NEWS
Assistware
to Present at Emerging Robotics Technologies & Applications Conference
Robotics Investment Rapid-Fire Session will feature Mike Formica, COO of Assistware
Boston,
MA
–
Robotics
Trends' Emerging Robotics Technologies and Applications Conference
is coming to the Hyatt Regency Cambridge on March 9-10, 2004! The
Emerging Robotics Technologies and Applications Conference is the
only industry event dedicated to the commercial application of emerging
robotics technologies. For the latest information, please visit the conference
website at
http://www.roboticstrends.com/events .
The Emerging Robotics Technologies & Applications Conference
has garnered support from the world's leading robotics companies
including Assistware, iRobot,
Evolution Robotics, VIA Technologies, Robotics Foundry, Coroware, RoboDynamics,
White Box Robotics, Aethon, HyperActive Technologies, SEEGRID Corporation,
MicroE Systems, McGraw Hill
and others.
The event is being supported and co-marketed by the industry’s leading
association and media channels, including: Circuit
Cellar, MIT Technology Review, MotionControl.com, Network World, Servo
Magazine, Robotbooks.com, Industrial Robot, SoftwareMag.com, MobileRobotics.org,
World Scientific Publishing and the
RoboTech Center .
The conference is endorsed by
Robotics
Foundry, New England Business and Technology Association, The Boston
Entrepreneurs Network, Central New England Chapter of the IEEE Robotics
& Automation Society, Massachusetts Software Council and the Massachusetts
Telecommunication Council.
The Emerging Robotics Technologies and Applications Conference
program includes the worlds leading robotics experts, including thought
leading robotics analysts, manufacturers, researchers, venture capitalists
and entrepreneurs.
Conference keynote and session speakers include:
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Microsoft Core Technologies and Robotics, Dr. Stewart Tansley, Program Manager, Microsoft Research;
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Adaptive, Intelligent Robotic Systems: Societal and Commercial Implications, Dr. Rodney Brooks, Director, Computer Science and AI Lab, MIT;
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PC Bots: A Versatile, Common Platform for Robotic Innovation, Richard Brown, Associate Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies;
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Technical, Social and Commercial Trends in the Era of Mass Market Robotics Appliances, Colin Angle, CEO, iRobot;
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What's Next in Mobile Robotics and Automation, Dr. Chuck Thorpe, Director, Robotics Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University;
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Toward a Standard Software Platform for Consumer Robotics, Paolo Pirjanian, Chief Scientist, Evolution Robotics;
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The Personal, Service and Mobile Robotics Market: Size, Growth and Areas of Opportunity, Dan Kara, Conference Chair and President, Robotics Trends.
Additional conference and panel sessions include:
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The Centibots Project: Potential Applications of Collaborative Robotic Technology
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The Consumer Market for Household Robotics: Technological Zeitgeist, Practicality and the Bottom Line
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PANEL: Lessons From the Front Line
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Opportunities in Healthcare Robotics: Assistive Technology, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Robotics
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Should You Add Robots to Your Product Line?
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Robots on Duty: Current and Future Roles for Land-Based Military Robots
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Venture Capital and Robotics: Trickle or Tidal Wave?
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Commercial Application of Vision Guided Autonomous Flying Robots
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PANEL: Robotics Investment Rapid-Fire: Emerging Robotics Technologies Investment Opportunities
Panelists include the Robotics Entrepreneur DreamTeam including Aethon, AssistWare Technology, HyperActive Technologies, RoboDynamics, SEEGRID Corporation and Whitebox Robotics.
About Assistware Technology
Assistware is dedicated to improving highway safety through a suite of driver assistance aids. Introduced in 1999, SafeTRAC was the industry’s first commercially available Lane Departure Warning System. Today, SafeTRAC can be found on commercial truck and passenger vehicles worldwide. Assistware is committed to making the nation’s highways a safer place and will continue to introduce new products to support that goal.
For more information, visit: www.assistware.com or contact Mike Formica at 724-449-7235.
Assistware Technology l 724-449-SAFE (7233) l safetrac-sales@assistware.com