Iván Hernández Dalas: Russ Tedrake to unveil stealth AI startup at Robotics Summit

Russ Tedrake.

Artificial intelligence has been dominating conversations at every technology event for the past few years, and the robotics industry continues to look for ways to apply the technology to robots.

At the Robotics Summit & Expo, Russ Tedrake, a professor at MIT and former senior vice president of large behavior models (LBMs) at the Toyota Research Institute, will unveil his new stealth AI startup focused on deploying LBMs for robotics.

Drawing on his deep experience in robotics and AI, Tedrake will share his vision for how physical AI can unlock more capable, adaptable robots across industries.

The keynote, “Building Large Behavior Models for Industry,” will examine the motivations behind the technology, early breakthroughs, and the potential impact of LBMs on next‑generation robots.

More about Russ Tedrake

Tedrake is the Toyota Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Mechanical Engineering at MIT, the director of the Center for Robotics at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (MIT CSAIL), and the leader of Team MIT’s entry in the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

His research is focused on finding elegant control solutions for interesting – under-actuated, stochastic, or difficult-to-model – dynamical systems that he can build and experiment with. Tedrake is particularly interested in finding connections between mechanics, especially non-smooth mechanics, and machine learning or optimization theory, which enable robust control design for complex mechanical systems.

Tedrake is a recipient of the 2021 Jamieson Teaching Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the MIT Jerome Saltzer Award for undergraduate teaching, the DARPA Young Faculty Award in Mathematics, and the 2012 Ruth and Joel Spira Teaching Award. He has also been named a Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellow.

Register now for the Robotics Summit & Expo

Registration is now open for the Robotics Summit & Expo, the world’s leading technical event for commercial robotics developers. The event is produced by The Robot Report and parent company WTWH Media.

The show will have more than 50 sessions in tracks on artificial intelligence, design and development, enabling technologies, healthcare, and logistics. The Engineering Theater on the show floor will also feature presentations by industry experts.

More than 70 speakers are confirmed from companies such as Amazon Robotics, AWS, Brain Corp, Fictiv, Harmonic Drive, maxon, PickNik Robotics, QNX, RealSense, the Robotics and AI Institute, Robust AI, Tesla, Universal Robots, and more.

The Robotics Summit will also feature a number of networking opportunities. These include a Mix & Mingle Networking Reception after the first day of the show, the ticketed RBR50 Awards Dinner, and a Women in Robotics Breakfast.

The Robotics Summit & Expo is co-located with DeviceTalks Boston, which focuses on medical devices.

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