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
Melonee Wise, , Zebra Technologies
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.