AUTONOMOUS 2026
by Frontier Media
The premier robotics and physical AI conference of the year
About This Event
AUTONOMOUS is a curated one-day conference for the robotics and physical AI industry at The Midway in San Francisco, convening 500+ founders, engineers, investors and enterprise operators across two stages and four content tracks focused on real-world deployment of autonomous systems.
At a Glance
- Date
- July 16–16, 2026
- Location
- The Midway, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Format
- In-Person
- Event Type
- Conference
- Status
- Upcoming
- Expected Attendance
- 500+
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- Frontier Media
- Source
- daily-ingest
- Discovered
- June 23, 2026
- Last Updated
- June 23, 2026
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓Robotics Founder
- ✓Engineer
- ✓Technical Leader
- ✓Venture Investor
- ✓Enterprise Operator
- ✓Hardware Supplier
Why Attend
Enterprise operators evaluating autonomous systems and humanoids get a concentrated day with the founders, engineers and investors actually building and funding physical AI, focused on pilot-to-production realities.
Event Features
- ✓20+ panels, firesides and deep dives
- ✓50+ speakers across two stages
- ✓Sponsor floor with live demos
- ✓Startup showcase
- ✓Official networking reception
What Makes This Unique
- ★Selective, senior-only attendance (500 cap)
- ★Produced by Frontier Media; inaugural flagship edition
- ★Four tracks: Physical AI Frontier, Humanoid Moment, Building & Deploying Robots, Where the Money Goes
Industries Represented
Event Scale
Organizer
Frontier Media
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