THE ANATOMY OF AUTONOMY -Robotics Community Expo & GDG Meetup

THE ANATOMY OF AUTONOMY
Robotics Community Expo & GDG Meetup
When: Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
Where: CIRCUIT LAUNCH, 599 Fairchild Dr, Mountain View, CA 94043
Host: GDG Sunnyvale
The Event
AI is leaving the screen and entering the physical world. Join GDG Sunnyvale for an immersive teardown of the hardware, software, and neural architectures driving the next era of embodied AI.
What We're Deconstructing (Build With AI / Google Cloud Activity)
Robot Archetypes: Humanoids, Cobots, Heavy Industrial Arms, & Autonomous Vehicles (AVs).
The Brains: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and VLM spatial mapping.
The Brawn: Carbon fiber chassis, aerospace-grade actuators, and next-gen kinematics.
The Itinerary
4:00 PM: Doors Open & Expo Floor
5:00 PM: Keynote SpeakersPaige Baily, Google DeepMind (virtual)
Justin Woo, SambaNova
Andra Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics
6:00 PM: Tech TracksHumanoids
Cobots
Robotics Software
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7:00 PM: Bites, Drinks & Networking
7:30 PM: Build With AI & Prizes
9:00 PM: System Shutdown (Event Concludes)

Build with AI, Your Ticket is Code. 💻
Bring your laptop and use Google Cloud Shell to build and deploy a custom robot configuration (e.g., a Carbon-Fiber Humanoid with a VLA brain) directly to our Firestore database.
Your successful deployment is your entry into our robot contest—plus, our script will generate a custom Build Summary graphic for you to flex on social and show up on our bot map. Get Google Cloud Credits for participating!
Robotics Expo. 🦾
Community Demos: Bring your Robot or Physical AI project and showcase it for the community. SIGN UP for a demo table spot here ✍️ Approval needed at least 48 hrs in advance.
Sponsors:

1. CL - Our Proud Sponsor Circuit Launch is known for hosting the most meaningful robotics events and this will be no exception. One place to build them all.
2. UFB - Huge surprise 🎉. Our Robotics Community Expo attendees will enjoy a dance and motion demo from Ultimate Fighting Robots (UFB).
3. smAIt. - Silicon Valley robotics pioneer building a fleet of AI-powered service and security robots unified by a proprietary cloud platform for seamless deployment and autonomous evolution.

THE GOODIES:

1. Swag (while supplies last)
2. Google Cloud Credits - for Build with AI Game Participants
3. Smart Badge - NFC for Build with AI activity
4. Prizes - we will highlight the most creative projects/demos
5. Food & Drinks - refreshments and beverages
6. Music!
   Space is limited. RSVP today to secure your spot on the grid. Registration does not guarantee entry. Presenters will be asked to fill out an additional form.

Photos and videos will be taken during the event which may be used and shared on socials - your attendance grants your permission to be in them.