Evolve Robot Lab

Launch edition · Chennai

Tamil Nadu
Physical AI
Summit 2026

Meet the people building robotics and Physical AI in Tamil Nadu.

An evening of ideas, industry interaction and celebration with the SteelBots robot builders.

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BUILDERS+INDUSTRY+RESEARCH+STUDENTS

The opening perspective

Meet our keynote speaker.

Industry conversation

Six perspectives.
One shared conversation.

Panel participants will be announced as confirmations come in.

01

Vinoth Pandiyan

Embedded Systems Architect
HCL Technologies

Proposed · not yet confirmed
02

Ramesh Kumar V

Founder & CEO
Grahaa Space

Proposed · not yet confirmed
03

To be announced

Panel participant

04

To be announced

Panel participant

05

To be announced

Panel participant

06

To be announced

Panel participant

One evening. Shared possibilities.

Come for the ideas.
Stay for the people.

Meet robot builders, exchange perspectives and celebrate the work behind SteelBots.

Proposed running order. The keynote slot is confirmed; other sessions may change as guests confirm.

  1. Welcome to ERL

    Opening and an introduction to the evening.

  2. Keynote: Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal

    Building Robotics & Physical AI in India

  3. Industry conversation

    Perspectives on robotics, skills and collaboration. Guests to be announced.

  4. SteelBots prize ceremony

    Celebrate student robot builders and their work.

  5. Closing & connections

    Introductions and next steps before the 6 PM close.

Be part of the evening

Let’s meet.
Let’s build connections.

For industry professionals, founders, researchers, educators, students and anyone curious about robotics.

Leave your details to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email immediately, and a reminder 24 hours before the event.

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Support the next generation

Help a builder take
their next step.

Support a SteelBots category prize with ₹25,000, with acknowledgement at the ceremony and on the event page. We also welcome conversations about mentoring and a longer-term ERL ecosystem partnership.

Discuss prize support ↗
Beyond one evening

A shared vision
for Physical AI.

Explore ERL’s proposal to connect Tamil Nadu’s manufacturing, robotics, skills and research ecosystem.

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