Mind Machines | AI Dialogues
Let’s Get Physical: Artificial Intelligence Meets the Real World

Mind Machines | AI Dialogues is a series of talks developed through a collaboration between the Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI4I), OGR Torino and Fondazione CRT.

Monday 23 November 2026 | 6.30 PM
OGR Torino, Speakers’ Corner

Free admission, registrations available

On Monday 23 November, Mind Machines | AI Dialogues returns to OGR Torino with Let’s Get Physical: Artificial Intelligence Meets the Real World, a talk exploring the evolution of robotics, from early approaches to robot learning to the new possibilities opened up by Physical AI.

Over the past few decades, the way machines learn, perceive and interact with their surroundings has changed significantly. Yet some of the ideas developed in the early days of intelligent robotics continue to offer valuable insights in the age of data and artificial intelligence models.

The discussion will connect past and present research, exploring how established knowledge can be integrated with today's data-driven approaches. It will also examine the challenges that remain in developing a new generation of robots capable of learning from experience, adapting to different environments and acting with increasing autonomy in the real world.

The conversation will bring together Leonel Rozo, Director of the Physical Holistic Intelligence Lab at AI4I, Gaia Contu, science and philosophy communicator, and Mauro Martini, researcher in Robotics and AI at PIC4SeR, Politecnico di Torino. The discussion will be moderated by Laura Morgagni, Director of Business Services at AI4I.

An opportunity to reflect on what the history of robotics has taught us and the challenges that lie ahead as intelligent machines interact with the physical world.