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  "date_text": "Saturday, May 23, 2026 | 2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM",
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  "date": "2026-05-30",
  "date_text": "Saturday, May 30, 2026 | 2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM",
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  "date": "2026-06-20",
  "date_text": "Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM",
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  "date": "2026-06-27",
  "date_text": "Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM",
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  "url": "https://lu.ma/7lts5ppf",
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  "title": "Robotics & World Models Reading Club 16: The Embodied AI Hardware Stack \u2014 Supply Chain, Sensors, and the Data Flywheel",
  "date": "2026-07-04",
  "date_text": "Saturday, July 4, 2026 | 2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM",
  "time": "2:00 PM\u20135:00 PM",
  "city": "San Francisco, CA",
  "url": "https://lu.ma/cgzyfpeb",
  "keynotes": [
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  "date": "2026-07-11",
  "date_text": "Saturday, July 11, 2026 | 2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM",
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  "url": "https://lu.ma/e53zawq2",
  "keynotes": [
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  "date": "2026-07-18",
  "date_text": "Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 2:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM",
  "time": "2:00 PM\u20135:00 PM",
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