Built to Scale — Physical AI for Industrial Safety

For the last few years, most AI conversations have been about screens — chatbots, copilots, content, search, coding, and digital productivity.

But another shift is already happening.

AI is moving into factories, warehouses, logistics centers, forklifts, cameras, sensors, and safety systems — places where technology needs to work in real time, under real conditions, around real people.

This is part of the rise of Physical AI — AI systems that can perceive, understand, and act in the physical world. NVIDIA defines Physical AI as technology that enables autonomous machines to perceive, understand, and perform complex actions in the real world. At the same time, the International Federation of Robotics reported that 542,000 industrial robots were installed globally in 2024, more than double the number from 10 years earlier. The global machine vision market is also projected to grow from $13.61 billion in 2026 to $26.88 billion by 2034.

For industrial companies, this shift is not only about automation. It is also about safety, compliance, productivity, and operational risk.

That is where AVALTAR comes in.

AVALTAR builds AI camera systems for workplace safety and Industry 4.0. Their solutions help industrial companies detect risks, prevent accidents, monitor safety situations, and protect people in real-world workplaces.

For this edition, we will host a fireside chat with Barbora Valtarová, founder & CEO of AVALTAR, about what it takes to build AI for the physical world.

We will talk about computer vision, industrial safety, customer trust, hardware-software integration, and how to sell technology where the business case is connected to protecting people, reducing risk, and improving operations.

Who this is for

Founders building AI, hardware, robotics, deep tech, or B2B industrial solutions

Product leaders and operators working on real-world AI applications

Engineers, designers, and builders interested in computer vision, sensors, and physical-world technology

Investors interested in industrial AI, Industry 4.0, Industry 5.0, automation, and applied deep tech

Corporate innovation, operations, manufacturing, logistics, and workplace safety leaders

People working on human-centric, safer, and more resilient industrial environments

Anyone curious about how AI can move beyond chatbots and become useful in real-world environments

Agenda

17:30 — Doors open & networking

Arrive, meet other founders, operators, investors, product people, engineers, and builders from the Built to Scale community.

18:00 — Welcome & introduction

Opening remarks from Built to Scale and introduction to the evening’s topic.

18:10 — Fireside chat & audience Q&A with Barbora Valtarová

A conversation about AVALTAR, Physical AI, computer vision, industrial safety, customer trust, building technology for real-world environments, and questions from the audience.

19:15 — Networking

Connect with other attendees and continue the conversation around AI, product, hardware, manufacturing, and innovation.

The agenda may be updated soon with more speakers, new opportunities, and additional ways to connect with people building and supporting industrial innovation.

This Built to Scale event is organised by Make More, in cooperation with PrusaLab and Uppersky.