The Robotics Summit & Expo will come to an end this afternoon, and we want to make sure you get the most out of the show.
Day 2 will start at 8:00 a.m. ET with the Women in Robotics Breakfast. The event will feature a conversation between Laura Major, the interim CEO and CTO of robotaxi company Motionaland Joyce Sidopoulos, the co-founder and chief of operations of MassRobotics. It will in Room 253BC at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
The first keynote, “Inside the Evolution of Amazon’s Robots,” will take place in Room 258ABC and start at 9:00 a.m. Aaron Parness, the director of applied science in robotics and artificial intelligence at Amazon Robotics, will explain how Amazon is giving its robot arms a sense of touch to perform tasks in high-clutter and high-contact environments.
Next, Daniela Rus, the director at MIT CSAIL, will give her keynote, “Welcome to the Era of Physical Intelligence” at 10:00 a.m. Rus will discuss the challenges of transformer-based foundation AI models. She will also introduce alternative physics-based models and explain how they can efficiently achieve performance.
The show’s final keynote, “Advanced Bionics for Humans and Robots,” will be at 3:30 p.m. in Room 258ABC. Aadeel Akhtar, the founder and CEO of PSYONIC, will explore the synergy between robotics and medical devices, highlighting groundbreaking advancements in bionic technology.
From the development of prosthetics that restore touch and dexterity to the integration of robotics for improved human-machine interaction, Akhtar will talk about how cutting-edge research and innovation are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Today, the expo show floor will open at 10:00 a.m. and will close at 3:00 p.m. After the hall closes, the MassRobotics Career Fair will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Southeast Level 2 Foyer.
Breakouts to catch on Day 2 of the Robotics Summit
Breakout sessions will start at 11:30 a.m. upstairs from the show floor. Today’s breakout talk schedule is:
Beyond Manufacturing: AI-Powered Robotics and the Long Tail of Commercial Innovation: Dave Coleman, the founder and chief product officer at PickNik Robotics, will kick off this session at 11:30 a.m. in Room 257B.
Bridging Robotics and Systems Programming: Why Rust Is a Game Changer: This talk will start at 11:30 a.m. in Room 257A, and is led by Guillaume Binet, the founder of Copper Robotics.
Designing Our Next-Generation Surgical Robot: Barry Greene, the co-founder and chief medical officer of Vicarious Surgical, will start this talk at 11:30 a.m. in Room 260.
From Chaos to Clarity: Using AI to Find Important Events in Robot Logs: This session with Benji Barash, the co-founder and CEO of Roboto AI, will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Room 259AB.
Maximizing the Value of a Warehouse Through Lights-Out Order Fulfillment: This panel will start at 11:30 a.m. in Room 256. It will feature insights from Yaro Tenzer, co-founder and CEO of RightHand Robotics; Mike Keneally, CEO of Accutech; and Ayman Labib, co-founder and CEO of SIMPL Automation, moderated by Eugene Demaitre, editorial director at The Robot Report and Automated Warehouse.
Fundamentals of Robotics Hardware and Software Design: Marcin Panek, the robotics software lead at Bosch, will start his presentation at 1:30 p.m. in Room 257B.
Generative AI’s Impact on Robotics: This panel discussion will kick off at 1:30 p.m. in room 259AB. It will feature Xavier Chi, co-founder of mbodi AI; Ted Larson, CEO of OLogic; Rajat Bhageria, the founder and CEO of Chef Robotics; and Karthee Madasamy, founder and managing partner at MFV Partners, moderated by editor Eugene Demaitre.
Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Showcase: Starting at 1:30 p.m. in Room 260, hear pitches from MassRobotics’ 4th annual Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst.
Humanoid Robot From Unitree Robotics: Tony Yang, the North American director at Unitree Robotics, will describe his company’s progress at 1:30 p.m. in Room 256.
ToF/Active Stereo Vision: Which 3D Imaging Technique Is Right for You? Kevin McCabe, an application engineering manager at IDS Imaging, will speak at 1:30 p.m. in Room 257A.
Field of Dreams: Turning a Scalable, Resilient Field Service Program into Reality: Kali Hamilton, a field robotics engineer at Scythe Robotics, will discuss agricultural and field robotics at 2:30 p.m. in Room 257B.
How to Select the Right Motor to Reduce Cost and Time to Market: This session, featuring Stephen Funk, an electromagnetics design engineer expert at Kollmorgen, and Sunil Kedia, global application engineering manager at Portescap, will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Room 257A.
Need-Based Solutions Are the Future of Personal Robotics: Amos Miller, the founder and CEO of Glidance, will talk about assistive technologies at 2:30 p.m. in Room 260.
Robotics Engineering Theater sessions
Day 2 of the Robotics Summit & Expo includes three sessions in the Robotics Engineering Theater on the show floor:
Streamlining Design to Manufacturing Through Automated Documentation: Mai Bui, the co-founder and CEO of Quarter20, will start this session at 11:00 a.m.
From Prompt to Prototype: Building RealSense-powered Robotics with Copilot: This presentation by Chris Matthieu, the chief developer evangelist at Intel RealSense, will begin at 11:45 a.m.
MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge Finale: We’ll be closing out the Engineering Theater with the challenge finale, led by Russell Nickerson, the partner engagement liaison at MassRobotics. It will start at 12:30 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you at the Robotics Summit & Expo!
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