Jensen Huang Surprises Developers at NVIDIA Build-A-Claw in Paris
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang made a surprise appearance in mid-October at the company's "Build-A-Claw" developer event near Place Vendôme in Paris, mingling with developers and startup teams and encouraging them to build their own AI agents on NVIDIA's open models. The event drew crowds of developers taking photos with him. It was one of Build-A-Claw's offline events in Europe promoting open models and the agent ecosystem.
Confirmed
- The event was NVIDIA's Build-A-Claw in Paris, with Jensen Huang appearing as a surprise guest; developers on-site built AI agents driven by open models to control lobster-claw robotic devices
- According to reposted accounts, Huang gave away a device on-site; one account said a DGX Spark, another a signed RTX Spark (given away via a "#ShareYourSpark" interaction where participants held up signs saying what they'd do first with the device)—the exact model differs between the two posts
- Bloomberg reporter Emily Chang traveled with Huang covering his Europe trip across Paris, London, and Berlin, right before GTC, aimed at articulating Europe's role in the AI transformation
Not yet confirmed
- The exact model of the device given away on-site (accounts differ between DGX Spark and RTX Spark), pending official confirmation
Why it matters
- Build-A-Claw is NVIDIA's move to promote open models and the agent ecosystem in Europe, and the CEO personally showing up signals the importance he places on the European developer community and local AI ecosystem
- The Europe trip unfolds right before GTC with Paris as the first stop; follow-up developments in London and Berlin are worth watching
2026-10-13 ~ 2026-10-15 · 5 related posts
Primary sources
- [source] Jensen Huang drops by Paris Build-A-Claw where devs build AI agents on open models — nvidia · 2026-10-13
- Jensen Huang kicks off Europe AI tour in Paris with surprise NVIDIA Build-a-Claw developer stop — lifebypixels · 2026-10-14
- Jensen Huang Makes Surprise Appearance at NVIDIA's Build-a-Claw Event in Paris, Gives Away DGX Spark — lifebypixels · 2026-10-15
- Jensen Huang Shows Up at NVIDIA's Build-a-Claw Event in Paris With Signed RTX Spark Giveaway — lifebypixels · 2026-10-15
1 near-duplicate retellings: lifebypixels