VIRTUAL EVENTS
From Digital to Physical: AI's Move into the Real World
Join Zeno Mercer from ROBO Global and Illah Nourbakhsh, Professor of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University and Director of the CREATE Lab, for an exploration of physical AI - the emerging field where artificial intelligence moves beyond digital screens into robots and autonomous systems operating in the physical world.
2025 marked what many industry leaders are calling "the year of walking AI," advances in vision-language-action models, sensor fusion, and real-time learning are enabling robots to perceive, reason, and act autonomously in complex, unstructured environments. This webinar will examine the technical breakthroughs driving this transformation and the investment opportunities emerging across the value chain.
SUMMARY
Topics covered will include:
- The evolution from traditional automation to physically intelligent systems
- Vision-language-action (VLA) models and their impact on robotic capabilities
- Real-world applications in manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, and healthcare
- The role of simulation and digital twins in accelerating development
- Investment landscape across robotics hardware, AI software, and sensor technologies
This program is accepted for one hour of continuing education (CE) credit by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards for the CFP® designation, The Investment and Wealth Institute for CIMA®, CPWA®, RMA®, and CIMC designations, The ETF Institute for the CETF® designation and The American College of Financial Services.
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SPEAKERS
Zeno Mercer
Head of Robotics and AI ResearchVettaFi
Illah Nourbakhsh
Professor of RoboticsCarnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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