Business-to-business publisher WTWH Media has launched RoboBusiness Direct, an ongoing, integrated series of presentations and media coverage designed to drive robotics innovation, speed commercialization efforts, and strengthen the robotics community. The RoboBusiness Direct program runs from May through July.

“With RoboBusiness Direct, the educational and community-building aspects of RoboBusiness, the world’s premier robotics business development conference and exposition, are being expanded into the digital realm to provide increased educational options, as well as extended opportunities for peer networking and business development,” stated Dan Kara, vice president of robotics at WTWH Media.

Registration for RoboBusiness Direct is now open. There is no charge to register for RoboBusiness Direct.

Experts from leading companies to speak

RoboBusiness Direct sessions are delivered by brightest minds from the leading robotics and automation companies from around the world, including Nuro, FedEx, Lockheed Martin, Samsung, Siemens, and more. RoboBusiness Direct speakers will share their expertise and insights on a variety of topics in four subject areas:

• Identifying opportunities
• Exploiting technologies
• Driving business
• Transforming industries

Here is the RoboBusiness Direct schedule. Each talk starts at 2:00 p.m. EST.

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The Future of Robotic Manipulation With ROS and MoveIt
Dave Coleman, CEO, PickNik Robotics
May 20, 2020

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The New Investment Model for Robotics Startups
Fady Saad, Co-Founder & Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, MassRobotics
May 28, 2020

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Overcoming Warehouse Challenges Using Mobile Robots
Corey Cook, Senior Program Manager and Solutions Architect, Lockheed Martin
June 4, 2020

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The Automation of Manual Vehicles:
Insights, Analysis and Opportunities
Rian Whitton, Senior Analyst, ABI Research
June 11, 2020

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From 1 to 1,000: Lessons Learned in Scaling a Robot Fleet
Sarjoun Skaff, CTO, Bossa Nova Robotics
June 17, 2020

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How Robots Are Succeeding and Failing in the World of Logistics
Aaron Prather, Senior Technical Advisor, FedEx
June 25, 2020

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Building Zero Occupant Autonomous Vehicles
to Accelerate the Benefits of Robotics Today
Andrew Clare, Head of Robots, Nuro
July 2, 2020

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Cybersecurity and Robotics Systems: Vulnerabilities and Solutions
Satyajit Sinha, Research Analyst, Counterpoint Research
July 9, 2020

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Robotics at the Edge: Flexible Manufacturing, Intelligent Machines, and Edge Robotics
Juan Aparicio Ojea, Head of Advanced Manufacturing Automation, Siemens
July 16, 2020

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Human-Robot Collaboration for Flexible Manufacturing
Clara Vu, CTO, Veo Robotics
July 22

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The Life and Times of ROS2: A Look at the Future of Robotics Infrastructure
Steve Macenski, Open-Source Robotics Lead, Samsung Robotics
July 29

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More Information

For additional information or questions regarding RoboBusiness Direct, please contact Dan Kara at dkara[AT]wtwhmedia.com.

For RoboBusiness Direct sponsorship opportunities, contact Courtney Seel at cseel[AT]wtwhmedia.com

About WTWH Media LLC

WTWH Media is an integrated media company serving engineering, business, and investment professionals through 50+ web sites and five print publications, as well as many events. The “WTWH Network” includes The Robot Report, Collaborative Robotics Trends, and Robotics Business Review, online technical, business and investment news and information portals focused on robotics and intelligent systems. WTWH Media also produces leading robotics conferences including the Robotics Summit & Expo, RoboBusiness, and the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum.