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A few upcoming gatherings from our wider robotics community.
Hosted by other groups, not club game nights.
See the community directory for more dates.
Established in 2012 @ Willow Garage in Menlo Park, CA
Tutor Intelligence
480 Pleasant St
Watertown, MA 02472
We’re returning to Tutor Intelligence for an evening of board games with the robotics community! Founded in 2021 out of MIT CSAIL, Tutor Intelligence is a robotics research and deployment company building generally capable robots for the common good.
Pizza, drinks, and beer/cider will be provided.
Photographs are welcome!
Games will be provided but feel free to bring your own to share!
November 12, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm (Eastern)
Request to join on Luma. Registration is subject to host approval.
NDA signature is required. A kiosk will be available at the location to fill it out.
TBD: Registration deadline.
The entrance is behind the Riverworks building. Go down the parking lot ramp, turn left at the bottom, then go straight to the door that says Tutor in white letters.
Entrance: Use this entrance pin for rideshare drop-off, biking, or walking to the door. The street address gets you to the building, but the entrance is behind it.
Park across the street in the Riverworks parking lot, not in the lot by the entrance.
Formic
936 61st St
Oakland, CA 94608
Join us! We’ll have pizza and drinks on hand, and BYOB is perfectly fine.
Please bring your favorite board games!
Thursday, November 19, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Please RSVP on Luma to attend and see full event details.
Knock on the front door at the street entrance on 61st St.
Parking: Formic has 8 parking spots. Everyone else will need to use street parking.
Transit: If taking the train from SF or the South Bay, take BART to Ashby Station. It’s a 19 minute walk from there.
Trouble getting in? Contact Jason Abi Chebli at (see announcement email).
Photos: Photography and social media posts are welcome.
A community-submitted list of upcoming robotics, board game, and adjacent tech events around Boston and the Bay Area. Have something to share? Submit your event below — we’ll review and post approved submissions here.
When: October 30, 2026 @ 8:30 AM EDT
Where: MIT Samberg Conference Center, 50 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142
Host: Theo Ehrmann, John Werner & MassRobotics
A Tough Tech Week gathering of innovators and robotics enthusiasts at MIT. Registration requires host approval, so RSVP early.
When: November 2, 2026 @ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Where: MIT Building 1, Room 1-131, 33 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Host: MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pierce Seminar
Klaus Bogenberger of the Technical University of Munich connects autonomous fleet operations with humanoid passenger assistants, exploring efficiency, accessibility, safety, and trust in urban mobility.
When: November 6–8, 2026 (EST). November 6 reception: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM; November 7 check-in: 8:00 AM, build starts: 10:00 AM; November 8 submissions close: 12:00 PM, deliberation and closing ceremony start: 4:30 PM
Where: BASE-X, 60 State Street, Suite 1400, Boston, MA 02109
Host: Code Metal, sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command
Build search-and-rescue prototypes with special operations personnel, first responders, and deep-tech mentors, tackling sensing, resilient communications, and edge computing in an overnight sprint. Applying and participating are free, with rolling selection and an October 5 application deadline.
When: November 12, 2026 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Artisans Asylum, 96 Holton Street, Allston, MA
Host: Boston Robot Hackers
Yun Chang shares lessons from the DARPA Subterranean Challenge and current work bringing autonomous scene understanding to heavy equipment.
When: November 19, 2026 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST (9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST)
Where: Online via Zoom (register through the event page)
Host: Voxel51
Harpreet Sahota leads a hands-on workshop on inspecting LeRobot datasets, debugging missing sensor streams and broken metadata, and validating schemas across robot embodiments. Register for the Zoom session through the event page.
When: May 1, 2027 @ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
Where: SoWa Power Station, 550 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
Host: MassRobotics
A free, all-ages robotics festival showcasing universities, startups, companies, and student teams, with robot demonstrations and hands-on activities.
When: October 29–30, 2026. Daily schedule: October 29 @ 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM PDT; October 30 @ 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT (no overnight hacking)
Where: Robotics Center of Silicon Valley, 90 Welsh St, San Francisco, CA 94107
Host: Viam & MongoDB
Build a physical AI application in a small team using a real robot arm, Viam, and MongoDB Atlas, with expert support and no prior robotics experience required. Participation is free with advance host approval; bring your own laptop and some software experience.
When: October 30, 2026 @ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT; breakfast at 8:30 AM; 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM open house / reception listed as TBD
Where: Pauley Ballroom, Martin Luther King Jr. Building, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Host: Bay Area Robotics Symposium organizers (UC Berkeley & Stanford)
A day of faculty research talks, student posters, and industry presentations, with keynotes on motor learning and humanoid robotics. Registration is open; bring your registration confirmation email for check-in.
When: November 19, 2026 @ 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PST (registration listing); doors open at 8:00 AM, keynote at 9:00 AM, drinks start at 4:00 PM
Where: Foundry SF, 1425 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Host: Point One Navigation & Silicon Valley Robotics
A single-track technical conference on reliable localization for physical AI, bringing robotics engineers together to discuss system designs that work beyond the lab and ship at scale. Speakers include leaders from Open Navigation, Foxglove, and FieldAI.
When: December 6–9, 2026, program hours vary
Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Host: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
A premier international forum on humanoid robotics, featuring public forums, workshops and tutorials, and two days of research presentations.
When: November 9–12, 2026, daily times vary (CST, America/Chicago). Main conference: November 9–11; workshops: November 12
Where: Austin, TX: JW Marriott Austin, 110 E 2nd St (posters, exhibits, registration, and workshops); Hilton Austin, 500 E 4th St (talks and keynotes on days 1–2); Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr (final keynote and farewell reception)
Host: CoRL 2026 organizers
An international research conference at the intersection of robotics and machine learning, with presentations, poster sessions, demos, and workshops. Sessions span multiple Austin venues; check the program for each day’s schedule and location.
When: April 19–21, 2027. Exhibit hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT daily; keynotes at 8:30 AM daily
Where: McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60616
Host: MHI
A manufacturing and supply chain exhibition featuring robotics, automation, hands-on equipment demonstrations, and educational sessions. Registration to attend is free.
When: May 10–13, 2027. Show floor: May 10–12 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT; May 13 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT
Where: Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Host: Association for Advancing Automation (A3)
A four-day automation show covering robotics and industrial automation. Show-only registration is free; educational conference courses require a fee, and no children under 12 are permitted on the show floor.
When: May 24–28, 2027, daily times not yet announced (KST, Asia/Seoul)
Where: Coex Convention & Exhibition Center, Seoul, South Korea
Host: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation is the society’s flagship conference, bringing together the global robotics and automation research community. Registration opens in early February 2027.
When: July 6–11, 2027, daily times not yet announced (EEST, Europe/Athens)
Where: Athens, Greece (exact venue to be announced)
Host: Robotics: Science and Systems 2027 organizers
The 23rd Robotics: Science and Systems conference brings together robotics researchers for a focused week of single-track presentations, workshops, poster sessions, and tutorials. The organizers have confirmed the dates and city, with venue details still pending.
When: September 26 – October 1, 2027, daily times not yet announced (CEST, Europe/Rome)
Where: Fortezza da Basso, Viale Filippo Strozzi 1, Florence, Italy
Host: IEEE / Robotics Society of Japan
The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems explores human-centric robots for sustainable life, including cooperative robotics, digital transformation, and sustainability.
Want to post an event here? For now, email us at contact@boardgamenightwg.com with the details — title, date and time, venue and address, host, a short description, and a link. We review each submission and post approved events on this page. Please reach out at least two weeks in advance when possible.