Book Launch—Foreign Policy at the AI Frontier: How AI is Reshaping Progress, Power, and Peace”

Build physical AI applications with real robot arms @ Viam! About the Event We're excited to host a two-day, hands-on hackathon for curious, ambitious builders who want to go deep on physical AI. You'll get a real robot arm and support from Viam experts throughout. No prior robotics experience is required, just an interest in physical AI and some software experience. Space is limited! Apply through this page. Applicants will be accepted on a rolling basis. What You'll Build Working in a team of 2-3, you'll build an end-to-end robotics application using Viam and a real robot arm. Each team will have access to: UFactory xArm or Universal Robots arm with a two-finger gripper attachment (feel free to also bring your own SO-101) Linux compute machine RealSense D435 or Orbbec Astra 2 camera (fixed to arm) Webcams A free Viam account We’ll provide blocks, cups, pens, paper, and other objects for your robot to interact with, or bring something you’d like to experiment with. Please bring your own laptop. Challenges Accepted participants can select from predefined projects or bring your own idea. 1) Benchmark ideas: pick one of five tasks and get scored on it. Charger plugging: Sub-centimeter precision, occlusion at the moment of contact Pouring liquid into a cup: Continuous control; a spill is a visible failure Recycling sort: Perception in clutter Egg transfer: Force control; failure is unambiguous and dramatic Jenga pull: Precision plus force feedback; the tower falling ends your run 2) Open: bring your own idea and get judged on ambition and execution. Ideas from past events: playing chess, mixing a cocktail, quality inspection, drawing a picture, puzzle insertion, setting a table, folding clothes. Prizes We'll award prizes to a total of three teams. Winning teams take home robot arms: Gold: UFactory Lite6 arm + $5,000 in Viam credits Silver: Seeed Studio reBot Arm B601-RS + $2,500 in Viam credits Bronze: SO-101 arm + $1,000 in Viam credits Please bring your own laptop

Join us as we celebrate the launch of Angelocal, a new way to shop small. Discover and shop from a curated selection of local women-owned brands, meet the founders, and connect with fellow lovers of fashion, entrepreneurship, and community. At Angelocal, we believe supporting small businesses should be just as convenient as shopping big retailers. Our mission is simple: make it easier to discover and shop independent brands while keeping dollars in our local communities. POP-UP GIVEAWAY Two individuals RSVP's will be selected at random to win $250 to shop at the event. Winners will be announced on August 20th and contacted via email! Brands Attending: Witta Witta Drewez Beadz Sippy's Closet Voyage Swim Editory Nails Claire Akkan Bags Lunetti Love Rani Sauv Brand Madison Masloff Designs De La Mur What to expect: Shop local brands in person Meet the founders of all participating businesses Light refreshments Exclusive shopping opportunities Giveaways and surprises Whether you're passionate about supporting small businesses or simply love discovering unique brands, we'd love to see you there. Be an angel. Shop local. 🤍

Join Longevity Cities NYC for a free outdoor workout designed to support strength, mobility, balance, coordination, and healthy movement for life. 📅 Sunday, Sept 20 🕕 10:00 AM 📍Central Park (see details) The 60-minute session will be led by A1 Training Group, with Miguel Mota, founder of A1 Training Group, actively involved in the workout. The session will combine mobility, movement mechanics, functional strength, core stability, and coordination, with options for different fitness levels. No equipment or yoga mats needed. Just wear comfortable workout clothes and sneakers. Come move, connect, and meet others in the NYC longevity community. About Longevity New York Longevity New York is part of Longevity Cities, a global community making science-based longevity accessible, open, and human. From Munich and Berlin to London, Shanghai, and beyond, we bring people together in cities around the world to learn, move, and live better, without the fear and without the extremes. More at longevity-cities.com.

Come see the freshest Climate Tech demos. This NY Climate Week edition of the quarterly Climate Tech Demo Series will feature climate tech startups solving tough urban issues with the most advanced technology. Six startups will do live demos of their technology and share how they build from high performance computing to material science, hardware, and other innovations. This is not a pitch night, but a chance to go deeper into the tech of climate solutions that can make tangible differences to the livability of our cities and planet. Demos will start at 9:30am: ♻️ Buckstop - "urban mining" for renewable assets, creating valuations and secondary transactions for asset owners, insurers, and project funders 🔋 Every Electric - Base Power but for urban residents; installs batteries at no cost to multi-family residents, generates DR revenue, reduces bill costs 🥵 Eztia - Material science for extreme heat that lowers skin temp by up to 10°C with no batteries or refrigeration needed ⚡ Public Grid - Platform to lower tenant energy bills & supply energy via energy brokering, community solar, and VPP programs 💧Tova - Water intelligence for water infrastructure groups and corporates for CapEx and OpEx decisions 🚂 Trainsit - “Google flights of rail freight” for CPGs and rail brokers, reducing shipment costs by 30%+ and emissions by 75%+ 💧Vycarb - enables instant, permanent, and measurable carbon dioxide capture, removal, and storage using water Please also join us for great people, food and drinks, and great conversation after the demos! Note: due to high demand, we will prioritize accepting startups CxOs, VC partners, and corporate executives that want to work with Climate Tech Startups. Hosts: Streetlife Ventures Streetlife Ventures invests in the $5 trillion market opportunity at the intersection of cities and climate. We leverage our 30+ years of urban experience and 15,000+ member platform of climate founders, operators, policymakers, and emerging talent to build sustainable