On October 25th, in SF we got together to discuss “What’s missing in an open-source full-stack AI platform?”
The AI Plumbers Unconference: San Francisco Edition is an open-source meetup for builders of low-level AI systems to dive into the plumbing of modern AI, from modern data infrastructure to AI accelerators.
Watch #AIPlumbers presentation by Dhruv Diddi, Founder, Solo Tech who walked us trough the demands of #physicalAI from chips to the fine tuning of open robotics models. We all know love #lerobot and SmolVLA models from Hugging Face that bootstrapped that ecosystem and now there is enough substance to innovate, customize and optimise. There are also some demos and interesting numbers in that video - so watch till the end!
And if you have never seen those cute robots check out Dhruv’s #RoboticsGym events or just hang out more at makerspaces!
Key moments from the talk:
00:00 – 00:45 Opening and Purpose of the Talk
00:46 – 1:40 Personal Background and Journey
01:41 – 02:48 Redefining Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence
04:30 – 05:00 From Early AI Models to the Open-Source Revolution
05:01 – 06:20 The Rise of Physical AI and Robotics Challenges
06:21 – 7:26 Usecase: Robotics
7:27 – 10:40 Solo. Open Collaboration and Measurable Impact
10:40 – 12:10 Looking Ahead: The Future of Physical AI
12:11 - 14:00 Q/A session
