On Day 2, the exhibit hall will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Robotics Summit & Expo will close at 3:30 p.m. with a final keynote, “Rewiring What’s Possible: A New Era of Human Potential.” During this talk, Noland Arbaugh will share what it means to become the first person to use a Neuralink brain-computer interface and how it has reshaped his independence, creativity, and connection to the world.
After the hall closes, the MassRobotics Career Fair will begin at 3:30 p.m. and last until 5:30 p.m.
Breakouts to catch in the morning on Day 2 of the Robotics Summit
Breakout sessions will start at 11:30 a.m. Today’s schedule includes:
Designing Production-Ready Force & Torque Sensors for Next-Gen Robots: Ryan Young, the global head of engineering OEM sensors at HBK, will lead this session in Room 252 B.
Lessons from Taking Robots Out of the Lab and Into the Field: Ariana Eisenstein, the founder and CTO of Pickle Robot, will kick off this discussion at 11:30 a.m. in Room 254 A.
Productizing AI in Robotic Systems: This 11:30 a.m. panel will be held in Room 252 A. It will include Diego Brihuega, senior vice president of technology at Globant; Anders Beck, vice president of AI robotics products at Universal Robots; Dave Coleman, the founder and chief product officer at PickNik Robotics;, and Andy Lonsberry, the CEO of Path Robotics.
Where AI Delivers in Material Handling: Chris Morgan, the senior director of R&D at Bastian Solutions, will start this talk at 11:30 a.m. in Room 251.
Attention Please: A New Front End for Robot Conversation: Enzo Ruedas, a machine learning engineer at NXP Semiconductors, will speak at 11:30 a.m. in Room 256.
The Sub-Millisecond Scalpel: Bridging the Latency Gap in Telesurgery: Darren Porras, the market development manager at Healthcare Real-Time Innovations, will present at 11:30 a.m. in Room 254 B.
Robotics Summit talks continue in the afternoon
Afternoon talks at Boston’s Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center include:
ROS in the Loop: Integrating Open-Source Robotics with Industrial Validation Tools: Jacob Perrin, the engineering manager at dSPACE, will start his talk at 1:45 p.m. in Room 252 B.
Which comes first: the Data or the Robot?: Roch Nakajima, the CMO of Noitom Robotics, will lead this session at 1:45 p.m. in Room 256.
Integrating AMRs with Supporting Software Systems for Efficient Packing in Warehouses: Greg Meyne, the vice president of automation, robotics, and consulting at enVista, will discuss autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at 1:45 p.m. in Room 251.
Tesla’s Roadmap for Scaling AMRs in Legacy U.S. Factories: Joshua Joseph, an AMR deployment engineer at Tesla, will speak at 1:45 p.m. in room 254 A.
Rebuilding the Robotics Developer Experience: Andrew Stout, a roboticist and machine learning engineer at the Robotics & AI Institute, will lead this session at 1:45 p.m. in Room 252 A.
MassRobotics Healthcare Startup Showcase: At 1:45 p.m. in Room 254 B, attendees will hear pitches from MassRobotics‘ fifth annual Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst.
Humanoids That Scale: A Systems and Semiconductor Perspective: Giovanni Campanella, the general manager of industrial automation and robotics at Texas Instruments, will present in Room 252 B at 2:30 p.m.
Accelerating Industrial Robotics Applications with AI: YJ Lim, principal technical product lead at MathWorks, will talk at 2:30 p.m. in Room 252 A.
How Physical AI Is Driving Profitable, Scalable Sustainability in Warehouses: Sarah Wynn, the senior editor of Packaging OEMwill have a conversation with Omar Asali, the CEO and chairman of Ranpak, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 251.
The Expo Hall at the 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo.
Check out the Engineering Theater sessions
On the Robotics Summit & Expo floor, the Engineering Theater will have five sessions on Day 2:
The Italian Way to Advanced Manufacturing: This panel, which starts at 10:15 a.m., will feature Gabriella Mason, the North American marketing manager at COMAU; Daniel Chiaravalli, the North American marketing director at ALBA Robot; Greg Lynn, the co-founder and CEO of Piaggio Fast Forward; and Bart Pascoli, the USMCA project coordinator of Machines Italia, the Italian Trade Agency.
Building a Cloud‑Connected Physical AI Loop with NVIDIA Isaac Sim and AWS: Jacob Pollard, the senior software engineer at VividCloud; Drew Milleccia, the principal software engineer and cloud solution architect at VividCloud; and Jim Kennedy, vice president of engineering at VividCloud, will participate in a panel starting at 11:00 a.m.
The Secrets About AI Robotics Platforms: From Prototype to Mass Production: Eric Elmlas, the co-founder of Kickmaster, will start this session at 2:30 p.m. in Room 254 A.
The Trust Gap: Why Human-Robot Collaboration is the Unsolved Problem in Warehouse Automation: This talk at 12:30 p.m. will include Stephanie DeMarco Bartlett, a principal human factors engineer at Goddard Product Development, and Eric Ragan, the director of robotic systems and automation at Goddard.
MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge Finals: At 1:15 p.m., Russell Nickerson, the partner engagement liaison at MassRobotics, will announce the winners of the third MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge.
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