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  • October 15, 2024


  • October 16, 2024


  • October 17, 2024


  • Pre-registration is required.
    Where
    Mission City Ballroom B1

  • Collaborative robots have been around for over a decade and widely adopted in many industries. To date, however, the word collaborative has not carried a lot of weight; basically amounting to “don’t hit the people.”

    We can do better. The future of automation depends on next-level collaboration between humans and machines.

    Robust.AI CTO and co-founder Rodney Brooks will describe the imminent future where people maintain their own agency while collaborating with robots each contributing to the same task, and around those same robots that may be working on a task autonomously. Collaboration and autonomy can enhance and empower humans, without compromising on flexibility, reliability or safety.
    Keynote
    Where
    Theater

  • This keynote panel will explore how collaborative efforts and technological advancements are driving the future of robotics innovation. The panelists will also talk about the challenges and opportunities the industry faces, and the potential impact new technologies such generative AI and humanoid robots could have on multiple industries.
    Keynote
    Where
    Theater

  • Empower your sellers in the field to hit their quotas, close deals faster, and strengthen customer relationships with a single source of truth, real-time learning, and engaging buyer experiences with a purpose built enablement platform featuring real-time learning and engaging buyer experiences.
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • Shadow Robot recently finished a multi-year project working with Google DeepMind to produce a new class of robot hand - reliable and robust enough to survive the challenges of reinforcement learning in the real world, while at the same time dexterous and capable enough to perform human-like manipulation tasks.

    The new robot hand has a number of new technologies that can be used in the development of next generation robot hardware, from high speed control architectures based on force-controlled N+1 actuation, to new stereo tactile fingertips capable of sensing the lightest of touches and surviving the high forces typical of grasping and manipulation research. Shadow Robot tested the new robot hand for thousands of hours - from component-level wear tests to high force self-collision tests and impact testing - and produced a modular robot finger capable of assembly into a wide range of robots with serviceability and reliability at the core of the design.

    In this session, we will discuss the design challenges, how we mapped the development space, the technical and practical solutions we developed to address the challenges, and show how these solutions could be applied to other robotics problems.
    Innovation
    Where
    Room 204

  • Starting a robotics company, as well as growing and scaling, has many challenges. The Robotics Startup Bootcamp Part 1 will share best practices for many of the common challenges that can make or break a company. Experts will speak about topics that include:

    - Customer discovery
    - Developing a sales pipeline
    - Intellectual property and trademarks
    - Media and marketing 101
    - Working with corporate partners
    - How to fund your startup
    Driving Business
    Where
    Room 209/210

  • In this session, Jason and Tjarko will discuss the state of robotics in farming; projections for where the sector will go next; which sub-sectors are getting funded and why; how advances in embodied intelligence are making ag-tech robots more cost-effective than ever; and how the agriculture industry compares to other field robotics deployments in terms of uptake, growth, and innovation.

    This is a rare chance to hear from a leading robotics investor alongside a CEO from a highly successful field robotics company. Together, they can answer audience questions about the opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls of deploying field robotics at scale in established industries such as farming, manufacturing, and logistics.
    Field Robotics
    Where
    Room 212

  • As robotic designs become increasingly sleek and compact, the need for equally compact motion control and actuation solutions has become crucial. This session will highlight current challenges faced by roboticists, and new solutions in the form integrated servo drive technology and slim actuator design. Attendees will gain insights on actuator design through a deep dive on the development of a low profile, power dense actuator to enable progressively miniaturized and streamlined robotics.
    Enabling Technologies
    Where
    Room 201

  • Autonomous robotic development teams more than often focus on the job to be done such as fruit picking, weed spraying, lawn cutting etc. Once they get to the area of working out how to implement autonomous navigation, projects slow down since this area is so specialized and can be a minefield to literally navigate. This session aims to be educational, highlighting the various options for autonomous navigation, focusing on the role of precise global satellite navigation. Attendees will leave the session understanding the challenges which need to be overcome (in conjunction with other sensors) and the various options available to developers to pursue.
    Field Robotics
    Where
    Room 203

  • In the rapidly evolving landscape of medical devices, the more novel the applications become, the more creative we must be from a design, development, and testing perspective. For example, when developing complex catheters for robotic surgery, how do you approach design verification when the interventionalist is one step away from the catheter? During this engineering theater presentation, Kate Soojian, VitalPath Senior R&D Manager, will explore the unique challenges that engineers are facing on these next generation device projects and how to use an innovative problem-solving approach to ensure project success.

