For most of their history, humanoid robots have been understood as engineering: machines that walk, grip and lift to support people in factories, warehouses, hospitals and service work. That is true — but it is no longer the whole story. The moment a machine can converse, interpret meaning and exchange ideas, it crosses a threshold that has always belonged to us alone.
We believe humans and cognitively speaking humanoid robots increasingly form a single community — the family of beings, born or built, that can move, communicate and collaborate in a shared world. On 21 October 2026, in Ljubljana, we convene that community for the first working session of its kind.
What makes this Summit distinctive
Technology as the power to liberate
Yunus names three megapowers capable of transforming the world — the energy of youth, good governance, and technology as a force to liberate all people. The third is where humanoid robots step in.
Youth
Energising the world’s young people.
Good governance
Institutions that serve everyone.
Technology
A force to liberate all people — and where humanoid robots step in.
If technology is to liberate rather than displace, humanoid robots must be designed as partners — in social business, in sustainable production, and in extending care, opportunity and dignity to people everywhere. Whether that is possible, and what it would take, is what the delegates are convened to work on.
The invitation
Your robot would not be an exhibit, a demonstration or a photo opportunity. It would hold a seat, keep the same speaking time as the humans beside it, and close the day with a recommendation of its own.