Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia’s Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The world hasn’t been the same since ChatGPT made its debut in November 2022, when seemingly out of nowhere, a means of engaging with large language models propelled AI beyond hype and into day-to-day reality.

Robotics, like AI, has been discussed, built upon, and in some ways adopted for a long time now, but it’s yet to have that big breakthrough moment. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 , Nvidia Inception’s Global Head of Physical AI, Les Karpas , will dive into why that is and what could change that in his session on the Real World AI Stage, Robots Are Waiting for Their ChatGPT Moment. Here Is What Is Standing in the Way .