    Sponsored By
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • Coming soon
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • While it may be noble to develop robotics to help older demographics in society, companies small and large have good business reasons to do so. Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers retire daily. These consumers not only have wants and needs, but they have worked their whole lives to create a nest egg to fund them. After 40-plus year careers, expectations are high, whether it’s demanding robotic-assisted surgery to get back on the golf course, an automated vacuum to take care of the house or a vehicle with the latest car with driver-assistance features to keep them independent. To make an impact (and a profit) designers must look beyond the mere need and consider user adoption and motivation if they hope to be successful in this increasingly competitive market. This talk will first define the size and opportunity this market provides robotics companies. Examples of how businesses are re-defining the way technical products and services are developed, marketed and adopted by older users will be presented. The challenges between the design team and consumer such as empathy, social, economic and other barriers will be discussed. The audience will leave with a greater appreciation for user adoption and an awareness of best practices for designing for older audiences. Hint: nobody ever asked for a wristlet incase ‘I have fallen and I can’t get up’. But if we work together, I promise we can build them what they do want.

    Sponsored By
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • The Robotics Startup Bootcamp Part 2 will include fireside chats with founders who have raised funds and scaled their business. Discussions will include the role of accelerators, fundraising, hiring and team growth, and scaling to net positive revenue.
    Driving Business
    Where
    Room 209/210

  • This conference will focus on the business opportunities in educational robotics and how many educational components, such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi, have transcended their initial purpose and are now widely used in industry, particularly in developing countries. We will explore how components originally designed for learning environments have proven to be valuable industrial tools, opening new markets and applications. The discussion will highlight the potential for developers of robotics hardware to expand their reach by investing in educational technologies that build long-term consumer loyalty. This call to action encourages hardware developers to recognize the immense market potential within educational robotics, as early adoption in schools often leads to widespread use in industrial applications in emerging economies.
    Driving Business
    Where
    Room 201

  • Adagy Robotics provides remote interventions as a service to other robotics companies. For the first time, companies can access the benefits of remote interventions without taking on the operational complexity of developing and staffing the systems themselves. With this technology, robotics companies can accelerate customer deployments and close more follow on sales.

    In the past, robotics companies turned to remote edge case handling either as a last step in the refinement of their product or not at all, instead relying on customers to hire, train and staff operators to be able to intervene when the robots fail. These companies typically do a small number of expensive pilot deployments with customers, with trained staff on site to rescue the robots when they fail, and would spend years eliminating bugs before finally getting to 99.9999% reliability and being able to massively scale deployments.

    But autonomous vehicles changed the way roboticists look at remote edge case handling – we now see remote interventions as a way to accelerate mass adoption of our robots by several years. Modern robotics companies today are starting off with large scale deployments immediately when the hardware exists, using remote interventions to enable reliability, and fixing bugs as they arise. These companies can make a profit off of a robot that works 95% of the time while they continue to develop the autonomous systems towards 99.9999% reliability.
    Enabling Technologies
    Where
    Room 204

  • Precision and adaptability are critical in robotic vision systems, which are now undergoing a major transformation through AI integration. This presentation will explore the evolution of these systems in robotics, from traditional applications to AI-enhanced technologies that are overcoming previous limitations and setting new standards for performance, flexibility, and real-time decision-making.

    Join us as we delve into the fundamentals of AI technology and its diverse applications, including assembly and quality assurance, in various manufacturing industries, from automotive to electronics to white goods. We'll explore practical case studies from Micropsi Industries, showcasing how their AI-driven solutions are reshaping industry standards by enabling robots to adapt to complex and dynamic environments with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency.

    Key Takeaways:

    The transformative impact of AI on robotic vision systems and their applications

    Limitations of traditional vision systems and how AI is addressing these challenges

    Real-world examples of AI-enhanced vision systems in robotics

    Future trends and competitive advantages of AI-driven vision systems
    Innovation
    Where
    Room 203

  • In today's rapidly advancing technological landscape, robots are becoming integral to various industries, from manufacturing to healthcare. However, with great power comes great responsibility—or in this case, a plethora of standards. This session is a lighthearted yet informative presentation that dives into the essential guidelines governing robot design, functionality, and safety. We will explore the quirky and often amusing aspects of these standards, highlighting the challenges and triumphs in creating a unified framework for robotic systems.

