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Thursday, November 19, 2026

The Future of Robotics and Intelligent Machines: A Conversation with Marc Raibert

Organized by AI in Business Initiative
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6:30 PM –
7:30 PM EDT
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The Future of Robotics and Intelligent Machines: A Conversation with Marc Raibert
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The Future of Robotics and Intelligent Machines: A Conversation with Marc Raibert
Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Cooperman Commons, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School

Featuring: Marc Raibert, Founder & Executive Director, Robotics and AI Institute; Founder & Chairman, Boston Dynamics
Moderators:
Omar Besbes, Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Business and Reynolds Family Professor, Columbia Business School
Hod Lipson, James and Sally Scapa Professor of Innovation in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia Engineering

Notes: This in-person-only event will be held at Columbia Business School in Geffen Hall's Cooperman Commons and is limited to Columbia University community members and invited guests. Invitations are non-transferable. Registration links are emailed to school listservs and intended for the recipient only. Please do not share or forward them.

If you are not affiliated with Columbia Business School, please use this form to register for the event: https://forms.gle/Rep9vNNHmP1GPL1R7

Admission will be on a first come first serve basis (in-person only; this event will not be live-streamed). Due to high demand and limited space capacity, an overflow room will be reserved for attendees once the main event space is at capacity. Columbia ID or government-issued ID that matches the name on your registration will be required to check-in to the event.

This event will be photographed and video recorded. The content may be used for webcast, telecast, social media, podcast, websites, advertising and other promotional purposes by Columbia Business School and its affiliates and representatives.

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