Registration open for Robotics Summit & Expo

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Registration is now open for the Robotics Summit & Expo, the international conference and exposition focused on the business and technical issues involved with the design, development, manufacture and delivery of commercial-class robotics systems.

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• Rick Faulk, CEO, Locus Robotics
• Greg Smith, President, Industrial Automation Group, Teradyne
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  Why the Cloud is a Force Multiplier for Robotics

GENERAL SESSIONS & PANELS

Technologies, Tools and Platforms Track

• Power System Design Consideration for AMR and AGV Applications
  Eric Lind, Vice President, Ultralife Corporation
• 3D Reconstruction of Moving Scenes Using Parallel Structured Light
  Svorad Stolc, CTO, Sensors Business Unit, Photoneo
• The Future of Sensors for Robots
  Brandon Minor, CEO, Tangram Vision
• Innovations in Sensors, Sensing and Robot Vision
  Panel Session

Design and Development Track

• Deploying Advanced Automation Solutions that Leverage ROS
  Matthew Robinson, Southwest Research Institute
• Supervised Autonomy for Outdoor Mobile Manipulation: An Integrated Approach
  Amanda Sgroi, Director, Computer Vision and Autonomy, RE2
  Nathan Brooks, CTO, Picknik Robotics
• Designing the Next Generation of Robotics Visualization
  Adrian Macneil, Foxglove
• Build to Learn: How to Succeed Through Action
  Siddarth Chhatpar, Vecna Robotics
• Model-Based Design for Advanced Robotics Systems
  YJ Lim, MathWorks
• Hardware Is Not a Commodity: The Case for Modular Force-Controlled Actuation
  Dave Rollinson, HEBI Robotics

Manufacturability, Production and Distribution Track

• New Initiatives to Support the Local Manufacture of Robotics Solutions
  Andrea Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics
• 3D Printed End-of-Arm Tools: Advantages, Applications, & Use Cases
  Liz Stortstrom, HP
• Panel – Design, Engineering and Manufacturing Services Solutions for Robotics Solution Providers
  Matt Wicks, Director of Robotics, Celestica

Bonus Track – Autonomous Mobile Robots

• Spot-On Dead Reckoning for Indoor Autonomous Robots
  Stephen Scheirey, Senior Director, Software, CEVA
• Seeing Is Believing: Simulating AMRs for Successful Deployments
  Matthew Rendall, CEO, OTTO Motors
• Creating a Better Mobile Robot for Consumer Environments
  Brad Bogolea, CEO, Simbe Robotics
• How Lidar Enables Advanced Autonomous Mobile Robots
  Jon Barad, Co-founder, Velodyne Lidar

Bonus Track – Business and Business Development

• The Rise of Robotics Unicorns
  Fady Saad, Co-founder, MassRobotics
• Panel – Robots and You – What are the Next Opportunities?
  Parna Sarkar-Basu CEO Brand and Buzz Marketing
  
• Critical Intellectual Property Issues for Robotics Companies
  Linda Thayer Partner Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
  Margaret Welsh Senior Associate Baker Botts L.L.P.

Co-Located Events
The Robotics Summit & Expo will be co-located with the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, an international conference and expo focused on easing and speeding the development of the next generation of commercial class healthcare robotics solutions. Also co-located with the Robotics Summit event is DeviceTalks Boston, the premier industry event for medical technology professionals, currently in its ninth year. Both events attract engineering and business professionals from a broad range of healthcare and medical technology backgrounds.

Sponsorship Opportunities
For information about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, download the prospectus. Question regarding sponsorship oppertunities should be directed to Courtney Nagle at cnagle[AT]wtwhmedia.com.

About WTWH Media
WTWH Media is an integrated media company serving engineering, business and investment professionals through 50+ web sites, 5 print publications, along with many other technical and business events. WTWH’s Robotics Group produces The Robot Report, Robotics Business Review, Collaborative Robotics Trends and Mobile Robot Guide, online technical, business and investment news and information portals focused on robotics and intelligent systems. WTWH Media also produces leading in-person robotics conferences including the Robotics Summit & Expo, the RoboBusiness Conference & Exposition and the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum. See www.wtwhmedia.com for more information.