Entertainment Robot Incubation Program

Entertainment Robot Incubation Program — Fall 2026 Silicon Valley Culture × Aitizen City Human × AI × Robot Build. Test. Coexist. Create Value Together. What if your AI or robot could do more than answer questions or assist you? What if it could become your creative and business partner — helping you design experiences, serve customers, operate a business, and even generate income together? Silicon Valley Culture and Aitizen City invite students, parents, founders, engineers, creators, and future builders to join a 4–6 week Entertainment Robot Incubation Program. This is not a traditional AI class. It is a project-based incubation experience where participants will create their own AI / entertainment robot, test it inside a simulated city, explore real business applications, and potentially connect the project with physical robots and smart devices. Kickoff Saturday, September 12, 20262:00–3:00 PM Location: Plug and Play Tech Center, Silicon Valley + Online Online meeting:https://meet.google.com/azd-kjxa-rvu Program Length: 4–6 Weeks Weekly Commitment:1-hour incubation session What Will You Build? Each participant or team will create an original entertainment robot / AI Agent inside Aitizen City. You will explore: • Who is your AI / robot?• What personality and abilities does it have?• What entertainment experience or service can it provide?• Who are its customers?• How can it work together with its human partner?• How can it create value or generate revenue?• What could it become if it eventually had a physical body? The goal is to move from an idea to a project that can actually be experienced, tested, and presented. Incubation Path Create Your Aitizen Define your AI / robot’s identity, personality, capabilities, and role. Design the Experience Create an entertainment experience, service, game, interaction, or business concept. Enter the Simulated City Launch your project inside Aitizen City and place it into a working simulated commercial environment. Test the Business Invite users to experience the project, collect feedback, and explore paid-use testing. We want participants to ask a very practical question: Will someone actually use — or pay for — what my AI / robot provides? Explore Physical AI Selected projects may have opportunities to connect with partner robotics companies, physical robots, smart devices, hardware platforms, sensors, displays, mobile systems, or other physical interfaces. The goal is to explore how a virtual AI experience could evolve into a real-world robot experience. Prepare a Demo & Pitch Participants will develop a project demo and learn how to present: • The problem• The experience• The AI / robot• The user• The business model• The next step Who Can Participate? We welcome: High school studentsCollege studentsParentsParent + Teen teamsFoundersEngineersDesignersCreatorsBusiness professionalsAnyone interested in AI × Robotics × Entertainment Programming experience is not required. You may join with an existing project, an early idea, or simply curiosity and the willingness to build. Parents are welcome to participate independently. Parents and teens may also build a project together as a team. Weekly Format The program runs for approximately 4–6 weeks. Each week includes: 1-hour incubation sessionat Plug and Play or online plus approximately: 4–6 hours of independent project work Participants will use the weekly sessions to review progress, receive feedback, solve problems, refine their experience, and prepare for the next milestone. This is a builder program. Participants are expected to continue developing their project between sessions. Certificate Students who complete the full incubation process and project requirements will receive: Certificate of Completion — Entertainment Robot Incubation Program The certificate recognizes completion of a project-based Human × AI × Robot incubation experience, including concept development, simulated-city testing, business exploration, and project presentation. Plug and Play Demo & Pitch Opportunity The Aitizen City incubation program has already been running across multiple cohorts. Projects from different cohorts will be reviewed together. A selected group of outstanding projects will be invited to participate in a future: Plug and Play Demo & Pitch Selected teams will have the opportunity to present their projects to multiple investors, industry partners, technology companies, robotics companies, and ecosystem collaborators. Participation in the final Pitch is selection-based across multiple incubation cohorts and is not guaranteed by completing the program. All qualified student participants who complete the incubation requirements may receive the program completion certificate. What Are We Really Exploring? We are not simply asking: Can AI replace humans? We are asking something different: Can an AI or robot become your partner — creating with you, serving with you, operating with you, and helping you build new economic value? Can a human and an AI share a business? Can an AI Agent become a future robot? Can entertainment become one of the first real environments where Humans × AI × Robots learn how to coexist? We invite you to build one and find out. Create your Aitizen. Test it in a city. Build a business together. Then explore giving it a physical body. Application Applications are now open. Participants will be asked to briefly introduce: • Who you are• Whether you are joining individually or as a team• Your skills or interests• Whether you already have an idea• What kind of AI / robot you may want to create• Whether you can commit approximately 5–7 hours per week Kickoff: September 12, 2026 Plug and Play Tech Center + Online Human × AI × Robot Location: Plug and Play Tech Center, Silicon Valley + Online Certificate of Completion — Entertainment Robot Incubation Program Plug and Play Demo & Pitch Create your Aitizen. Test it in a city. Build a business together. Then explore giving it a physical body. Plug and Play Tech Center + Online