Hardware events in Switzerland

Swiss {ai} Weeks

Curated calendar of the best AI, robotics, deep tech and startup events in Switzerland and the DACH region for 2026. Filter by topic, city and month.

AI & Quantum Course

by QuantumBasel and Swiss AI Summit

Together with Swiss AI Summit, we are running the AI & Quantum Course, a four-week executive program starting 4 September 2026 in Zurich. One module per week, every Friday, in English, to equip leaders with the practical knowledge and frameworks needed to design, implement, and scale AI and quantum-driven solutions.

TechBio Day 2026

by CSEM

CSEM's flagship bioconvergence event, on 15 September 2026 at blue Cinema Abaton in Zurich. Themed from point-of-care to on-body intelligence, the program covers point-of-care diagnostics, multi-omics, microneedle-based sensing, and clinical-grade wearables, with speakers from Roche, AWS, Xsensio, and CSEM spin-offs. Tickets CHF 150.

Swiss Growth Stage Summit 2026

by SICTIC Events

Event Overview Switzerland produces world-class innovation and a strong pipeline of scale-ups ready for global growth. The Swiss Growth Stage Summit 2026 offers curated access to these opportunities, connecting leading investors directly with companies at the scaling stage. Organized by SICTIC in collaboration with Canton de Vaud, UBS, Swisscom Ventures, Deeptech Nation Switzerland, FIT, and Innov

Momentum: Robotics & Embodied AI in Zurich

by Nebius for Startups

Hosted by Nebius, Balderton Capital, NVIDIA September 17, 2026 · Zurich Robotics is moving out of the lab and into the real world. Join Nebius, Balderton and NVIDIA in Zurich for Momentum, an evening bringing together the founders, researchers, engineers, investors, and industry leaders building the next generation of robotics and embodied AI. Zurich sits at the heart of one of Europe’s most excit

AI Breakfast #54 (Luzern)

by Digital & AI Community

«In der Schweiz gehostet» heisst noch lange nicht «in der Schweiz gedacht». Ein Praxisbericht darüber, was souveräne KI wirklich bedeutet, was offene Modelle auf eigener Hardware leisten und warum die spannendste Frage nicht ist, ob sie gut genug sind, sondern wofür. Markus Bättig hat zwei Jahrzehnte lang IT in Banking und Industrie verantwortet – dort, wo Governance, Security und Betrieb nicht ve

Tage der Technik

by Swiss Engineering STV

Swiss Engineering's traditional autumn event, on 24 September 2026 at Empa in Dubendorf, themed 'Von Ariane bis New Space: Schweizer Spitzentechnologie in der Raumfahrt'. The program covers Switzerland's role in European space programs, space infrastructure, materials science, Earth observation, and the shift to New Space business models.

Geneva Hackathon

by Impact Hub Geneva

## **About the event** Join forces to hack AI for good: 3 days tackling real challenges across workforce, health, energy, finance, and education, alongside humanitarian experts, sustainability leaders, AI engineers, business innovators, and beyond. We are back with the 2nd edition of the Geneva AI Hackathon across several tracks, including humanitarian action, mental health, and open source hardw

Building Robots in Europe – Regulation, Risk & Market Access

by Zurich AI Festival

LEXR unpacks what it actually takes to bring a robot to market in Europe — CE marking, the new Machinery Regulation, AI Act compliance, and cross-border market access. A sharp, practitioner-led session for any hardware or robotics founder navigating EU regulatory terrain.

BuilderBase Physical AI Hackathon — Swiss AI Weeks

by BuilderBase

A one-day Physical AI hackathon on a robotics campus in Zurich: twelve hours, two tracks, real hardware in the building. Eighty builders get one day at DARE Campus in Schlieren to make something that perceives its environment, decides what to do and does it, then demo it live to the people who do this for a living. DARE is a deep tech and robotics campus, not a conference room. Tethys Robotics builds underwater inspection drones there and FORGIS runs AI agents on factory equipment; their engineers are the mentors and the judges, and the maker space is down the hall. Two tracks run in parallel: Hardware puts teams on real robots, sensors and actuators, while Simulation needs nothing but a laptop and is judged on exactly the same rubric. Doors and check-in at 09:00, opening and team formation at 09:45, build from 10:30, tools down at 16:30, four-minute live demos and judging from 17:00, winners and drinks at 19:30. Teams are two to four people and most participants arrive alone. Free to attend, part of Swiss AI Weeks.

Physical AI Hackathon — DARE Campus Zurich

by An ecosystem that fills every seat

**Build something that moves.** A one-day Physical AI hackathon on a robotics campus in Zurich. Twelve hours, two tracks, real hardware in the building. Perceive, decide, act, then show it working.

Gravis Robotics x Foxglove: Zurich Robotics Night

by Raphael Levy

Join us in Zurich for an evening built for the local robotics and physical AI community. Gravis Robotics and Foxglove are teaming up to get the local robotics crowd in one room for real technical content and good conversation. Gravis will take the stage on rebuilding a robot's nervous system — moving beyond ROS2 toward a scalable, safety-certifiable open-source stack, while keeping the machine ope

2026 Edition | AI+X SUMMIT

by ETH AI Center

A one-day summit exploring AI and deep tech innovations for the next generation, featuring keynotes, panel discussions, tracks, workshops, and exhibitions. The event brings together global leaders from industry, academia, and policy to discuss breakthroughs, strategic directions, and the societal impact of AI.

Swiss Robotics Day 2026

by ETH RobotX & Swiss Robotics Association

SWISS ROBOTICS DAY 2026 13 November 2026 • StageOne Event & Convention Center • Zurich Register here 17 years at the forefront of the Swiss robotics exhibitions & networking scene https://swissroboticsday.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SRD24.mp4A national meeting point for robotics A platform uniting academia, industry, policymakers, and innovators. Organized by ETH Zurich RobotX with the valuable