Physical AI Community
Reach the practitioners building real-world physical AI.
The Physical AI Community fosters connection through city meetups to a community of developers, engineers, and founders working hands-on with robotics, edge AI and embedded intelligence. We now have a presence across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Auckland, Brisbane and Christchurch, with Adelaide coming soon. While we continue to connect through the Physical AI Meetup, watch out for new event formats in 2027.
What happens at a Physical AI Meetup
Every chapter follows the same proven format — built for real conversation, not just talks.
Networking & pizza
Informal time for attendees, speakers and sponsors to connect before the talks start.
Community intro & shoutouts
Welcome remarks, sponsor and venue partner acknowledgement, and collaborator shoutouts.
Expert tech talks
~3 speakers per event, 20-minute talks plus Q&A, on real-world physical AI deployments.
Open mic — demos & showcases
Community members demo their own projects and builds to the room.
A direct channel into the physical AI ecosystem
Not a one-off activation — an ongoing presence with a returning, technical community.
Developer pipeline
Direct access to engineers and builders working on real-world AI systems across industries.
Category positioning
Connect your brand to real physical AI use cases and deployments in practice.
Network access
Brand reach into our community and warm introductions to the network of expert speakers who've presented at past events.
Projected global edge AI market size by 2034, up from an estimated US$25.65B in 2025 — physical and edge AI is moving from pilot to pervasive across autonomous mobility, smart cities, manufacturing and healthcare.
Find your city
Each chapter runs its own events and speaker lineup shaped by local topics. Links below go to each group's Meetup page and upcoming Eventbrite listing.
Humanoid robotics, RF ML, vision AI deployments — how physical AI systems are deployed and scaled in real applications.
Join Meetup group ↗Edge AI systems, hardware + firmware design, autonomous vision systems — how physical AI systems are designed and engineered.
Join Meetup group ↗Autonomous systems (AUVs), applied computer vision, AI agents in business workflows — how physical AI systems operate under real-world constraints.
Join Meetup group ↗A newer chapter bringing the same practitioner format to Canberra's engineering and research community.
Join Meetup group ↗Our first New Zealand chapter, connecting local practitioners across robotics, embedded AI and research.
Join Meetup group ↗A newer chapter bringing the same practitioner format to Brisbane's engineering and research community.
Join Meetup group ↗Our second New Zealand chapter, bringing the same practitioner format to Christchurch's engineering and research community.
Join Meetup group ↗Our Adelaide chapter is on its way. Follow the Meetup group to hear when the first event is announced.
Follow on Meetup ↗What our nights look like
Talks, demos and the conversations in between — across every chapter.
Ways to get involved
From a single-event pizza-and-drinks sponsor to an ongoing strategic partner — packages are tailored per city and per partner.
Tell us your goals and we'll match a package to fit
From a single-event presence to an ongoing multi-city partnership, every package is scoped to your budget and objectives — get in touch for current pricing.
Request an information packetLet's build the physical AI ecosystem together
Chapter volunteers help us get the local pulse for each city. Reach out to discuss event organising and city coordination opportunities across our chapters.
Let's collaborateWho we've worked with
