Les Karpas, Global Head of Physical AI at Nvidia Inception, will speak at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 conference. The event is scheduled for October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco and expects over 10,000 attendees, including investors and founders.
Karpas will lead discussions on the Real World AI Stage regarding the primary bottleneck in physical AI: the lack of massive datasets for robots, unlike the text data available for language models. He will be joined by representatives from Shield AI, Colossal Biosciences, FieldAI, and Foxglove.
The conference offers group discounts of up to 30% on tickets. Early bird pricing ends on September 25, with potential savings of up to $200. Additionally, companies have until September 18 to book exhibit tables for the event's Expo Hall.
Karpas brings experience from roles at companies including iRobot, Stanley Black & Decker, and Herman Miller. In his current role at Nvidia, he manages the company's engagement with startups across sectors such as robotics, automotive, manufacturing, and smart cities.
