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A few upcoming gatherings from our wider robotics community.
Hosted by other groups, not club game nights.
See the community directory for more dates.
Established in 2012 @ Willow Garage in Menlo Park, CA
Boston University RASTIC
Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center
730 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
RASTIC is visible right at street level, on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Mary’s Street. You cannot miss it. Note that map apps drop the pin for 730 Comm Ave on the corner of the building at 16 St. Mary’s Street.
Food and drinks are not provided at this venue, so please plan accordingly. Grab dinner beforehand or bring snacks to share.
This is a BYOB-friendly space, so feel free to bring a beer!
Games will be provided but feel free to bring your own to share!
Photos and social media are 100% welcome.
September 9, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
There is no RSVP deadline, and walk-ins are always welcome (students often drop by impromptu). The space holds about 50 people. Please RSVP anyway so the host knows roughly how many folding tables to set up.
Please do not drive. Take the Green Line to BU Central, which is literally at RASTIC’s front door.
The front door closes around 8:00 pm. If you arrive after 8:00, just knock on the glass and someone will let you in.
If you have trouble finding us on the day of the event, call RASTIC at (617) 353-3883.
Our next Bay Area game night will be announced here. Check back for details!
See our past events for photos from previous game nights.
A community-submitted list of upcoming robotics, board game, and adjacent tech events around Boston and the Bay Area. Have something to share? Submit your event below — we’ll review and post approved submissions here.
When: September 16, 2026 @ 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Cambridge, MA (RSVP for location)
Host: Dimensional and LightHouse
Dimensional and LightHouse are hosting a happy hour for builders in robotics. Come hang out and play with our robots!
When: September 26, 2026 @ 10:45 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: Seaport, 88 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
Host: MassRobotics
A free, public robotics festival — demos, hands-on interactions, and a sidewalk robot parade from universities, startups, and student teams. All ages welcome, come and go as you please.
When: October 15, 2026 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Artisans Asylum, 96 Holton Street, Allston, MA
Host: Boston Robot Hackers
Arjun Viswanathan shares a hierarchical reinforcement learning approach that teaches a legged-aerial robot both how to move and when to switch between walking and flying.
When: October 30, 2026 @ 8:00 AM
Where: MIT Samberg Conference Center, 50 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142
Host: Theo Ehrmann, John Werner & MassRobotics
A Tough Tech Week gathering of innovators and robotics enthusiasts at MIT. Registration requires host approval, so RSVP early.
When: November 12, 2026 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Artisans Asylum, 96 Holton Street, Allston, MA
Host: Boston Robot Hackers
Yun Chang shares lessons from the DARPA Subterranean Challenge and current work bringing autonomous scene understanding to heavy equipment.
When: September 22, 2026 @ 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM PDT
Where: Circuit Launch, Mountain View, CA (register for the exact address)
Host: Silicon Valley Robotics / Robots and Startups, with Automated Podcast
Join Brian Heater and the Automated Podcast crew for networking, robotics demos, and special guest Rodney Brooks. The live recording and talk run from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, followed by a happy hour reception.
When: September 23, 2026 @ 7:30 AM – 6:30 PM; September 24 @ 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: Santa Clara Marriott, 2700 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Host: Association for Advancing Automation (A3)
A two-day technical conference focused on machine vision and AI for industrial automation, with practical sessions for engineers, integrators, and technology leaders.
When: October 20, 2026 @ 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM; October 21 @ 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Host: RoboBusiness
The robotics industry gathering brings founders, engineers, investors, and operators together for more than 40 sessions across five tracks on building and deploying commercial robots.
When: December 6–9, 2026, program hours vary
Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Host: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
A premier international forum on humanoid robotics, featuring public forums, workshops and tutorials, and two days of research presentations.
When: September 22–24, 2026, program hours vary (EDT). Opening-day registration: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM; workshops: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: Sheraton Centre Toronto, 123 Queen Street W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Host: Open Robotics
A three-day conference for ROS developers of all levels, with workshops, technical talks, tutorials, demonstrations, and opportunities to meet the global ROS community.
Want to post an event here? For now, email us at contact@boardgamenightwg.com with the details — title, date and time, venue and address, host, a short description, and a link. We review each submission and post approved events on this page. Please reach out at least two weeks in advance when possible.