Deployment Is the Moat: Vertical Robotics and the Post-Training Gold Rush - #SFTechWeek

Thursday, Oct 8

5:30pm – 9:00pm

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The robotics stack is changing quickly. As foundation models, VLAs, simulation, and robot-learning infrastructure become more accessible, the hardest part of building a robotics company is increasingly shifting from training models to deploying them in the real world. That creates a new question: if intelligence becomes easier to access, where does the moat move? Join us for a conversation on the rise of vertical robotics companies and why deployment may become one of the most important sources of defensibility in Physical AI. We’ll explore: - Why vertical robotics is becoming increasingly attractive - How real-world deployment creates proprietary data and learning loops - The role of post-training, teleoperation, and fleet data in improving robot performance - How founders should think about choosing the right initial wedge - What investors should look for when evaluating deployment-heavy robotics businesses As the underlying intelligence layer improves, the race may shift toward the companies that can deploy fastest, collect the most valuable real-world data, and continuously improve inside a specific workflow. Agenda: 5:30 PM — Doors Open + Light Bites 6:20 PM — Welcome Remarks 6:30 PM — Fireside Chat 6:50 PM — Audience Q&A 7:00 PM — Networking 9:00 PM — End of event About the Host: Savant is an early stage Physical AI fund & community of technologists embarking on good quests, ideas that are hard, consequential and civilizational-defining. We help top founders explore & start new companies in Physical AI through a powerful network of peers, a dedicated hardware lab, and founder-led support – often before we ever write a check. Together, let's move civilization forward! This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—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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