Robotics & World Models Reading Club 19: World Models for Robotics: Bridging Graphics, Simulation, and Physical Intelligence — Los Angeles 07/22
A high-signal reading group for AI researchers & builders pushing the frontiers of robotic world models, WAMs, and embodied intelligence. In our previous sessions, we brought together researchers and engineers from Boston Dynamics, Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Dyna, Physical Intelligence, Tesla, Generalist, Rhoda AI, and leading Bay Area robotics startups.
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Reading Club 19's Core Theme
World Models for Robotics: Bridging Graphics, Simulation, and Physical Intelligence
Agenda
Location
Los Angeles Convention CenterRoom: Room 510 – Fishbowl theater for 70 people
Date & Time
Wednesday, July 22nd | 3:30pm-6pm
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Agenda
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Door Opens & Social
- Food 😋, beverages🧋 and UNLIMITED strawberries 🍓 (our official reading club fruits ☺️😄).
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Lightning Talks and Keynotes (Calling for lightning talks / keynote abstracts! 📧 [email protected])
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Q&A, open-floor roundtable (10–20 min per topic) on spotlight papers or any paper you’d like to highlight. Feel free to share why the paper matters and its technical details.
Future events
Past events
#cvpr-denver-meetup-0606: Saturday Robotics CVPR & World Models Researchers Meetup—Denver 0606
- CVPR Denver Luma: https://luma.com/zamm9g2g
#reading-club-08-0516: Embodied Human Data as the “Internet of Motion and Behavior”
- Session 08 Luma: https://luma.com/qoxioge7
#reading-club-07-0509: Learning to Dream: World Models, Imagination, Path to Foundation Models for Control
- Session 07 Luma: https://luma.com/srhe0vuo
#reading-club-06-0502: Evolution of Video World Models for Robotics
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Session 06 Luma: https://luma.com/sdrd4zwr
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Reading Club 06 Review: https://x.com/junfanzhu98/status/2050834699275383008?s=20
#reading-club-05-0425: World Models for Physical Intelligence: From Predictive Brains to Embodied Robots
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Session 05 Luma: https://luma.com/p7zvpyvg
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Reading Club 05 Review: https://x.com/junfanzhu98/status/2048315020946317710?s=20
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YouTube Recording: https://youtu.be/RVy6oQXNDgc?si=u2VLtCBjfdMvXaf-
#reading-club-04-0418: Abstractions of the Physical World for Decision-Making
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Session 04 Luma: https://luma.com/atv7bm3i
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Reading Club 04 Review: https://x.com/junfanzhu98/status/2045770010979905862
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YouTube Recording: https://www.youtube.com/@saturdayrobotic
#reading-club-03-0411: Robotic Policy Adaptation
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Session 03 Luma: https://luma.com/561xgirg
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Reading Club 03 Review: https://x.com/junfanzhu98/status/2043243484568768519?s=20
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YouTube Recording: https://www.youtube.com/@saturdayrobotic
#reading-club-02-0404: JEPA Zoo
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Session 02 Luma: https://luma.com/g3qrrti0
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Reading Club 02 Review (liked by Yann LeCun on X): https://x.com/junfanzhu98/status/2040716119259164673?s=20
#reading-club-01-0328
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Session 01 Luma: https://luma.com/8s4w1wu6
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Reading Club 01 Review (liked by Yann LeCun on X): https://x.com/junfanzhu98/status/2038153945219305812
Logistics
Spots are limited. Please arrive by 2:00 PM for check-in. Keynote will begin promptly at 2:30 PM.
- We currently do not have volunteers available to assist with late check-ins. Given the high volume of inquiries and 100+ attendees (both online and onsite), we kindly ask that you arrive on time to ensure smooth entry.
