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New York Post
4 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Biggest NY Tech Week ever shows Gotham's AI and robotics poised to challenge Silicon Valley's dominance
The Big Apple is getting bigger when it comes to artificial intelligence and robotics. Those growing industries will be the center of attention at NY Tech Week 2025, running June 2–8. It's set to be the largest iteration of the conference yet, with more than 1,000 events — more than half of which deal with AI — spread across all five boroughs and a total of 60,000 RSVPs. 3 A sign advertises the 2024 iteration of NY Tech Week, presented by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Last year, there were about 730 events across the city. This year, there's over 1,000. Courtesy of Andreessen Horowitz / Tech Week 'It's an enormous milestone,' Julie Samuels — president and CEO of Tech:NYC, a nonprofit network of companies and entrepreneurs that is hosting multiple events — told NYNext. 'It's amazing how diverse our tech ecosystem is and that so many people will be here exchanging ideas.' The week's standouts include 'Next Play,' led by IBM and centered on the intersection of sports and AI, on June 2; Tech:NYC's 'Decoded Futures Social Impact AI Showcase' on June 6; and panels and salons hosted by the likes of Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral and Perplexity. For the first time ever, robotics will be the focus of over half a dozen events — a leap from zero last year. 3 Tech Week is a decentralized conference made up of meetups, panels, and demos, effectively turning New York City into an open platform for innovation. Courtesy of Andreessen Horowitz/ Tech Week On June 2, New York Robotics and the NY Tech Alliance will host 'Exploring Embodied and Physical AI' at Civic Hall in Union Square. The event will feature NYU researcher Anya Zorin and her project RUKA — a robotic hand developed with Professor Lerrel Pinto at the General-purpose Robotics and AI Lab — which can sense and respond to touch. 'AI's all the buzz, right, but not everyone realizes that robotics is such a huge part of the AI story,' said Randy Howie, co-founder and managing partner of New York Robotics. 'Robotics is AI in the physical world.' Elsewhere during the week, founders will pitch their startups in a literal moving elevator at Hudson Yards and swing racquets at a 'Pickleball and Tech Pals' tournament in Central Park. And the city's biggest players — including Amazon Web Services, JPMorgan Chase, and Google — will host panels and private mixers. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) first launched Tech Week in Los Angeles in 2022. In 2023, it expanded to San Francisco and New York City. 3 Google is joining industry heavyweights including Amazon Web Services and JPMorgan Chase as hosts for events during NY Tech Week. Christopher Sadowski While Silicon Valley still paces the nation in terms of venture capital, NYC is increasingly carving out its own tech identity — particularly in the realm of hard tech, which includes robotics, advanced manufacturing and other engineering-heavy ventures that demand more than code. This story is part of NYNext, an indispensable insider insight into the innovations, moonshots and political chess moves that matter most to NYC's power players (and those who aspire to be). Tech now accounts for more than 10% of the city's GDP (up from 6% in 2013) and has driven 14% of all job growth in the past decade, according to Samuels. 'New York is uniquely positioned,' said Ryan Musto, senior associate at Alumni Ventures and host of the 'America Assembled: Robotics & Trade' event on June 4. 'You don't have to go far back to remember when New York was the manufacturing headquarters of North America. It's in our DNA.' For most Tech Week events, admission is free but attendance is capped. Send NYNext a tip: nynextlydia@
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MD&M East Partners with New York Robotics
NEW YORK CITY, NY / / May 16, 2025 / Informa Markets Engineering, the leading business to business (B2B) event producer, publisher and digital media platform for the advanced manufacturing industry, today announces its involvement as a founding partner for New York Robotics. The New York region is home to the fastest-growing tech ecosystem in the world. Tech in New York has grown twice as fast as the city's overall economy, three times faster than the U.S. tech ecosystem, and six times faster than the overall U.S. economy. According to McKinsey's New York 2040 Report, robotics generated $21 billion in global revenue in 2022 and is projected to grow to between $190 billion and $910 billion by 2040, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 13.02% and 23.29%. This wide range reflects the multifaceted impact of robotics across industries and the diverse scenarios that could shape its future trajectory. Established in January 2024, the non-profit New York Robotics has become a place for robotics in New York. The group aims to catalyze innovation and accelerate the commercialization of robotics and embodied AI in the tri-state region while driving progress across the national and global robotics ecosystem. NYR is already uniting nearly 100 independent robotics companies, 20 university research programs, over 100 venture capital firms, 25 industry leaders worldwide, with more than 150 service providers and consulates from leading robotics industry countries including international innovative tech hubs such as Japan, Germany and Denmark. "Global leaders in robotics, DeepTech and AI are flocking to New York, not only for research, funding and customers, but also for its thriving ecosystem of creativity and collaboration that fuels the American economy and future industry development," says Steve Everly, MD&M East Event Director, Informa Markets Engineering. "The city offers a chance to innovate, convene, learn and share knowledge, working together to address some of the most complex challenges in the robotics industry today. "Robotics is necessary to help solve some of the world's most pressing challenges," says Jacob Hennesey-Rubin, co-Founder and Executive Director, New York Robotics. " Yet it is certainly its own unique investment class, with its own unique needs. We have seen that robotics companies require a specific set of ingredients to grow, scale and eventually exit, and there is no doubt that New York has all of these key ingredients to fuel robotics from innovation to billion-dollar exits." Additional founding partners and sponsors include Cybernetix Ventures, New York University, J.P. Morgan, AlleyCorp, Interwoven Ventures, Polsinelli Law Firm, Standard Bots, Monozukuri Ventures, SDP/SI, Eisner Amper and Mercer Labs. To learn more about the onsite partnerships at MD&M East visit: About Informa Markets EngineeringInforma Markets Engineering is the leading B2B event producer, publisher, and digital media business for the world's $3-trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry. Our print and electronic products deliver trusted information to the engineering market and leverage our proprietary 1.3-million-name database to connect suppliers with buyers and purchase influencers. We produce more than 50 events and conferences in a dozen countries, connecting manufacturing professionals from around the globe. The Engineering portfolio is organized by Informa Markets, a subsidiary of Informa plc (LON:INF), the world's leading exhibitions organizer that brings a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year. For more information, please visit Media ContactInforma Markets Engineering PREngineeringPR@ SOURCE: Informa Markets Engineering View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
