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November 2026 · Shenzhen + Greater Bay Area · Curated Innovation Mission

INSIDE PHYSICAL AI

SILICON VALLEY × SHENZHEN

Go inside the ecosystem turning intelligence into physical products — and prototypes into millions.

A curated 3–4 day innovation mission for investors, founders and technology leaders — combining company and factory visits, supply-chain deep dives, and conversations with the people building the next generation of Physical AI.

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Category leaders · emerging companies · factories · supply chain · founder conversations
Why Now

Physical AI lives in the overlap.

The next wave of AI will not live only on screens. It will move through robots, drones, vehicles, energy systems and intelligent devices. Building that future requires both frontier intelligence and the ability to turn it into physical products at speed and scale.

Frontier Intelligence
AI Models
Robotics Research
Algorithms & Controls
Perception
Scientific Discovery
Capital
Silicon Valley strength
Rapid Industrialization
Engineering
Components
Prototyping
Tooling
Manufacturing
Supply Chain & Scale
Shenzhen + GBA strength
Physical AI
at ScaleResearch becomes product
This mission goes inside the overlap.
Why Shenzhen

Inside the Shenzhen Machine.

Why can Shenzhen turn an idea into a physical product — and a physical product into millions — faster than almost anywhere else?

We do not treat the ecosystem as a list of stops. Each stop is a question about how the system works.

Electronics components and circuit board
01 · Find the pieces

Huaqiangbei

Components · sensors · electronics · suppliers.

How can teams find components, capabilities and suppliers in hours rather than weeks?

Robotics engineering workshop
02 · Turn engineering into companies

Founder + Engineering Ecosystem

XbotPark · incubators · engineering talent.

How do engineers move from technology to product to company?

Printed circuit boards on a test bench
03 · Build the first thousand

Rapid Prototyping

JLCPCB · PCB/PCBA · CNC · tooling · small batch.

How does a design become manufacturable — and iterate at extraordinary speed?

Automated manufacturing line
04 · Build the millionth

Advanced Manufacturing

Automation · robotics · quality · yield · cost · scale.

What changes when production moves from hundreds to millions?

IdeaPrototype1001,0001,000,000Nowhere else compresses this distance quite like Shenzhen.
The companies are the proof.The ecosystem is the story.
What’s Being Built

From category leaders to the next wave.

Learn from what has already scaled — then go beyond the household names to understand what the next generation of Physical AI companies is building.

Learn from what has already scaled.

Category-defining companies become case studies in how technology, engineering, manufacturing and global ambition come together at scale.

Illustrative target companies; final visits are subject to scheduling and confirmation.

But the companies you already know are only half the story.
Discover what’s being built next.
01

Robotics & Embodied AI

Industrial robotics · humanoids · warehouse automation · precision manipulation

02

AI Vision & Autonomous Systems

Machine vision · drones · intelligent sensing · autonomous systems

03

Consumer Physical AI

AI devices · smart glasses · wearables · intelligent cameras · smart home

04

Energy & Intelligent Mobility

Energy storage · batteries · EV · autonomous mobility · next-generation transportation

05

Advanced Manufacturing

Automation · industrial robotics · digital factories · flexible production

06

Next-Generation Hardware

3D printing · sports tech · AI toys · new sensors · human-machine interfaces

Selected emerging companies and founders will be incorporated into the program as the mission develops. Final visits are subject to scheduling and confirmation.

How the Mission Works

Go beyond the visit.

The visit is where the learning starts — not where it ends.

01

Visit

See it firsthand.

Companies · factories · labs · supply chain · emerging technologies

02

Decode

Understand how it works.

Engineering · suppliers · product decisions · iteration · manufacturing · economics of scale

03

Debate

Get beyond the presentation.

Founder conversations · expert discussions · roundtables · small-group sessions

04

Connect

Explore what comes next.

Ideas · partnerships · investment · product development · cross-border collaboration

Inside the Room

The most valuable conversations are rarely the biggest ones.

Throughout the mission, we will create opportunities for deeper conversations with founders, engineers, manufacturers, investors and operators shaping Physical AI.

The reason to fly fourteen hours is what happens around the table.
Founder RoundtablesSmall-Group DiscussionsClosed-Door ConversationsPrivate DinnersCurated Introductions

Some sessions may be limited in capacity. Final formats and participation will depend on the confirmed program.

Who Should Join

Built for people who want to understand what comes next.

A curated delegation for people who want to understand not only what is being built — but how it gets built, scaled and connected to the global market.

Investors

VC · PE · Family Offices

Founders

Physical AI · Robotics · AI · Hardware

Technology Leaders

Corporate Innovation · Product · Engineering

Researchers

AI · Robotics · Engineering

Industry Leaders

Manufacturing · Supply Chain · Mobility · Energy

Aerial view of Shenzhen Bay at dusk

Don't just read about Shenzhen.
Go inside it.

Inside Physical AI · Silicon Valley × Shenzhen

November 2026 · Shenzhen + Greater Bay Area · 3–4 Day Curated Innovation Mission
Participation is limited and subject to a brief selection process.
Final program, company visits and session formats are subject to confirmation.

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Inside Physical AI

November 2026 · Shenzhen + Greater Bay Area. Participation is limited and subject to a brief selection process.

Full Name *
Email Address *
Phone Number *
Company / Firm *
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Which best describes you? *
Areas of focus optional
Who would you most want to meet in Shenzhen? optional
Have you been to mainland China before? *
Do you currently hold a valid China visa? *
Can you travel in November 2026? *