Silicon Valley Robotics is putting on a great showing at IMTS in Chicago with 4 startups showcasing alongside startups from MassRobotics and San Antonio. Thank you Picknik Robotics, RIOS, FLX Solutions and Seismic!(I may also be wearing my own Seismic Powered Clothing)TLDR:In Person Bots&Beer starting Wed Sept 7th at Nomura-SRI Innovation Center with SRI RoboticsXPrize offering Demo Space for Avatar Finals in Nov in Long Beach (flyer attached)Top rated Alchemist Accelerator looking for next cohort of enterprise startups incl robotics - deadline Sep2FIRA Ag-Tech 30% off registration 24hrs with FLASHPROMO30RoboBusiness 25% off registration & Call for Startups with SVR25 ( or PRN25 )Construction Robotics Forum at Genssler soonIn person Robotics Job Fair and Education/Training Roundtable soonWomen in Robotics Bay Area coming up hosted at Skydio and Apex.aiBlack in Robotics Bay Area Chapter launched at Berkeley's BAIR sponsored by TRI and Amazon RoboticsCORL2022 in Dec is looking for sponsors - recruit top talent whether in person or onlineRobotics CTO Network Launch tbd soonBots&Beer Online will continue with Open Robotics Q&As from Sense, Think, Act podcast  1. xtra....Next Bots&Beverage hosts will be Siemens, SJCTE, & NEATO, with Caterpillar sometime early 2023. Please send me an EOI if you want to host something because this year's calendar is already looking pretty jampacked!3. xtra.... Alchemist is a global venture-backed accelerator focused on accelerating the development of seed-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises (not consumers). CB Insights rated Alchemist the top accelerator based on median funding rates of its grads (YC was #2). The accelerator’s primary screening criteria is on teams, with primacy placed on having distinctive technical co-founders. The organization provides small investments into companies it admits (typically $36K), and provides founders a structured path to traction, fundraising, mentorship, and community over the course of a 6 month program. The accelerator seeds around 75 enterprise-monetizing ventures / year.  ... Sept 2 deadline is today5. xtra.... RoboBusiness 2022 will take place October 19-20 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Since its founding in 2004, RoboBusiness evolved into the world’s premier robotics business development event. It provides members of the robotics value chain with the deep analysis, informed guidance and peer networking opportunities they need to transform businesses through robotics innovation.RoboBusiness keynote speakers include:Anthony Jules, Co-founder & CEO, Robust AIAllison Thackston, Senior Technical Lead and Manager, Roboticist, WaymoSally Miller, CIO, North America, DHL Supply ChainJonathan Hurst & Damion Shelton, Co-founders, Agility RoboticsRobotics Fundraising and Investment Panel – Status, Trends, RecommendationsSherwin Prior, Director, Amazon Industrial Innovation FundFady Saad, Managing Partner, Cybernetix VenturesBeyond the keynotes and conference agenda, RoboBusiness will provide attendees with more than 100 exhibitors and demos on the expo floor, a career fair, networking receptions and more.