TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 新增 Real World AI 舞台：聚焦机器人、自动化工厂与灭绝动物

在我们过去的 TechCrunch Disrupt 活动中，人工智能一直是焦点，无论是在我们的所有节目安排中，还是在其独立的舞台上。今年，这一技术、其影响以及相关参与者发展迅速且广泛，因此我们将原本的单一 AI 舞台扩展为两个！

AI 舞台：https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/discover-whats-next-for-ai-from-the-saas-reckoning-to-the-agent-security-gap-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ 将像你所期望的一样继续运行，会议和演讲者阵容可以在此查看。但“现实世界 AI 舞台”是 TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 的全新舞台：https://techcrunch.com/events/techcrunch-disrupt/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=disrupt2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=augflash&display=TRUE。

在这个舞台上，我们将关注数字世界与物理世界的交汇点，以及我们将继续看到两者融合的各种方式，随着自主硬件超越自动驾驶汽车，进入公共空间、战场、我们的家园，甚至可能帮助灭绝物种重新回到地球。

这是一个满满的阵容，演讲者包括 Shield AI、Colossal Biosciences、FieldAI、Foxglove，以及更多即将揭晓的嘉宾。

你可以在 10 月 13 日至 15 日于旧金山 Moscone West 共赴这场盛会。作为额外奖励，如果你在 8 月 7 日太平洋时间晚上 11:59 前获取信息，通过此链接购买门票，可额外获得 100 美元折扣：https://techcrunch.com/events/techcrunch-disrupt/tickets/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=disrupt2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=augflash&display=TRUE。

以下是我们“现实世界 AI 舞台”阵容的首批介绍：

当 AI 进入物理世界时，失败的后果会发生变化。一处失误可能导致航班停飞、车辆事故或任务受损。

在本次会议中，正在开发自主车辆、防御技术及工业系统的领导者将讨论每位硬技术创始人必须面对的最困难问题之一：你如何知道你的系统何时可以安全部署？

我们将深入探讨创始人如何创建安全文化、测试和验证 AI、应对监管障碍，并在关键时刻建立能够赢得信任的公司。

与 Colossal Biosciences 首席执行官本·拉姆

Ben Lamm 通过将灭绝复活从科幻变成数十亿美元的商业，建立了科技界最具争议的公司之一。在这次炉边谈话中，Colossal Biosciences 的首席执行官将讨论用于复活灭绝物种的技术、人工智能在现代生物学中的作用，以及围绕工程自然到底是保护突破还是分散注意力的争论。

与 FieldAI 首席执行官兼创始人 Dr. Ali Agha；Medra 首席执行官兼创始人 Michelle Lee；以及 Eclipse Ventures 合伙人 Aidan Madigan-Curtis 一起

世界上最有价值的 AI 部署运行在云无法触及的地方。而为这些环境构建 AI，需要不同的技术手册。

本次会议汇集了来自国防、航天和工业 AI 的领导者，他们将分享如何解决在边缘环境中让 AI 发挥作用的挑战——在延迟至关重要、连接受限且失败不可接受的环境中。期待获得关于架构原则、设计决策以及权衡取舍的实用经验，这些都是让以 AI 为中心的系统在现实世界中运行的关键。

与 John Mackey，首席执行官，联合创始人，MBRYONICS；Boris Sofman，联合创始人兼首席执行官，Bedrock Robotics；以及 Adrian Macneil，首席执行官，Foxglove

一个能运行的原型并不是产品。一件出货的产品也不代表业务已实现规模化。在这些阶段之间的鸿沟，是大多数深度科技初创公司失败的地方。创始人可能拥有合适的团队和技术，但他们未能理解将原型转化为生产并最终实现高利润量产所需的条件。

本次会议汇集了在航天硬件、类人机器人和自主系统领域成功跨越这一鸿沟的创始人。他们将分享自己做错的地方、早期应采取的措施，以及当供应链和制造现实取代实验室条件时，从原型到生产的旅程是什么样的。

在 Disrupt 2026 还有更多内容等待你——毕竟，这只是其中一个舞台的节目安排！为了让你了解还能接触到些什么，我们还宣布了：

从10月13日至15日在旧金山参加 Disrupt 2026：https://techcrunch.com/events/techcrunch-disrupt/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=disrupt2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=augflash&display=TRUE，这里将有超过 10,000 名初创公司、技术和风险投资领袖汇聚三天，享受洞见、Startup Battlefield、无与伦比的社交网络，以及访问所有舞台和展览区的机会。

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网红因参加 OpenAI 首次奢华旅行而受到批评：https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/influencers-draw-backlash-for-attending-openais-first-luxury-trip/ Dominic-Madori Davis：https://techcrunch.com/author/dominic-madori-davis/

红杉资本的 Shaun Maguire 领导 10 亿美元轮融资，投资核能初创公司 Valar Atomics：https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/sequoias-shaun-maguire-leads-1b-round-for-nuclear-startup-valar-atomics/ Julie Bort：https://techcrunch.com/author/julie-bort/

据报道，马来西亚正在关闭 Balaji Srinivasan 的网络学校：https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/malaysia-is-reportedly-shutting-down-balaji-srinivasans-network-school/ Anthony Ha：https://techcrunch.com/author/anthony-ha/

YouTuber Hank Green 表示他的人工智能使用“不健康”：https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/youtuber-hank-green-says-his-ai-usage-is-not-healthy/ Anthony Ha：https://techcrunch.com/author/anthony-ha/

WhatsApp 正在测试来自大型企业消息的新文件夹：https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/whatsapp-is-testing-a-new-folder-for-messages-from-large-businesses/ Ivan Mehta：https://techcrunch.com/author/ivan-mehta/

Okta 收购 AI 安全初创公司 Permiso —— 消息人士称收购金额约为 2 亿美元：https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m/ Jagmeet Singh：https://techcrunch.com/author/jagmeet-singh/

At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of its own. This year, the technology, implications, and players are so rapidly developing and widespread that we’re expanding the single AI stage into two!

