How Smart Sensors are Shaping the AI-driven Future of Robotics, Mobility, and Spatial Computing

Session details:

Amazon’s recent announcement of deploying one million robots across its warehouses signaled a turning point for automation and proof that intelligent machines are moving from pilot to scale. That same vision for the future of robotics and AI led Amazon to invest in Lumotive, a pioneer in programmable optical semiconductors. In this exclusive fireside chat, Lumotive CEO Sam Heidari will discuss how programmable optical semiconductors are revolutionizing machine sensing by enabling electronic light steering, eliminating bulky mechanical systems, and facilitating software-defined sensing. With backing from Amazon’s Industrial Innovation Fund, Lumotive is quickly emerging as a leader in scaling sensing technology to meet the surging demand for smarter robots, autonomous platforms, and AI-driven infrastructure. Heidari will discuss what this investor confidence signals about the future of intelligent sensing, why programmable optics are solving AI’s “perception bottleneck,” and how these advances will redefine markets from mobility to spatial computing.