    Through engaging anecdotes and real-world examples, attendees will learn about the history of robot standards, key regulatory bodies, and the critical role these standards play in ensuring interoperability, reliability, and safety. We will discuss the intricacies of ISO, ASTM, and other regulatory frameworks, examining how they shape the development and deployment of robots across various sectors.

    Moreover, we will touch on the future of robot standards, considering the impact of emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and humanoids. By the end of this presentation, participants will have a better understanding of the importance of robot standards, an appreciation for the complexities involved, and a smile on their faces from the sometimes humorous journey through the world of Robo-Rules.
    Design & Development
    Where
    212

  • Join Brian Geisel, CEO of Geisel Software, to find out why we’re ditching reality to achieve the next level of autonomy. Through the lens of an Earth-shattering (or perhaps Mars-shattering?) NASA case study, you'll see firsthand how cutting-edge simulation environments are not just about testing theories but about creating solutions that work in the real world. As the world evolves, so do the challenges. Computer-Vision models are running out of training data, or operating in environments where there isn’t any today. For some models, the training data we need might take decades or centuries to gather, and achieving high accuracy is more critical—and difficult—than ever. Enter Synthetic Image Data. Discover how scene-based synthetic data is revolutionizing model training and validation with unprecedented depth, accuracy, and photorealism. This is making the. development process faster and more cost-effective while boosting the reliability and performance of autonomous systems in real-world scenarios. By the end of our session, you'll gain actionable insights on when to leverage synthetic data to improve model accuracy and to empower you to implement advanced simulation techniques in your own projects. Join us to transform your approach to autonomy and innovation.

    Sponsored By
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • How is Generative AI being applied to robotics? This panel of robotics industry leaders will discuss the applications of Large Language Models (LLMs) and text generation applications to robotics. It will also explore fundamental ways generative AI can be applied to robotics design, model training, simulation, control algorithms and product commercialization.
    Innovation
    Where
    Room 212

  • Ilia Baranov, Co-Founder and CEO of Polymath Robotics, will share war stories and strategies to launch a small robotics effort as a SaaS-focused company. He will discuss what Polymath Robotics has built so far, where it is going, what is going on in the funding market, and where the larger community is moving.
    Driving Business
    Where
    Room 203

  • Mechatronic assemblies are tasked with ever-higher payloads and faster-operating specifications in more compact and lighter form factors. This presentation will provide technical insights to motor design considerations to improve robotic system thermal dynamics and efficiency. It will offer insights into designing high-performance systems that also conscientiously consider size, weight, and cost factors.

    This presentation will address some critical engineering considerations when evaluating the robotic system design and ultimately the performance specs and operating life of their robots:

    - Technical formulas behind motor performance

    - Primary causes of heat losses seen in motor design and their trade-offs

    - How optimized motor design improves heat management in robotic system designs
    Design & Development
    Where
    Room 204

  • In 2024, $4.5B has been invested in robotics YTD, and currently trending toward ~$2.5B/quarter. It might look like there's been a bounce-back from 2023, in which robotics received $7.5B in VC funding for the full year. However, a lot of the $4.5B in 2024 was driven by Figure ($675M) and Wayve ($1B). To some extent, companies are leveraging modern AI are still hot and those that aren’t are facing lots of headwinds.

    This presentation will provide insight and analysis on how investor sentiment has evolved from enthusiastic to cautious, where investors were investing, where investors are investing now and what this means for the future funding of robotics companies.
    Driving Business
    Where
    209/210

  • Join our panel discussion as experts delve into the complex challenges of developing robust outdoor robots, exploring issues from environmental adaptability to navigation in unpredictable terrains, connectivity and more.
    Field Robotics
    Where
    201

  • In the rapidly evolving world of robotics, data has emerged as a driving force behind innovation and success. This talk explores how to harness the power of robotics data to unlock actionable insights into your robots. We will discuss the fundamental types of data that are generated by robots, how the representation of that data can strengthen its meaning, how to generate insights into that data using analytics, among other topics. Rather you are an engineer or an executive, you will walk away from this talk with a deeper understanding of the importance of data, and how data can shape the way you operate your business.
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • In industries where complex hardware and rapid iteration are key, effective product lifecycle management (PLM) is essential to staying competitive. This presentation will explore how cloud-based PLM solutions streamline processes, improve collaboration, and accelerate time to market across sectors like robotics and medical devices. As an innovator in this space, Bomello will share insights on how companies can enhance their workflows, reduce costly errors, and drive faster innovation. Join us to learn about the future of PLM and its transformative impact on hardware development!

