoid robot with NASA heritage for logistics and m...

Senior Research Scientist and lead of embodied AI at NVIDIA; co-lead of Project GR00T humanoid foundation model

Co-founder and Chief Robot Officer at Agility Robotics; Oregon State robotics professor who created the Digit bipedal ro...

Co-founder and Managing Partner of Lux Capital; leading deep-tech VC investor backing robotics and physical AI companies...

KAIST professor and creator of HUBO humanoid robot that won the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge; co-founder of Rainbow Rob...

Co-founder of Physical Intelligence; former research scientist at Google DeepMind Robotics; co-led development of RT-2 a...

UC Berkeley professor; co-founder of Ambidextrous; pioneer in cloud robotics, grasping, and AI-driven automation

CEO of UBTECH Robotics; leading one of China's largest humanoid robotics companies producing the Walker series of bipeda...

MIT research scientist and host of the Lex Fridman Podcast; conducts influential long-form interviews with robotics lead...

USC professor and founding director of the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Center; expert in socially assistive humanoid...

ETH Zurich professor and co-founder of ANYbotics; leading researcher in legged locomotion and robot learning for quadrup...

Japanese roboticist and professor emeritus at Tokyo Institute of Technology; originator of the 'uncanny valley' hypothes...

Stanford professor and director of the Stanford Robotics Lab; pioneer of the operational space framework and Ocean One h...

Founder and CEO of Kepler Robot (Kaibo); former Huawei executive building affordable humanoid robots for industrial and ...

Co-founder and CEO of Covariant (acquired by Amazon); built the RFM-1 robotics foundation model for universal manipulati...

CEO of KUKA AG; leading one of the world's largest industrial robot manufacturers as it expands into collaborative and h...

Co-founder and CTO of Agility Robotics; led engineering of Digit humanoid from research prototype to commercial product

ETH Zurich professor and co-founder of Kiva Systems (acquired by Amazon for $775M); pioneer in autonomous mobile robots ...

MIT professor and VP of Robotics at Toyota Research Institute; expert in motion planning, underactuated robotics, and ma...

Director of the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence at TU Munich; co-inventor of tactile robot skin an...

MIT professor and director of the Biomimetic Robotics Lab; designed MIT Cheetah and Mini Cheetah; expert in legged locom...

Co-founder and CEO of Neura Robotics; building cognitive humanoid robots including the 4NE-1 platform

University of Edinburgh professor and director of the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics; expert in humanoid motor control an...

Professor emeritus at Tokyo Institute of Technology; pioneer in snake robots and biologically inspired locomotion; desig...

CEO of Rainbow Robotics; building HUBO-derived humanoid and cobot platforms; HUBO was first full-size humanoid to win DA...

UC Berkeley professor and co-author of the leading AI textbook; outspoken voice on AI safety with direct implications fo...

CEO of Harmonic Drive SE; leads the dominant manufacturer of strain wave gears used in nearly every humanoid robot's joi...

Founder and CEO of Unitree Robotics; building high-performance quadruped and humanoid robots including the H1 and G1 at ...

Co-founder and CEO of Fourier Intelligence; building the GR-1 and GR-2 general-purpose humanoid robots for rehabilitatio...

Founder and CEO of Deep Robotics; creator of the Jueying quadruped and Lynx humanoid platforms for industrial inspection...

Co-founder of Hello Robot and former director of robotics at Google X; built the Stretch mobile manipulator robot for ho...

Carnegie Mellon University professor specializing in legged robot locomotion and dynamics; director of the Robomechanics...

Chief Technology Officer at GXO Logistics; leading deployment of humanoid robots in warehouse operations

VP of Hardware Engineering at Boston Dynamics; leads the mechanical design of Atlas electric humanoid and its custom act...

Co-founder and CEO of Diligent Robotics; former UT Austin professor; built Moxi, one of the first socially assistive hum...

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z); active in AI and robotics investments; vocal about physical AI as the nex...

Mechanical engineer who designed MIT Mini Cheetah's low-cost high-torque actuators; influential open-source actuator des...

Former CTO of KUKA Robotics and president of euRobotics; influential figure in European industrial and humanoid robotics

Co-founder of Hello Robot and Georgia Tech professor; researcher in assistive robotics and healthcare robots for people ...

