ROBOTS: From Imagination to Market

During this one-day seminar and networking event you will follow robots from imagination to state-of-the-art research and finally to market. Starting with a short introduction to robots in science fiction, we will dive into the latest research, hear the newest startup pitches and learn from successful companies. Additional highlights will include an overview of legal and ethical questions, and a panel discussion with key actors in the field.

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Program:

Welcome Coffee

8:30 am: Registeration + Breakfast Bar

Introduction

8:50 am: Opening remarks by swissnex Boston, Robohub & SwissLinkBoston

Imagination

9:00 am: Robots in Science Fiction
Michael A. Burstein

Research

9:30 am: Self-Organized Systems
Radhika Nagpal
Wyss Institute – Harvard

10:00 am: Soft/Biomimetic Robots
Sangbae Kim
MIT

11:00 am: Soft Wearable Robots
Zivthan Dubrovsky
Wyss Institute – Harvard

11:30 am: Personal Robots
Cynthia Breazeal
MIT Media Lab

12:00 pm: Aerial Robots
Dario Floreano
EPFL

Lunch Demos

Gimball
Przemek Kornatowski
EPFL

TERMES Project
Kirstin Petersen
Wyss Institute – Harvard

M-Blocks
John Romanishin
MIT CSAIL

AERobot
Mike Rubenstein
Wyss Institute – Harvard

Printable Robots
Mike Tolley
Wyss Institute – Harvard

Soft Sensors
Daniel Vogt
Wyss Institute – Harvard

Nao
Aldebaran

Startup Pitches

John Amend
Empire Robotics

Adrien Briod
Gimball

Aaron Horowitz
Sproutel

Arron Acosta
Rise Robotics

Business

2:00 pm: Law & Ethics
Kate Darling, MIT Media Lab

2:30 pm: The Business of Robotics
Matt Beane, MIT Sloan

3:00 pm: Hardware Accelerators
Ben Einstein – Bolt

4:30 pm: Kiva Systems
Parris S. Wellman, Ph.D., Senior Director Of Engineering

Panel Discussion

5:30 pm: Launching Your Robot

Panelists:
Matt Beane | Sloan – MIT
Christina Chase | Martin Trust Center – MIT
Elaine Chen | Martin Trust Center – MIT
Kate Darling | Media Lab – MIT
Chris Moehle | National Robotics Engineering Center – CMU

Moderator:
Sabine Hauert | Robohub

ROBOTS Happy Hour

7:00 pm: KIKA, Third St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Celebrate a great day of ROBOTS with a closing apero! Appetizers and sangria to be provided. All other drinks can be purchased at the cash bar. 21+ only.