HARD MODE : Physical AI at MIT Media Lab #BOSTechWeek

Thursday, May 28

6:30pm – 10:30pm

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Join us and the Hardware × AI community for an evening of physical intelligence at MIT Media Lab. What you'll experience: • Interactive prototypes from the first HARD MODE hackathon including: Duck Typing, Human Operator, Dreaming Objects, and more • Live demo of "I gave an AI a body" (15M+ views online, now in person) • Lightning showcases from builders We're bringing together the engineers, designers, builders and founders of tomorrow alongside working hardware you can touch, test, and talk about with the people who built it. Bring your curiosity. Bring your own project if you've got one. Just show up ready to interact with intelligence that's left the screen. 🗓️ Thursday, May 28, 6-9pm 📍 MIT Media Lab, Building E15-341 In partnership with MIT Media Lab's AHA (Advancing Humans with AI) and MIT Design Intelligence Lab (Department of Architecture). Part of Boston Tech Week 2026. -- HARD MODE is the Hardware × AI community — 300+ builders creating the future of physical intelligence. We run hackathons, develop products, and create the infrastructure to find, shape, and amplify the best new hardware founders. Our first event brought 200 hackers to MIT Media Lab, producing 40 projects with support from Anthropic, Qualcomm, and Akamai. This event is a part of #BosTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com

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