CEO of RoboStar; leading South Korean industrial robot manufacturer expanding into humanoid applications with Samsung-af...

Stanford professor and co-founder of Matician; expert in human-robot interaction, robot learning from human feedback, an...

Senior researcher at AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology); lead developer of the HRP ...

Founder and CEO of Galbot; building dexterous humanoid robots focused on upper-body manipulation for logistics and manuf...

Carnegie Mellon University professor and director of the Human And Robot Partners Lab; expert in assistive robot manipul...

Stanford professor and director of the Interactive Perception and Robot Learning Lab; expert in robotic manipulation and...

Co-founder and CEO of Enchanted Tools; building Mirokai, an expressive service robot blending humanoid form with emotion...

Founder and CEO of Groq; building high-speed LPU inference chips that enable real-time AI for robotics applications

Professor at University of Waterloo; expert in humanoid robot locomotion optimization, biomechanics, and whole-body moti...

Co-founder and CEO of Telexistence; building cloud-controlled humanoid robots for retail and logistics through VR teleop...

Solo GP investor; led investments in Physical Intelligence and other physical AI companies; former Stripe executive turn...

NYU professor; leading researcher in robot learning, dexterous manipulation, and sim-to-real transfer for humanoid hands

Co-founder and CEO of inVia Robotics; pioneer in autonomous warehouse robotics and goods-to-person automation systems

Director of AI and Digital Industry at the European Commission; key figure shaping EU AI Act regulations that directly i...

CEO of Aldebaran (SoftBank Robotics Europe); overseeing Pepper, NAO, and new-generation Plato humanoid robot development...

Columbia University professor and co-founder of Myomo's research program; expert in robotic grasping, dexterous hands, a...

General Partner at Index Ventures; led investments in multiple robotics companies including Covariant; influential voice...

Co-founder and CEO of Synapticon; building integrated servo drive electronics and motion control systems that power actu...

Professor at TU Berlin and head of the Robotics and Biology Laboratory; expert in soft robotic hands, manipulation, and ...

MIT professor and director of the Improbable AI Lab; leading researcher in robot locomotion learning, dexterous manipula...

Texas A&M professor and founder of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue; pioneer of disaster robotics

Co-founder and CEO of Kinova Robotics; building lightweight robotic arms and assistive robotic platforms for accessibili...

Stanford professor; former Columbia professor; expert in 3D vision and robot manipulation; developed DexPoint and other ...

SVP of Business Development at Boston Dynamics; driving commercial deployment strategy for Atlas and Spot across automot...

Founder of Robo Garage and creator of Kirobo, RoBoHoN, and the ROBI humanoid; visiting professor at University of Tokyo;...

Co-founder of Anduril Industries and Partner at Founders Fund; active investor in defense robotics and autonomous system...

Co-founder and CTO of Diligent Robotics; expert in robot perception and human-robot interaction for hospital environment...

Founder and CEO of LimX Dynamics; building biped and wheeled-legged robots with advanced locomotion for real-world terra...

Founder and CEO of XPENG Robotics (a division of XPENG); developing Iron, a humanoid robot for manufacturing and home us...

UT Austin professor and co-founder of GEAR Lab; leading researcher in robot learning, manipulation, and building open-so...

Professor at IST Austria; leading researcher in computational fabrication and soft robotics design; develops tools for f...

Founder and CEO of Figure AI. Previously co-founded Vettery (acquired by Adecco).

CEO of Agility Robotics. First to achieve commercial humanoid robot deployment.

CEO of Tesla. Leading Optimus humanoid robot program targeting mass production.

Creator of the Robot Brains Podcast and YouTube channel; interviews leading humanoid robotics researchers and founders, ...

CEO of Sanctuary AI. Previously co-founded D-Wave quantum computing.

CEO of Apptronik. Building Apollo humanoid for commercial deployment.

Founder of Boston Dynamics. Pioneer of dynamic legged locomotion. Now Executive Director.

Technology futurist and author of 'The Infinite Retina'; prominent voice covering humanoid robotics, spatial computing, ...

Italian technologist and former parliamentarian who chaired the AI expert group at the Council of Europe; influential in...

Founder and CEO of Unitree Robotics. Pioneer of affordable humanoid robots.