293 Castro St, Mountain View, California
Open: Mon - Fri, 12:00 - 6:00
Community and Events
We’re growing with our customers, partners, and neighbors as a part of the community. Everyone is welcome here. Join us at the InOrbit Robot Space for upcoming events, meetups, and educational talks as we demystify how modern robots are working with us to build a better world.
Upcoming events
March 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM
22nd Annual HBRC Challenge Phase I - HomeBrew Robotics Club, Silicon Valley
Special drop-in event / No registration required
virtual / in-person event
Now this is exciting! Join the HomeBrew Robotics Club of Silicon Valley for a special in-person and virtual hybrid event. March means it is a "challenge" month. This first challenge phase asks you (yes you!) to dust off your robotics projects and bring them into the light. Show the world that you are a builder, a maker, a creator. Discover the TABLEBot Challenge, the FLOORBot Challenge, the AI Challenge, the A-Mazing LineBot Challenge, the RobotArm Challenge, the RoboMagellan Trials and the Run-What-You-Brung! Plus “Robot Dance Party” where all the robots that can Move & Groove do so. It's bound to be EPIC. For more details on the challenge parameters, click here. For more general event details, including a Zoom link to attend virtually, please visit www.hbrobotics.org/ We've got lots of room to showcase your robots in Mountain View and we can't wait to see what you'll bring! Don't be a spectator, build something!
April Date TBA
InOrbit Explored
Monthly drop-in event / No registration required
Join InOrbit at the Robot Space for our monthly hands-on robot demo, and a chance to learn about real robots in production environments. Get a sneak peek at what InOrbit is working on next, and explore the importance of robot operations, or RobOps as fleet deployments grow across industries.
April 17, 6:00 PM
Board Game Night Working Group - Bay Area Meetup
Free monthly event / Registration required
Board game fans unite! Join the Bay Area Board Game Night Working Group for their April meetup, at the InOrbit Robot Space. This is a casual, social event directed towards local roboticists and their friends and family. It’s an opportunity to meet other roboticists, network, and play board games. A free monthly meetup event and registration is requested. Please find more details as they become available and register for this event at https://boardgamenightwg.com/bayarea/
April date TBA
HomeBrew Robotics Club, Silicon Valley - monthly meetup
Monthly drop-in event / No registration required
Virtual / in-person event
Join the HomeBrew Robotics Club of Silicon Valley for an in-person and virtual hybrid event. In-person attendees are welcome to join at us the InOrbit Robot Space for this month's featured guest and discussion topic, which are still TBA. For more event details, including a Zoom link to attend virtually, please visit www.hbrobotics.org/
Community partners
InOrbit is thrilled to partner with leaders in the robotics community. For more information or to discuss an InOrbit partnership, please contact us!
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Recent events
March 6, 2024 | Lean In IWD2024 event
International Women’s Day (March 8th) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. This year's theme of 'inspiring inclusion', is a sentiment we share at InOrbit and we were thrilled that Lean In was able to join us to host a community building and networking event at the InOrbit Robot Space. Lean In, is an inspiring organization with a mission to help women achieve their ambitions and work to create an equal world. Learn more about the local Lean SV network right here.
March 4, 2024 | Plug and Play Mobility visit
InOrbit is always interested in supporting new start-ups, entrepreneurs, and investors exploring robotics. As Plug and Pluy batch alumni, we are especially interested in connecting with others associated with the organization. This March we were thrilled to have the PnP Mobility team bring a group of engaged robotics and tech professionals to tour the Robot Space. Taking a hands-on approach we ran a new and improved version of the Great Robot Space Race workshop, letting our visitors experience the power of robot orchestration firsthand. Everyone had a wonderful time, and we will be thrilled to partner with PnP for more events down the road!
Feb 28, 2024 | HomeBrew Robotics Club February meetup
The Robot Space hosted the HomeBrew Robotics Club's Silicon Valley January meetup, where veteran robotics consultant Tony Pratkanisin person joined to discuss "Commercializing your Robot with Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS)". This talk explored the RaaS business model and economics as well as operational challenges often faced with great anecdotes to highlight success and innovation in the space. This was the most attended HBRC event yet!
Feb 28, 2024 | Japan Touriam Board visit
Japan Tourism Board has been bringing tech-savvy groups of young entrepreneurs to visit the InOrbit Robot Space regularly since we opened our doors. Every visit is a treat, allowing us to share our passion for robotics with engaged young professionals. JTB aims to leverage its comprehensive travel industry experience for an impactful cultural exchange. InOrbit is happy to help them meet that goal.
Feb 08, 2024 | Robot Space anniversary
Our downtown Mountain View hub has been a dramatic success since its doors opened a year ago, growing to host cutting-edge robot demos, educational programs, and community events. Over the past year, we've proudly showcased the value of effective RobOps through live demos, community talks, and educational initiatives. From partnering with amazing organizations like Women in Robotics to hosting STEM summer camps, we've logged over 30,000 hours of active multi-vendor robot operations using InOrbit, and connected with the Silicon Valley community. To celebrate we were thrilled to invite friends and colleagues from across the industry to join us at the InOrbit Robot Space, celebrating our first year, with high hopes for what's coming next! To top it off, we've tripled the size of the Robot Space! Now, enjoy some pictures and videos from the event!
Jan 31, 2024 | HomeBrew Robotics Club January meetup
The Robot Space hosted the HomeBrew Robotics Club's Silicon Valley January meetup, where guest speaker Alberto Soragna, Principal Robotics Engineer at iRobot joined to share stories and discuss Building the iRobot Create 3. We love this little ROS2 educational robot as it gives users a grasp of the engineering and coding foundations needed in robotics with a scalable platform. That's why we have a few of them at the Robot Space ourselves. This was another great event and interesting discussion from the community.
InOrbit is a part of the Mountain View community and a proud sponsor of local educational resources and non-profits. The InOrbit Robot Space serves as a community educational resource for burgeoning robotics of all ages; partnering with robotics and tech clubs from the Bay Area and beyond. We have been privileged to host some fantastic events at the Robot Space.
Explore past Robot Space events.
Looking for a venue to host a unique robotics event? Let's talk!
InOrbit Robot Space in the news
Orbito in your community
The InOrbit Robot Space is home to InOrbit’s community ambassador Orbito.
Our adorable robot mascot celebrates robotic advancements from around the world, and educates visitors to the InOrbit Robot Space about the power and potential for robots working together.
Join Orbito at the InOrbit Robot Space where you can learn more about our vision for the future of robotics. And guests can walk away with exclusive Orbito branded merch from stickers to shirts and hoodies and more.
Enjoy some photos from Orbito's ongoing travels.