TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Launches New Real World AI Stage
Shield AI
Colossal Biosciences
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 expands its AI programming to two stages, adding a new Real World AI Stage that focuses on the intersection of digital and physical AI, featuring robots, automated factories, and de-extinction efforts. The conference runs from October 13–15 in San Francisco, with early-bird discounts available until August 7.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature two AI-focused stages: the traditional AI Stage and the new Real World AI Stage, which explores the convergence of digital and physical AI, including autonomous hardware in public spaces, battlefields, homes, and even de-extinction. The lineup includes speakers from Shield AI, Colossal Biosciences, FieldAI, Medra, MBRYONICS, Bedrock Robotics, and Foxglove. Sessions on the stage cover topics such as safety and validation in AI systems, engineering nature's comeback, operating AI at the edge without cloud connectivity, and scaling from prototype to production. The conference will take place from October 13 to 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, with an early-bird ticket discount of $100 available until August 7. Other stages include the Disrupt Stage, AI Stage, Smart Money Stage, Smart Systems Stage, and Builders Stage.
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