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Edinburgh — Week of 6 Apr 2026

Mon 6 Apr – Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 5 events

5:00pmFree
IN
AIoT Hub: Physical AI at the Edge — Real-Time Intelligence with SensorsHOT
Online,

IOT North Scotland hosts a deep-dive into Physical AI — how real-time sensor data and edge computing enable low-latency intelligence without relying on the cloud. Speaker Suyash Joshi (Senior Developer Advocate, InfluxData; 15 years across Oracle, RingCentral, InfluxData) delivers a live robotic demonstration with open-source code and hardware resources available on GitHub. A practical session for engineers interested in IoT, AI at the edge, and embedded systems.

AI & MLDeepTech
5:30pmFree
ET
Edinburgh Tech Social
The Abbey, Edinburgh

A casual weekly after-work gathering at The Abbey for anyone in Edinburgh's tech world — share what you're working on, pick up ideas from others, or just talk tech over a drink. No agenda, no pitch deck required. Free to attend.

Other
5:00pmFree
VC
Venture Café Thursday Gathering — Building Scotland: Turning Conversations into Action
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh EH3 9EF

Venture Café Edinburgh's flagship Thursday Gathering at Edinburgh Futures Institute. This week's theme asks why Scotland supports startups and scaleups — and how to move the ecosystem beyond discussions, programmes and reports to genuine action. Open, free, no hard sales — the room spans founders, investors, students, researchers and operators.

FoundersInvestors
8:30amFree
BC
Founders Hub — Weekly Co-Working for Tech Founders
The Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9BT

The weekly Founders Hub at Bayes Centre returns — co-working and community for founders building scalable tech ventures, hosted by Bayes Centre and ScotlandIS. Structured morning session with asks, offers, and ideas; open co-working through the afternoon. Guest speakers drop in regularly. Come for an hour or stay all day.

Founders
10:00amFree
UO
AI for All: Designing Responsibly 2026
Canopy, Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh EH3 9EF

Annual drop-in exhibition from Edinburgh's NLP research community at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Hands-on exhibits explore how Natural Language Processing underpins voice assistants, translation tools and generative AI — and how researchers are building more responsible systems. Free, all-day, all ages.

AI & MLDesign
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