Schedule at a Glance

Monday, October 22

Time Sessions
8:00 - 11:00 Giant Eagle Distribution Center Tours
1:00 - 5:30 Conference Workshop: International Symposium on Robotics and Quality of Life
1:00 - 5:30 Conference Workshop: Rethinking Manufacturing with Robotics
1:00 - 5:30 Conference Workshop: Doing Business with the Federal Government – Opportunities, Insights and Information
6:30 - 8:00 CMU Robotics Institute Open House

Tuesday, October 23

Time Sessions
7:30 - 9:00 Sponsor Showcase, Networking & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 KEYNOTE: Snapshot 2012: The Robotics Industry Today and Tomorrow
9:30 - 10:15 KEYNOTE: State of the Robotics Industry - Investment Trends
10:15 - 11:00 KEYNOTE: Case Study: Deploying Delivery Robots To Improve Care and Cut Costs at Hospitals
11:00 - 11:45 KEYNOTE: Where's My Rosey Jetson?
11:45 - 1:30 Sponsor Showcase, Networking & Lunch
1:30 - 2:15 The Road to Self Driving Cars Funding Robotics: The Investment Community Speaks Using ROS in Commercial Field Robotics
2:15 - 3:00 The Future of Energy and Robotics Protecting Intellectual Property: A Primer and Action Plan for Emerging Robotics Companies How to Get Your (Robotic) Head in the Clouds
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:00 State of Field Robotics and Agriculture Starting and Growing a Robotics Business The State of the Art in Robotic End Effectors, Gripping and Grasping
4:00 - 6:00 Sponsor Showcase, Networking & Reception
6:30 - 9:00 Robotics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Carnegie Science Center
9:30 - 11:30 RoboBusiness After Party • Andy’s Wine Bar • 510 Market Street

Wednesday, October 24

Time Sessions
7:30 - 9:00 Sponsor Showcase, Networking & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 KEYNOTE: Robotics in Education: How Things Work
9:30 - 10:15 KEYNOTE: Quality of Life Technology
10:15 - 11:00 KEYNOTE: On to the Moon
11:00 - 11:30 KEYNOTE: Accessing Technology and Inspiration – Component Distribution with a Difference
11:30 - 1:15 Sponsor Showcase, Networking & Lunch
1:15 - 2:00 KEYNOTE: National Robotics Initiative Panel Discussion
2:00 - 2:15 Break
2:15 - 3:00 Industrial Robot Solutions for Warehousing and Distribution Operations Robotics Workforce Development Open Platform Robotics: Transforming the Robotics Industry Forever
3:00 - 3:45 Remote Presence in Healthcare and Beyond How to Take Robotics From Traditional Into Emerging Markets People Processes Around Robotics
3:45 - 4:30 Not Your Typical Robot - Robots in the Workplace The Convergence of Service and Industrial Robotics More Cognition, Less CPU
4:30 - 5:15 Building Fighter Aircraft Using Vision Guided Robots From Prototypes to Sales Kinect for Windows – Super-Sensor for Robotics
5:15 - 5:30 Wrap-up and Close