Ariana Eisenstein

Founder & CTO | Pickle Robot

Ari is known for building and leading high performing software and hardware teams that solve novel challenges. Her team at Pickle is leading the commercialization of Physical AI enabling robots to do physical work that delivers ROI for customers. Prior to Pickle, Ari developed an FPGA platform for testing computer vision algorithms developed in hardware at MIT and led HDL development for neuro-technology programs at Leaf Labs. Ari has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and electrical engineering and a master’s degree in computer engineering; both from MIT.

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May 27, 2026

Lessons from Taking Robots Out of the Lab and Into the Field
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Room 254 B
Moving robots from controlled lab settings into live customer environments exposes challenges and stress that no one can predict. This session breaks down the lessons learned in making warehouse robots not only reliable, but also commercially viable. From hardware durability to autonomy edge cases and customer integration, we’ll share the learnings from what it really takes to deploy robots that perform during shifts, day after day.

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