[Recorded December 11, 2025]
With the growth of modern AI, we’re seeing a robotics renaissance. Humanoid robots are stepping out of science fiction and into our daily lives. But what does that mean for us?
Join industry innovators as we explore how these machines are reshaping our expectations of technology, companionship, and what a healthy relationship with technology might look like.
Here’s what you’ll experience:
– Insights from leading experts.
– A deep dive into how humanoid robots redefine what it means to be a “robot” and how we might live alongside them.
– Opportunities to ask questions and engage with thought leaders who are shaping the future.
Speakers:
Chaoyi Li, Head of Globalization, Booster Robotics
Chaoyi Li is head of globalization at Booster Robotics, a company that develops humanoid robots for developers worldwide. With over a decade of experience in technology and AI education, including leading complex ToB products at ByteDance, Chaoyi focuses on accelerating embodied intelligence through humanoid robotics.
Victor Suen, Vice President, Head of North America, Fourier
Victor Suen is a vice president at Fourier, a company developing humanoid robotics technologies and products. He oversees business and operations in North America. Prior to joining Fourier, Suen was a venture capital partner focused on investments in early-stage, deep-tech startups.
With more than two decades of experience in engineering, business operations, financial management, and investment, Suen has held leadership roles across organizations in the technology, professional services, investment, and not-for-profit sectors.
Niv Sundaram, CSO and CTO, Machani Robotics
Niv Sundaram is chief science officer and chief technology officer of Machani Robotics, a company developing compassionate humanoid robots. Prior to Machani Robotics, she spent 15 years at Intel in engineering and leadership roles across datacenter, AI, cloud infrastructure, content protection, and video conferencing.
Sundaram holds a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and has two issued patents and multiple peer-reviewed publications.
Moderator:
Marc Weber, Director and Curator, Internet History Program, CHM
Marc Weber was the founding curator of CHM’s Internet History Program. He pioneered web history as early as 1995, and his initial investigations as a journalist became the Web History Project, which assembled the first archive of early web materials and interviewed over 80 key figures. Weber organized events that brought together web, hypertext, and ARPANET innovators. Prior to joining CHM, he cofounded the Web History Center, whose members include Stanford, the Internet Archive, SRI, and SLAC.
Catalog Number: 300000246
Acquisition Number: 2025.0211
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