From June 15, 2027 to June 17, 2027
Physical AI Expo North America 2027 | TechEx's Physical AI show returns to San Jose in June
TechEx Events' Physical AI Expo North America returns to the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on June 16–17, 2027 as part of TechEx North America, with a free Physical AI track on day two.
QUICK FACTS
| Date | June 16–17, 2027 (Physical AI track: Day 2, Jun 17) |
| Location | San Jose, USA |
| Venue | San Jose McEnery Convention Center — 150 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95113 |
| Organizer | TechEx Events Ltd (Bristol, UK) |
| Event type | Trade Show (Physical AI conference and exhibition within TechEx North America) |
| Official website | https://physicalaiconference.com/northamerica/ |
| Registration | https://techexevent.com/register-now/ |
| Admission | Free pass covers the free tracks on both days; Enterprise Leadership Pass complimentary for approved senior enterprise leaders; Startup pass $699; paid Full Access Gold pass (2027 price not captured); media pass on application. |
| Scale | TechEx North America 2027 (organizer): 8,000+ attendees, 250+ speakers, 250+ exhibitors, eight co-located events |
EVENT OVERVIEW
Physical AI Expo North America 2027 takes place June 16–17, 2027 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California. It is organized by TechEx Events and runs within TechEx North America, which puts eight co-located technology events — including AI & Big Data, Cyber Security, IoT, Intelligent Automation, Edge Computing, Data Center and Physical AI — on one pass. Organizers expect more than 8,000 attendees, 250-plus speakers and 250-plus exhibitors across the combined event; figures for the Physical AI show alone are not published.
The 2027 agenda follows the 2026 format: a free Intelligent Automation track on day one and a free Physical AI track on day two, covering robotics, autonomous systems and industrial automation. The 2026 edition, held May 18–19 at the same venue, featured NVIDIA's Leslie Karpas (Inception global head of physical AI), Jose Alvarez and Saurav Nanda, Airbus Acubed's Arne Stoschek, Qualcomm's Vinesh Sukumar and speakers from SoftBank Robotics, Hyundai Global Software Center and General Robotics, while Unitree showed humanoid and quadruped robots on the floor. Speakers for 2027 have not yet been announced.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Free Physical AI track on Day 2 (Jun 17) and free Intelligent Automation track on Day 1
2026 Physical AI speakers included NVIDIA (Leslie Karpas, Jose Alvarez, Saurav Nanda), Airbus Acubed, Qualcomm and SoftBank Robotics
TechEx North America: eight co-located shows, 8,000+ attendees, 250+ speakers, 250+ exhibitors (organizer)
Same venue as NVIDIA GTC (San Jose McEnery Convention Center)
AI hackathon alongside the show; $699 startup pass
RECOMMENDED ATTENDEES
Operations, manufacturing and logistics leaders at US enterprises evaluating robotics and autonomous systems; CIOs and CTOs extending AI programs into physical operations; Silicon Valley robotics, humanoid and AMR startups looking for enterprise customers; chip, edge-compute and sensor suppliers; and investors and corporate development teams. Robot buyers who want a robotics-only show are better served by Automate (May 10–13, Las Vegas) or Robotics Summit & Expo (Jun 2–3, Boston).
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