    Sponsored By
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • The industry’s hottest robotics startups compete in the RoboBusiness Pitchfire Competition for a $5,000 first-place prize and eternal bragging rights. Each startup delivers a 5-minute ‘pitch’ to a panel of judges describing their solution, business model, value proposition and more. Judges pick a winner and two runners-up based on the startup they believe to be best primed for commercial success. Participating startups receive invaluable feedback from investors, can network with industry leaders, and will appear on The Robot Report Podcast.
    Driving Business
    Innovation
    Where
    Theater

  • Vision technology is very advanced nowadays and has been addressed in detail in the past. With the help of AI and its advancement, the feedback from vision has enabled robots to be able to recognize any objects' shape, location in space and convert it to useful information and act "smart" when in manipulation.
    Engineering Theater
    Innovation
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • Mix and mingle with robotics colleagues from around the world during this evening reception at the end of our first day. This reception is open to all full conference pass holders, speakers and sponsors. Pre-registration is required.

    Sponsored By
    Where
    2nd Floor Pre-Function & Terrace

  • General purpose foundation models, such as ChatGPT, have demonstrated how general-purpose models trained on diverse datasets can outperform narrowly tailored specialist models, even on tasks those specialized models are specifically designed for. Can the same transformation happen in robotics? In this presentation, I will discuss how foundation models for end-to-end control of robotic systems can be built, how we can gather large and diverse datasets for such systems, and how they can enable new and exciting robotic capabilities.
    Keynote
    Where
    Theater

  • Renowned roboticist Claire Delaunay will share her insights into the current and future state of robotics and various enabling technologies. She’ll also discuss her career journey, what it takes to build and scale startups and products, and the future of autonomous farming.
    Keynote
    Where
    Theater

  • Traditional medical device development often faces significant challenges, including time-consuming animal testing, high costs, and ethical concerns. In Silico Medicine offers a transformative solution by leveraging advanced computational models and simulations to create virtual human environments. This innovative approach enables researchers to conduct comprehensive and controlled testing, exploring a wider range of scenarios than would be possible with physical experiments.

    By replacing physical testing with digital simulations, we can significantly reduce development time, costs, and ethical concerns. In Silico Medicine empowers researchers to optimize device design, enhance safety, and accelerate time-to-market. This revolutionary technology is poised to revolutionize the medical device development process, bringing innovative solutions to patients more quickly and efficiently.
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • In this presentation, Byron Izquierdo will discuss how to develop simple, accessible, and commercially viable robotic solutions tailored specifically for emerging economies. These solutions are designed for individuals with lower levels of education, making them easy to implement without the need for advanced technical skills. We will explore success stories in sectors such as education, agriculture, and small-scale industries, where robotics technology has proven transformative. Additionally, we will analyze the key technical features that have made our solutions accessible and user-friendly, ranging from educational kits to industrial robots adapted to the limited resources and local needs of these markets.

    Sponsored By
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • Congratulations! You've successfully launched your product, shipping dozens of systems to satisfied customers, and word is spreading that your solution is a gamechanger. However, one question keeps you up at night: as your product continues to gain traction and mass production becomes necessary, how will you deliver? Missing production goals at this stage could be costly, and quality issues could tarnish your brand and alienate your valuable new customers.

    Will you ask your engineers to work graveyard and weekend shifts? Will you lease a new building and hire an entirely new manufacturing team? Or does it make more sense to turn to a value-add contract manufacturer who is an expert in quality control, supply chain management, assembly, and testing?
    Driving Business
    Where
    Room 203

  • 2024 is the year of robotics. AI is set to revolutionize the field, leveraging principles from technologies like ChatGPT to achieve remarkable advancements. Early research suggests that Generative AI (GenAI) and foundation models offer the potential for robots that can reason, adapt, and interact in dynamic environments, enabling them to understand complex tasks and operate autonomously with minimal data.

    The primary hurdle to realizing this potential is the need for vast, diverse real-world datasets. Unlike ChatGPT, which was trained on centuries of accumulated text, robotics lacks extensive data sources, and current data collection methods, such as paid teleoperation, are unsustainable. While ideas like using simulation data are valuable, the holy grail is large-scale production deployment of robots in diverse environments and use cases.

    Moreover, the inherently non-deterministic nature of AI systems raises concerns about safety and reliability. Failure cases for robots, such as collisions with the environment or people, carry great consequences. Ubiquitous adoption is dependent on implementing guardrails to address this.

