A Night at STAR ROBOX

STAR ROBOX — a robotics warehouse turned café-bar in Shimosakacho — has become a regular gathering point for Nagoya’s international tech community. On Saturday, May 23, it hosts another joint event, this time pairing Nagoya Tech’s monthly meetup with a pop-up catering appearance from Nagoya Falafel.

The food side first, because it is really worth your attention!

Nagoya Falafel is a home-cook operation run by Philip Hamoui, who has been making falafel wraps, hummus sandwiches, and tabbouleh for Nagoya events. This is the second falafel party at STAR ROBOX — the first one apparently went well enough that round two has come along! Drinks are available at the bar, and guests are asked to order at least one food item and one drink.

The tech programming runs alongside dinner. The main talk covers LLM-assisted coding — specifically the “vibe coding” workflow built around Claude Opus, Cursor, Supabase, and Render to deploy web apps quickly without getting stuck in infrastructure.

The framing is practical: what actually works, where the traps are, and how to get something usable out of a few hours of effort. A separate talk from Mori-san, one of the STAR ROBOX staff, touches on Kitchen Display Systems and how they are being used to streamline kitchen operations — a small window into how robotics and workflow automation intersect in a real food service environment.

Both talks are in English and aimed at beginners. That last part is genuine: Nagoya Tech runs these evenings for people who are curious about technology, not exclusively for people who work in it. If you have been following the AI coding conversation without much hands-on experience, this is a great chance to ask and learn.

While eating Falafels!

RSVP is requested so the kitchen knows how much food to prepare.

The Details

Falafel Party × Nagoya Tech — Round 2
Venue: STAR ROBOX
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026
Times: 18:00–22:00
Price: No entry charge
Minimum order: 1 food item + 1 drink per person

Address:
1-27 Shimosakacho 1F,
Mizuho-ku, Nagoya

Website:
cafe-bar.starrobox.com
nagoya.tech

RSVP:
facebook.com/events/1610900150204583

Access

By Subway:
Take the Meijo Line to Horita Station
M27, Exit 3.

From Exit 3, walk through the residential streets toward Shimosakacho. STAR ROBOX is on the ground floor of a low industrial-style building, about 5 minutes from the station.

By Meitetsu Train:
Take the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Horita Station
NH34.

From the station, head south toward Mizuho Ward and walk through the neighborhood streets. STAR ROBOX is about 6–7 minutes on foot.

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