Dr. Rodney Brooks, iRobot Co-Founder, Keynotes
The Next Wave of the Robot Revolution
iRobot CTO to be Joined by Executives from Five Leading Robotics Companies to Discuss Next Wave in Robotics
You'll learn:
- Will robots allow the U.S. to recapture market share in manufacturing?
- Will humans and robots begin to work side by side?
- What business sectors will be penetrated by robots for the first time?
- How ready are the capital markets to embrace the financing of robot technology?
On October 10, we will host a panel of senior executives from five New England robotics companies. These firms are leaders among more than 130 area companies that are producing robots or key robotic components.
With advances in technology, robots are changing the ways in which goods are produced, homes are cleaned, war is waged and people are healed.
Rod Brooks, founder and CTO of iRobot and long-time director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, will keynote the evening. Following his presentation, moderator Doug Zingale, a partner in Foley Hoag’s technology group, will lead a discussion with the following industry executives:
- Chris Hofmeister - CTO of Brooks Automation
- Tom Fuhlbrigge - Manager, Mechatronics and Robotics Automation, ABB Robotics
- Mick Mountz - CEO of Kiva Systems
- Tom Ryden - CEO of North End Technologies
- Debbie Theobald - CEO of Vecna Technologies
When: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Networking: 5:30 p.m.
Program: 6:15-8:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception: 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Where: Stata Center (Bldg. 32), Kirsch Auditorium, 32 Vassar St., CambridgeForum members: $20; Non-members: $30
Students from all universities, free with college ID.Industry Showcase - We will also be including a new feature for the Forum. All of the companies listed above, plus Bluefin Robotics, Cognex, and Foster Miller will be bringing people to the event to discuss industry issues and employment opportunities. Tables will be set-up just outside Kirsch Auditorium during our pre and post event receptions.
All 130+ companies within New England are invited to join us for what will be a fascinating exploration of the current state and future development of the industry. We will update our website with additional information of robotics companies that will join us that evening in the audience and during the receptions as we get closer to the event.
The evening's moderator will be Doug Zingale, a Partner in Foley Hoag's technology group.
Immediately following the program at 8:00 p.m. we'll have a special networking reception in the Stata Center's R&D Pub (4th floor) from 8-9 p.m.