    Jacobi is building software that makes robot deployments scalable and flexible while ensuring the safety of AI-powered robots. Enabled by recent breakthroughs in motion planning technology, Jacobi’s software is applicable to a wide range of use cases and brings a modern software approach to robotics.
    Enabling Technologies
    Where
    Room 204

  • Achieving cm-accurate positioning for autonomous navigation in field robotics has historically been a complex and labor-intensive process. Setting up GNSS-enabled hardware required configuring expensive base stations or wrestling with cryptic NTRIP credentials, each setup tailored to specific locations and equipment. This complexity has been a barrier to scaling field robotics in industries like agriculture, logistics, and infrastructure. Join Aaron Nathan, CEO of Point One Navigation, for a chat with Mike Oitzman, Editor of The Robot Report, about how using network RTK dramatically increases the ease of use for the end user — by granting access to cm-accurate location with a single click. The session will also cover key technologies used in high-precision GNSS, including L-Band correction delivery, correction standards, and device provisioning and observability approaches. Discover how network RTK can streamline your operations, reduce costs, and accelerate your go-to-market strategy.
    Field Robotics
    Where
    Room 201

  • At the core of our ability to achieve our collective destiny and become an interplanetary species is our ability to effectively support human life and exploration in space.

    Join Dr. Satoshi Kitano, VP of Hardware Engineering at GITAI, in a discussion of the robotics technologies that are at the forefront of transforming our capabilities to not only reach new planets, but to support human activity while we are there. We will take a deep dive into the state of the space labor industry and highlight the interesting challenges that inhibit our progress towards rapidly expanding into the final frontier. Moreover, we will examine what a labor abundant space industry will look like with robotics at its center.
    Innovation
    Where
    Room 209/210

  • There are opportunities all around us to enhance our lives by deploying robotics and automation. Many of these opportunities are beyond the bounds of traditional factory automation, and they are very exciting. In the past decade, our industry has seen hundreds of startups and corporate R&D initiatives attempt to tackle this, but very few clear winners have emerged successfully.

    Dave Coleman, CEO of PickNik Robotics, will share his observations from consulting with 100+ robotics companies over the past decade about what he’s seen work and not work. From business risks to technology pitfalls, be prepared for some common startup perspectives and unique robotics industry insights. A primary focus will be on applications that leverage robotic arms, but the learnings will be generalizable to mobile robots, drones, and more.
    Driving Business
    Where
    212

  • We have seen a surge in robotics startups in the last few years, but this has not necessarily translated to increased automation. Factories remain relatively devoid of robots, with human-operated vehicles dominating material movement. In this talk, we will discuss challenges across manufacturing functions in automating workflows - fear of increase in production backlogs, cybersecurity concerns, safety compliance. We will also present Ati's efforts in tackling these problems while simultaneously overcoming the long-tail of edge cases seen in real-life environments.

    Sponsored By
    Engineering Theater
    Where
    Engineering Theater

  • Join robotics industry peers for some valuable networking, engagement, and mentorship (and food and drink, of course). Attendees will also hear from Allison Thackston, a leading roboticist who is solving some of the toughest problems in agtonomy at Blue River Technology. Pre-registration is required.

    Sponsored By
    Where
    Meeting Room 209/210

  • This panel will bring together investors and roboticists to discuss the challenges and opportunities of raising money for your robotics company. This panel will discuss the current state of robotics investments, macro trends, how the landscape has changed, what applications and technologies are finding commercial success and more.

    More speakers to come.
    Driving Business
    Where
    Room 212

  • AI is increasingly integral to robotics, enhancing capabilities in autonomous navigation, real-time decision-making, and adaptive learning. This session brings together leading robotics developers to learn how they’re deploying, monitoring, and maintaining AI models to ensure optimal performance and reliability in the field.
    Innovation
    Where
    Room 204

  • To engineer a complex field robotic system, mechanical, electrical, software, and control elements must work in harmony, often under tight deadlines. SKA Robotics’ Spencer Krause and Chris Grill have tackled challenging robotics engineering problems for major brands like Caterpillar, Komatsu, Seegrid, IAM Robotics, RE2, and Sarcos. Our success stems from our expertise in motivating top engineers and technicians to excel under pressure. This talk will explore the advanced program management tactics and techniques we use to foster high performance and meet stringent deadlines.
    Field Robotics
    Where
    Room 201

