Physical AI, Robotics, and Vision Language Models (VLMs)
Focusing on sim-to-real workflows, edge deployment on Jetson Thor/Orin, and agentic reasoning for autonomous systems.
| Plan A (Primary) | Plan B (Alternate) | Plan C |
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| GTC 2026 Keynote ⏰ 11:00 - 13:00 📍 SAP Center 💡 Jensen's roadmap for Physical AI and Blackwell/GR00T updates. |
Claim Your Free Self-Paced Developer Training ⏰ 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT 📍 Signia - Paseo Ballroom (L2) 💡 Foundational AI infrastructure knowledge for edge deployment. |
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| Create Vision AI Applications With Generative AI Coding Agents ⏰ 14:00 - 15:45 📍 Signia - Regency I Ballroom (L2) 💡 Hands-on VLM agent creation for robotic scene understanding. |
Scale Sports Intelligence and Insight With Foundational Models ⏰ 3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. PDT 📍 Marriott - Ballroom Salon IV (L2) 💡 Insight into foundation models for high-speed motion/video intelligence. |
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| Build a Video Analytics AI Agent With Vision Language Models ⏰ 16:00 - 17:45 📍 Signia - Regency I Ballroom (L2) 💡 Building the perception backbone for real-time mobile robot vision. |
Shaping the Next Era of Autonomous Driving Through Safety-Centered AI ⏰ 5:00 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. PDT 📍 San Jose CPA 💡 Understanding safety-critical perception architectures for mobile systems. |
| Plan A (Primary) | Plan B (Alternate) | Plan C |
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| Optimize Performance of Vision AI Models on the Edge ⏰ 09:00 - 09:40 📍 SJCC 211AC (L2) 💡 Direct optimization strategies for Jetson-based robotics. |
Compress, Cut, and Distill: The Latest Gen AI Model Compression Techniques in Practice ⏰ 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. PDT 📍 Signia - Club Regent (L1) 💡 Mastering quantization for efficient on-device VLM inference. |
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| Visual AI Agents for Real-Time Video Understanding ⏰ 10:00 - 10:40 📍 SJCC LL21CD (LL) 💡 Core agentic logic for autonomous monitoring and intervention. |
AI Agents, Robotics, and Digital Twins: The Full Stack of Self-Driving Labs and Biomanufacturing ⏰ 10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. PDT 📍 SJCC LL21F (LL) 💡 Understanding the intersection of digital twins and physical robot fleets. |
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| Transform Massive Raw Data Into Diverse High-Quality Post-Training Datasets ⏰ 13:00 - 14:45 📍 Signia - Crystal Ballroom (L2) 💡 Solving data scarcity for specialized robotics domains like surgery/lab. |
Agentic AI Using Open Source Models: Finetuning, Deployment and Chip Design Case Studies ⏰ 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PDT 📍 SJCC LL20CD (LL) 💡 Custom agentic frameworks for domain-specific deployment. |
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| All Roads, All Rides: Technical Foundations for a Universal Autonomy Platform ⏰ 15:00 - 15:40 📍 Marriott - Ballroom Salon V-VI (L2) 💡 Architectures for universal environment navigation and mapping. |
Leverage Physical AI to Simulate and Orchestrate Robotic Fleets for Retail Fulfillment Centers ⏰ 3:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. PDT 📍 SJCC 230B (L2) 💡 Production-scale logistics and fleet management strategies. |
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| How AI Is Changing Everyday Work, Insights from NVentures Portfolio Companies ⏰ 16:00 - 16:40 📍 San Jose CPA 💡 Industry trends in Physical AI deployment from top-tier startups. |
Scaling AI Agents Globally Across Brands, Use Cases, and Restaurants ⏰ 4:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. PDT 📍 Montgomery Theater 💡 Enterprise-grade agent deployment and operational scaling. |
| Plan A (Primary) | Plan B (Alternate) | Plan C |
