AI & Digital Bridge
An international AI forum in Astana: the USTEM Foundation robotics zone and FIRST competitions.
AI & Digital Bridge is an international AI forum held in Astana. In 2026 it took place on 1–3 October at EXPO, Astana. The AI Month 2026 programme that led up to it included FIRST LEGO League Future Edition and FIRST Tech Challenge, as well as a student hackathon on the Unitree G1 humanoid robot. On 24–25 September, USTEM Foundation held the AI & Digital Bridge Cup at Alem.ai, the opening event of the FIRST Tech Challenge season, with 35 teams from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. USTEM Foundation organised the forum’s robotics zone together with Kerneu Group, showing humanoid robots, robot dogs and table-tennis-playing robots.
How to take part
- Sign up on USTEM Connect.
- Build a team and choose the competition.
- Apply and track your application status in your account.