  • Perception is foundational to enabling advanced capabilities such as navigation, SLAM, and AI in modern robots and autonomous vehicles. Yet when sensors stop working, robots stop working, too. As a result, today’s perception systems and the sensors they rely on are under increased scrutiny for capability and reliability — particularly when fleets scale into the hundreds or thousands of devices. In this talk, we’ll explore how the underlying infrastructure of perception — namely sensor calibration, sensor fusion, and sensor monitoring agents — can be used to increase uptime, unblock performance, and reveal aggregate health trends for large fleets of deployed devices.
    Design & Development
    Where
    Room 203

  • Taking robots from controlled pilot environments to real-world deployment presents a significant hurdle. White initial deployments often occur in controlled environments, the subsequent “messy middle” phase exposes them to varying environmental factors and levels of human interaction. This transition presents several challenges that must be overcome to effectively scale a fleet.

    First, moving away from custom solutions for individual robots and toward standardized designs and methods for a fleet. Second, gaining customer buy-in requires developing a deep and thorough understanding of each customer’s unique needs. This includes their particular environment, labor structure, and deployment preferences. Finally, data overload can become a trap. While monitoring KPIs is essential, getting bogged down in data analysis during software updates and iteration can hinder progress. The inability to quickly iterate and test solutions can impact productivity and risks misalignment over Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with customers.

    Drawing on extensive experience scaling robot fleets, Joe Wieciek, Director of Technical Operations at Outrider, shares his practical strategies to ensure your robotic fleet delivers consistent value to customers. He will discuss how to navigate the complexities of cradle-to-grave deployment to effectively scale past the pilot phase. Attendees will learn:
    - Why adopting a standardized, ‘cattle, not pets’ approach simplifies the logistics of your fleet and optimizes it for deployment
    - Strategies for building mutually beneficial partnerships with your customers and being attentive to their unique needs
    - How to leverage proactive monitoring to identify issues quickly, roll out solutions, and maximize value for you and your customer
    Driving Business
    Where
    Meeting Room 203

  • It’s predicted that by 2030, over 1 million mobile robots will be in the field. However, implementation is still complex and the cost of robot downtime is estimated to range from $1,000 to $10,000 per minute. With AI and SLAM systems struggling with real-world variability, what are the real challenges in understanding the total cost of ownership?

    For mobile robots to be feasible and improve operational efficiency customers need performance in real-world environments at an acceptable cost. By focusing on reducing BoM, teams are making trade-off decisions on performance, while simultaneously incurring silent costs that are not measured or managed. To make the right decisions we should all be focusing on the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). BoM is just one important part in a life cycle of costs required to develop, set up, maintain and update an autonomy solution. Yet often it is the main or only cost factor considered in purchasing decisions.

    Understanding and measuring TCO is tough. Doing so however, creates a path to long term scalable profits and a more competitive product. This talk will explain why autonomy is at the heart of TCO, what costs are secretly undermining margin and customer experience, and how you can measure and solve these issues.
    Driving Business
    Where
    Room 209/210

  • When people think of autonomy, they often think of the future of autonomous cars and trucks and how they will make our daily lives more convenient and efficient. However, agriculture is ahead of the curve, and it is benefiting everyone on the planet.

    Farmers face an unprecedented challenge. They must feed a rapidly growing population (expected to reach 10 billion by 2025) with less available land and resources at their disposal. Farmers use fully autonomous tractors today to make the essential job of growing the food, fuel, and fiber we all depend on more productive, profitable, and sustainable. With machines that use autonomy and advanced robotics, farmers can upskill their labor, perform precise tasks at scale, and improve sustainability practices to overcome these challenges.

    An essential part of deploying autonomous machines on farms are connected digital tools to create work plans, monitor the job, and analyze data from the machines. These tools are the most important app on a farmer’s phone as it gives them true visibility into their farming practices and allows them to continuously improve their operations.

    This presentation will explore why farmers need autonomy, how they manage their fleets of advanced robotics with digital tools, and how the data and insights gleaned from the machines helps them overcome challenges to produce more food and clothes for the growing population.
    Field Robotics
    Where
    Room 201

  • Endiatx develops swallowable robot pills for telemedicine. The PillBot is a virtual endoscope that gives doctors a real-time look inside the human body. Endiatx Co-Founder and CEO Torrey Smith will take us inside the robot's development, detail its benefits, and close RoboBusiness with a live demo of PillBot on stage.
    Keynote
    Where
    Theater



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