Leaders from government, academia and industry will gather in Houston next month for Rice University’s In-Space Physical AI Workshop at Ion, a two-day event examining how autonomous technologies could shape the next era of space exploration and discovery.
The workshop will take place February 11-12, 2026 at The Ion, located at 4201 Main Street, Houston, Texas, and will focus on the convergence of artificial intelligence and space technology – particularly how physical AI systems can enable long-duration, autonomous operations beyond Earth. [Read more…] about AI in orbit: Rice University to host workshop exploring future of intelligent systems in space