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“You really need to develop a whole product solution—hardware, software, UI, interfaces, and process redesign—with a consideration for what problem you are really trying to solve.” —Aldo Zini
Getting large teams of robots to collaborate is the work of Dr Regis Vincent, who envisions applications that include mapping nuclear contamination.
What obstacles remain for robots to work alongside humans in industrial settings, and how far have we come in eliminating those challenges? Dr. Roland Menassa answers these and other questions in his presentation at the RoboBusiness summit November 2-3 in Boston.
John Reid, director of Product Technology and Innovation at Moline Technology Innovation Center, a part of John Deere’s Global Technology Innovation Network, discusses how his company’s technologies will help feed the world’s billions.
Mark Ingebretsen
abreast of the latest news, research, and business
analysis in key areas of the fast-changing
robotics industry
According to Dan Kara, conference chairman and President of Robotics Trends, Inc., “We are extremely pleased to announce the 4th annual RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition. The success and yearly growth of RoboBusiness clearly demonstrates the need for an industry event dedicated to the commercial application of mobile robots and intelligent systems technology. The 2006 RoboBusiness event will expand the focus from product and market development, to also address sales, marketing and partnering strategies. In addition, special emphasis will be placed on how robots and robotic technology are being employed today and what opportunities exist in a variety of different market segments including first responder, defense and security applications, field robotics, robotic homecare and assistive technology, to name just a few. We are also excited to announce the inclusion of a special Spotlight Track entitled ‘Beyond the Factory Floor: New Markets for Industrial Robotics’. This track will focus on the ways in which the industrial robotics industry can expand robotics usage beyond manufacturing and assembly within large enterprise in the automotive, electronics and semiconductor industries”.
RoboBusiness is produced in collaboration with IDG World Expo, a business unit of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, research and event company. David Korse, IDG World Expo President and CEO, notes, “IDG is extremely excited about the success of past RoboBusiness events and the launch of the more expansive 2007 version. The mobile robotics and intelligent systems markets are witnessing explosive growth. We look forward to working with our partners Robotics Trends on producing world class events that serve this exciting new industry.”
To foster information exchange and interaction among the various constituents driving the intelligent systems and mobile robotics market, the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition will offer five comprehensive educational tracks, each of which focuses on a specific theme driving this new industry. Tracks within the 2007 RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition include:
- Business Development and Investment;
- Technology and Standards;
- Applications and Products;
- Markets and Industries; and
- SPOTLIGHT: New Markets for Industrial Robotics.
About Robotics Trends
Robotics Trends, the world’s first integrated media firm serving the burgeoning personal, service and mobile robotics marketplace, services their clientele through three major business divisions:
- Robotics Trends Publishing, which produces http://www.roboticstrends.com, an online news, information and analysis portal focused on business and technology trends for people who build, buy, invest in, and seek to understand the personal, service, mobile and military robotics market;
- Robotics Trends Events, which produces the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition (http://www.robobusiness2006.com and http://www.roboevent.com) and the RoboNexus Conference and Exposition (http://www.robonexus.com); and
- Robotics Trends Analyst Services serving the strategic consulting needs of leading emerging robotics manufacturers.
About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (http://www.idgworldexpo.com) produces technology-focused tradeshows, conferences and events for professionals seeking world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping. IDG World Expo’s portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo®, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, LinuxWorld® OpenSolutions™ Summit, Wireless Sensing Solutions®, Syndicate™, SaaScon™, GridWorld™, OSBC®, Digital ID World®, RoboBusiness and RoboNexus. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, research and event company.
About International Data Group (IDG)
International Data Group (IDG) is the world’s leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG’s online network includes more than 400 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment, and gaming worldwide. IDG is a leading producer of more than 170 technology-related events including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Macworld Conference & Expo, DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a privately-held company, is available at http://www.idg.com.
Contact
For further information, please call Dan Kara at (508) 529-4197 or email info[at]roboticstrends[dot]com.
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