Suggested Activities


Discover local events and activities happening around RSS 2025 to make the most of your visit to Los Angeles.


LeRobot Hackathon (June 14–15, 2025)#

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Heading to RSS? Join us the weekend before for the LeRobot Hackathon in LA! 🤖

Yondu AI is hosting the Los Angeles branch of the global LeRobot Hackathon at our warehouse in Gardena, 1 week before the RSS Conference kicks off. Whether you’re deep into robot learning, love tinkering with hardware, or have a really cool project you’ve been wanting to build forever, build it here!

We will not just have SO-100s, but wheeled humanoid robots, bimanual mobile manipulators, tabletop bimanual arms, and more! You’ll get help from our team and a great opportunity to experiment and build any project you can dream up.

Details

🗓 June 14–15, 2025
📍 1262 W 134th Street, Gardena, CA (LA area)
💡 Free registration | No experience required

What to Expect

✅ 30+ hours of global hacking
✅ Real robots, real code, real impact
✅ A friendly, open-source vibe
✅ Tutorials to get you started fast
✅ Online + in-person collaboration
✅ Great people, great energy

If you’re landing in LA for RSS — why not come a few days early and build something cool with us?

Register here https://lnkd.in/gYJccwJ9 and bring a friend + join the lerobot discord: https://lnkd.in/d6S42PxY


Comedy Show Headlined by a Robot (June 23, 2025)#

Coincident with RSS 2025, Dr. Naomi Fitter (associate professor at Oregon State University and professional stand-up comedian) is running a comedy show in Santa Monica, an easy ride from USC’s campus.

Get your tickets here before they sell out! Enjoy $5 off with the discount code: RSS2025

The show features:

  • Jon the Robot, an autonomous robotic stand-up comedian. You might recognize Naomi and her robotic sidekick from TIME Magazine in 2022 and NPR in 2024.

Other acts include:

  • Jackie Kashian, creator of the New York Times-endorsed Dork Forest podcast and frequent performer on late night TV (e.g., Conan, Comedy Central)
  • Dr. Ajitesh Srivastava, a professor by day and comedy performer by night

Stay tuned — we may add more local events and activities to this page as the conference approaches!