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Know where the frontier shows up before everyone else

Curated tough tech events: conferences, workshops, deadlines, and community meetups, delivered to your calendar app with editorial commentary on why each one matters.

Coverage

Curated calendars across tough tech

Subscribe to the full firehose, or pick the sectors you work in.

Preview

What's coming up

A sample of upcoming events across the frontier. Subscribers get full details, editorial commentary, and direct calendar integration.

May
11
Conference

Automate 2026 - North America's Largest Automation Trade Show

Detroit

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

roboticsmanufacturing
May
16
Seminar / Lecture

Caltech Seminar Day 2026

Pasadena

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

spaceenergysemiconductors+1
May
19
Workshop / Training

IEEE RAS ICRA 2026 - Standards Workshop

Vienna

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

roboticsmanufacturingdefense
May
19
Conference

ICRA 2026 - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Atlanta

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

roboticsmanufacturingdefense
May
21
Tough Tech on Tap

Tough Tech on Tap - May 2026

Cambridge

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

roboticsenergydefense+1
May
27
Conference

CANSEC 2026 - Canadian Defence Security Industry Association

Ottawa

TEE Take

Editorial commentary with Operator membership

defenseroboticsinfrastructure+1

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How it works

More than a calendar: a briefing

Sector filtering

Choose which domains hit your calendar. Subscribe to robotics, energy, defense, or all of the above.

Editorial commentary

JMill's take on why each event matters, who should go, and what to watch for. Not just a listing: a briefing.

Direct to your calendar

One-click subscribe from Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. Events appear automatically.

Deadlines & sub-dates

Registration cutoffs, early-bird pricing, abstract submissions, surfaced as calendar entries so nothing slips.

Never miss another frontier event

Included with every Operator membership. Curated sector calendars with a TEE Take on every event.

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