The AI Stage：https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/discover-whats-next-for-ai-from-the-saas-reckoning-to-the-agent-security-gap-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ will continue as you’d expect, with a rundown of sessions and speakers available for review right here. But the Real World AI Stage is brand-new for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026：https://techcrunch.com/events/techcrunch-disrupt/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=disrupt2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=augflash&display=TRUE.

On this stage, we’ll be focusing on that intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways we’ll continue to see a blending of the two, as autonomous hardware goes beyond self-driving cars and enters public spaces, battlefields, our homes, and even potentially helps extinct species reenter Earth.

It’s a packed lineup featuring speakers from Shield AI, Colossal Biosciences, FieldAI, Foxglove, and more still to come.

You can join in on all the excitement October 13 to 15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. As a bonus, if you’re catching this before 11:59 p.m. PT on August 7, you can get an extra $100 off your ticket by following this link ：https://techcrunch.com/events/techcrunch-disrupt/tickets/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=disrupt2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=augflash&display=TRUE.

Here’s the first breakdown of our Real World AI Stage lineup:

When AI enters the physical world, the consequences of failure change. A mistake could lead to a grounded aircraft, a vehicle crash, or a compromised mission.

In this session, leaders who are building autonomous vehicles, defense technologies, and industrial systems will talk about one of the toughest questions that every hard tech founder must face: How do you know when your system is ready to be safely deployed?

We’ll dig into how founders can create a safety culture, test and validate AI, navigate regulatory hurdles, and build companies that can earn trust when the stakes are high.

With Ben Lamm, CEO, Colossal Biosciences

Ben Lamm has built one of the most controversial companies in tech by turning de-extinction from science fiction into a billion-dollar business. In this fireside chat, the Colossal Biosciences CEO will discuss the technologies used to revive extinct species, the role AI plays in modern biology, and the growing debate over whether engineering nature is a conservation breakthrough or a distraction from protecting what’s already here.

With Dr. Ali Agha, CEO and founder of FieldAI; Michelle Lee, CEO and founder, Medra; and Aidan Madigan-Curtis, partner, Eclipse Ventures

The most valuable AI deployments in the world operate where the cloud can’t reach. And building for them requires a different technological playbook.

This session brings together leaders from defense, space, and industrial AI who will share how they have tackled the challenge of making AI work at the edge — where latency matters, connectivity is limited, and failure isn’t an option. Expect practical lessons on architectural principles, design decisions, and trade-offs that make AI-centric systems work in the real world.

With John Mackey, CEO, co-founder, MBRYONICS; Boris Sofman, co-founder and CEO, Bedrock Robotics; and Adrian Macneil, CEO, Foxglove

A prototype that works is not a product. A product that ships is not a scaled business. The gap between each of those stages is where most deep tech startups die. Founders might have the right team and tech, but they fail to understand what it takes to bring a prototype into production and eventually scale to higher, profitable volumes.

This session brings together founders who have crossed that gap in space hardware, humanoid robotics, and autonomous systems. They’ll share what they got wrong, what they’d do earlier, and what the prototype-to-production journey looks like when supply chains and manufacturing realities replace lab conditions.

There’s plenty more in store for you at Disrupt 2026 — after all, that’s just one stage’s worth of programming! For a sense of what else you’ll get to access, we’ve also announced the:

Be part of Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco from October 13–15：https://techcrunch.com/events/techcrunch-disrupt/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=disrupt2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=augflash&display=TRUE, where more than 10,000 startup, tech, and VC leaders come together for three days of insights, Startup Battlefield, unparalleled networking, and access to every stage and the exhibition floor.

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Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip：https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/influencers-draw-backlash-for-attending-openais-first-luxury-trip/ Dominic-Madori Davis：https://techcrunch.com/author/dominic-madori-davis/

Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire leads $1B round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics：https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/sequoias-shaun-maguire-leads-1b-round-for-nuclear-startup-valar-atomics/ Julie Bort：https://techcrunch.com/author/julie-bort/

Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School：https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/malaysia-is-reportedly-shutting-down-balaji-srinivasans-network-school/ Anthony Ha：https://techcrunch.com/author/anthony-ha/

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’：https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/youtuber-hank-green-says-his-ai-usage-is-not-healthy/ Anthony Ha：https://techcrunch.com/author/anthony-ha/

WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses：https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/whatsapp-is-testing-a-new-folder-for-messages-from-large-businesses/ Ivan Mehta：https://techcrunch.com/author/ivan-mehta/

Okta buys AI security startup Permiso — source says for about $200M：https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m/ Jagmeet Singh：https://techcrunch.com/author/jagmeet-singh/