Exploring the State of Physical AI: From Labs to Humanoids. Our October Connect with NYU Shanghai.

On October 22, more than 270 people registered for our FrenchTechSH Connect × NYU Shanghai at the Qiantan Campus: seven founders on stage, a panel on autonomous robots, and a live vote on what robots will look like in 2030.

Les Déterminés on stage. Moussa Camara introduced the programme, and seven founders each pitched their startup in one minute: Imagine Data, Wapply, Good IA, Naaniya, Braid Club, Ecohesens and Tickie.

The panel: autonomous robots, for when and for whom?

🎤 Helena Rong — Assistant Professor, NYU Shanghai (moderator)

🎤 Gabrielle Chou — Professor of Practice, NYU Shanghai

🎤 Nicky Chen — Director of International Marketing & Sales, Galileo Robotics

🎤 Francesco Crivelli — Founder, Intuition Core

🎤 Eric Xu — Tech Partner, Matrix Robotics

From what robots can really do today to humanoids, robots as a service and the real cost of integration: read our full recap, with the five takeaways from the panel and the results of the live polls.

Thank you to NYU Shanghai for hosting us, to Helena Rong and our four panelists, to Les Déterminés and the seven founders, and to everyone who joined us.

Photos: Les Déterminés · Bassirou Niang