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| Build Surgical and Medical Robotics With NVIDIA Isaac for Healthcare: From Simulation to Deployment ⏰ 08:00 - 09:45 📍 Signia - Club Regent (L1) 💡 End-to-end sim-to-real workflow for precision manipulators. |
Your Path to Physical AI and OpenUSD Certification at GTC ⏰ 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. PDT 📍 Signia - California Ballroom (L2) 💡 Validating expertise in Physical AI architectures and OpenUSD. |
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| Deploy and Optimize LLMs and VLMs on NVIDIA Jetson Thor ⏰ 10:00 - 11:45 📍 Signia - Regency II Ballroom (L2) 💡 Cutting-edge hardware deployment for project 'Robot Scene Inspector'. |
Use Reinforcement Learning to Turn AI Agents Into Continuous Learners ⏰ 11:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. PDT 📍 SJCC LL20CD (LL) 💡 Applying RL for adaptive robot behavior and self-improvement. |
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| Generate Synthetic Data for Physical AI with NVIDIA Cosmos World Foundation Models ⏰ 13:00 - 14:45 📍 Signia - Gold Ballroom (L2) 💡 Using world models to bridge the reality gap for autonomous systems. |
A New Frontier for Vision AI with Expert Reasoning Agents ⏰ 2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. PDT 📍 SJCC 212BD (L2) 💡 Deep reasoning for complex multi-modal interaction at the edge. |
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| Advancing to AI's Next Frontier: Insights From Jeff Dean and Bill Dally ⏰ 16:00 - 17:00 📍 San Jose Civic 💡 Strategic future of AI compute and architectural breakthroughs. |
Vision to AI-Driven Software Engineering ⏰ 4:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. PDT 📍 SJCC 212BD (L2) 💡 AI agents for the coding and deployment lifecycle. |
| Plan A (Primary) | Plan B (Alternate) | Plan C |
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| Agentic AI 101 ⏰ 09:00 - 09:40 📍 San Jose CPA 💡 Foundational concepts for the final networking discussion. |
Vibe Hack: Rapid Prototyping, From Idea to Reality ⏰ 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT 📍 Guildhouse 💡 Applying morning insights to a rapid build. |
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| Adding Safety and Perception to Industrial Robots ⏰ 10:00 - 11:45 📍 Signia - Regency II Ballroom (L2) 💡 Finalizing the safety-critical layer of your robotics project. |
Powering Specialized Agents: Architecting Synthetic Data Pipelines with NVIDIA Data Designer ⏰ 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. PDT 📍 Signia - Gold Ballroom (L2) 💡 Advanced synthetic data pipelines for specialized robotic tasks. |
Vibe Hack: Rapid Prototyping, From Idea to Reality ⏰ 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT 📍 Guildhouse 💡 Applying lab techniques to the hackathon project. |
| Interactive Digital Twin for Fusion With Integrated Sensors and Agentic AI ⏰ 12:00 - 12:40 📍 SJCC LL20AB (LL) 💡 Integrating multi-sensor data into a unified agentic digital twin. |
How AI Systems Evolve Into Long-Horizon Agents ⏰ 12:00 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. PDT 📍 Marriott - Ballroom Salon III (L2) 💡 Managing complex, multi-step tasks for long-mission autonomy. |
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| Train and Test End-to-End Autonomous Vehicles with Alpamayo ⏰ 13:00 - 14:45 📍 Signia - Club Regent (L1) 💡 Reasoning-based autonomous navigation at scale. |
Advance World Simulation With 3D Gaussian Splatting for Large-Scale Environment Reconstruction ⏰ 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. PDT 📍 Signia - Gold Ballroom (L2) 💡 Reconstructing real-world environments for accurate simulation. |
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| Agentic AI II: Production Deployment, Safety and Scale ⏰ 15:00 - 15:50 📍 Connect With the Experts Pod C (L2) 💡 Production-ready agent deployment strategies and safety guardrails. |
What's in Your Developer Toolbox? CUDA, AI, and HPC Profiling, Optimization, and Debugging Tools ⏰ 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. PDT 📍 SJCC LL21F (LL) 💡 Optimizing the full robotics stack for peak performance. |