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RoboBusiness, produced by The Robot Report , wraps up today at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The two-day event will bring together more than 60 speakers , over 100 exhibitors and demos on the  expo floor , 10+ hours of dedicated  networking  time, the  Pitchfire Robotics Startup Competition , a Women in Robotics Luncheon, and more. The show will focus on investment and business topics related to running a robotics company. The show focuses on the technical challenges of building commercial robots and the business challenges of running a robotics company. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect on Day 2. You can still register for the event . Keynotes Opening Keynote: Building Robotic Foundation Models Time:  10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Location:  Theater Speaker:  Sergey Levine, co-founder of Physical Intelligence and associate professor at UC Berkeley General-purpose foundation models, such as ChatGPT, have demonstrated how general-purpose models trained on diverse datasets can

Formant aims to offer a single system with apps and workflows built into a single data and UI platform. | Source: Formant Slalom, a global business and technology consulting company, and Formant , a provider of cloud robotics management software, today announced a strategic partnership. The companies aim to help enterprise companies more easily adopt automation and robotics technologies to supercharge their businesses.  Both companies are showcasing the potential of their combined technology in their “Robot Corral” at RoboBusiness this week in Santa Clara, Calif. Attendees can see live demonstrations of Formant customer and partner robots, all streaming into the Formant platform.  “At RoboBusiness , Slalom and Formant are showcasing the very near future of how companies can better navigate the complexities of automation and achieve their strategic goals through smart networks,” said John Tomik, managing director of Slalom Element Lab. “Many businesses cite a lack of vision as t

The Robot Report invites you to submit a session abstract to be considered for presentation at the Robotics Summit & Expo , which will be held April 30-May 1, 2025 in Boston at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The Robotics Summit is the leading event focused on the technical issues involved with developing commercial robots. We are seeking sessions that should be technical and educational to help attendees overcome hurdles related to commercial robotics development. Topics can be submitted based on the following tracks: Technologies, Tools and Platforms: Advances in the core technologies common to all classes of commercial robots Design, Development & Manufacturability: Technologies, tools and methodologies to simulate, prototype and build commercial robots Artificial Intelligence: How machine learning, generative AI, foundation models and other AI technologies impact commercial robotics development Healthcare Robotics: Advances in medical robotics, fr

Micromobility trials in Vancouver International Airport could lead to wider deployments. Source: A&K Robotics Demand for mobility assistance in spaces such as airports is increasing as populations age and more people travel. Robots and autonomous vehicles can help meet that demand amid persistent labor shortages, according to A&K Robotics Inc. Since 2016, the Vancouver, B.C.-based company has been developing electric micromobility platforms and self-driving robotic pods to help improve quality of life and environmental sustainability . “We’re not replacing wheelchairs in airports and other facilities,” said Jessica Yip, co-founder of A&K Robotics. “Our pods are intended to help people with mobility limitations.” A&K Robotics rolls out airport robots in phases In July, A&K Robotics said it is bringing its Cruz self-driving robotic pods at the Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The company had already tested its systems at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta

RoboBusiness, produced by The Robot Report , kicks off today at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The two-day event will bring together more than 60  speakers , over 100 exhibitors and demos on the  expo floor , 10+ hours of dedicated  networking  time, the  Pitchfire Robotics Startup Competition , a Women in Robotics Luncheon, and more. The show will focus on the technical challenges of building commercial robots and the business challenges of running a robotics company. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect on Day 1. You can still register for the event . Keynotes Opening Keynote: New Levels of Collaboration in Robotics Time:  9:30 AM- 10:15 AM  Location:  Theater Speaker:  Rodney Brooks, the co-founder and CTO of Robust AI Collaborative robots have been around for over a decade and are 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

Organization: Kodama Systems Country: U.S. Website: https://kodama.ai/ Year Founded: 2021 Number of Employees: 1-10 Innovation Class: Application & Market In 2022, wildfires burned over 7.5 million acres of land in the U.S., according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. It’s a pressing issue, and it will only get worse as the climate becomes hotter and drier. While there are some robots deployed to fight these deadly wildfires, few are working to prevent them. This is where Kodama Systems comes in. Historically, forests in the U.S. were less dense than they are today. Overstocked forests have resulted in greater competition for resources among plant life in these areas, making them more vulnerable to drought and other stressors. Scientific consensus also suggests that these overgrown forests are a key contributor to the current wildfire crisis. An abundance of smaller, often weaker, trees is ready to burn. To combat this overgrowth, government