Over four days, Robotics Trends’
RoboNexus Conference and Exposition offers
all classes of attendees multiple opportunities to
learn, network, buy, sell and be entertained at the
largest robotics event in North America.
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HOURS
Registration
7:30 - 5:00
Conference
Sessions
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Expo Open
10:00AM - 5:00PM
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For business and investment
professionals, software and hardware developers,
researchers, university students, educators, channel participants
and resellers, RoboNexus
offers the Professional
Development Programs and the
RoboNexus Product Spotlight
sessions on the exposition floor.
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For hobbyists, amateur
roboticists, families and consumer in general the
RoboNexus Consumer & Entertainment
Expo offers demonstrations, competitions,
educational
sessions, as well as the
RoboNexus Product Spotlight
sessions.
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RoboNexus Professional
Development Programs |
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Keynote Sessions |
Thursday-Friday |
October 6-7, 2005 |
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Business Development and
Opportunities |
Thursday |
October 6, 2005 |
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Emerging Robotics Technologies,
Products and Applications |
Thursday |
October 6, 2005 |
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Industry Development
Program |
Thursday |
October 6, 2005 |
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Robotics Design, Development and
Standards |
Friday |
October 7, 2005 |
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Robotics Education and Curriculum
Development |
Friday |
October 7, 2005 |
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Industry
Development Program |
Friday |
October 7, 2005 |
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RoboNexus Product Spotlight Sessions |
Friday-Saturday-Sunday |
October 7-9, 2005 |
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RoboNexus Consumer and
Entertainment Expo |
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Consumer Expo Sessions |
Saturday-Sunday |
October 8-9, 2005 |
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RoboNexus Product Spotlight Sessions |
Friday-Saturday-Sunday |
October 7-9, 2005 |
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12:00 |
Break for Lunch |
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Business Development
and
Opportunities |
Technology, Products
and
Applications |
Industry Development |
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1:00 |
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Mobile Robotics: Commercial
Opportunities, Commercial Constraints
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Neena Buck -
Vice President, Emerging Frontiers
Strategy Analytics |
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Bringing
Durability, Reliability & Repeatability To Robotic
Transportation
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John Morrell -
Director, Systems Engineering Segway LLC
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Opportunities for
Agile Robotics in Israel
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Bill Thomasmeyer -
EVP, Technology Collaborative and President, National
Center for Defense Robotics |
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2:00 |
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Micro/Nanotech: Key Enabling
Technologies Supporting the Growth of the Robotics
Industry
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Louis Ross -
Managing Director, Global Emerging Technology Institute |
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Model Driven Architecture (MDA)-Based
Software Development in Robotics
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Jon Siegel -
Vice Pres., Technology Transfer, Object Management
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Panel: Development Issues
in Intelligent, Mobile Robotics
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Neena Buck -
Vice President, Emerging Frontiers
Strategy Analytics |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:15 |
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Robotics Industry: Grow Up!
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Lance Ulanoff -
Editor, PCMag.com |
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Raising the Ante: FloorBotics
Self-Mapping Robot Floor Cleaners
- Duncan Ashworth -
President, Floorbotics |
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Robotics Partnership
Opportunities in Japan
Representative from Japan External Trade Organization
and Various Business and Academic Speakers |
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4:15 |
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Setting Up and Launching a
Robotics Company
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Michael S. Chester -
President, Inter. Manufacturing Consultants,
Chair, IEEE Boston
Entrepreneurs’ Network |
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The Pathway to
Personal Robots
- John Swope -
President, Swope Designs |
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The Pros & Cons of a Distributed Control Architecture
- Daniel Mannisto -
President, Machine Bus Corp. |
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5:30 |
Object Management Group
Robotics Standards Special Session |
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Time |
Friday, October 7, 2005
Exposition Hall
Open 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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7:30 |
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Registration |
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9:00 |
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Robots 2005
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Colin Angle -
CEO and
Co-founder, iRobot |
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10:00 |
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New Robots for New Missions - NASA Exploration
Requirements for Robotics Technology
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Rob Ambrose -
Director Johnson Space Center, NASA |
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11:00 |
Visit the Expo Floor |
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12:00 |
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Conference Luncheon Keynote
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Daniel Zanini -
SAIC Senior Vice President and Program Manager and
SAIC Deputy Program Manager - Future Combat Systems Lead
Systems Integrator |
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1:00 |
Break |
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Robotics
Design,
Development
and Standards |
Robotics
Education and
Curriculum Development
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Industry Development |
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2:00 |
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Driving Robotics Integration
Using XML Web Services
- Lloyd Spencer -
CEO, CoroWare |
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Robotics-Enhanced Computer
Science Instruction
- Stewart Tansley -
Program Manager,
Microsoft Research
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Standards in Action: Prototype
Robots at
Aichi International Exposition
2005
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Masayoshi Yokomachi -
Project
Coordinator,
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:15 |
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Tools for Robot Integrators
and Programmers
- William Kennedy -
Chief Technical Officer, MobileRobots |
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Autonomous Robotics: A
Wonderful Motivator in Science and
Engineering Education
- CJ Chung
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Professor, Lawrence
Technological University; Founder, Robofest
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Robots as Integrated
Intelligence: Connecting Theory and Practice
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Manuela Veloso -
Professor of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon Institute |
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4:15 |
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Standards for Robotics
Development
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Richard Soley -
Chairman
and CEO
Object Management Group |
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Incorporating Robotics in
Educational Curricula
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Ken Berry -
Founder, RoboEducators; Professor, California State University
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Schedule, Organize and Program Through
Robotics Education
- David Miller -
CTO, KISS Institute for
Practical Robotics |
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Time |
Saturday, October 8, 2005
Exposition Hall
Open 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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7:30-5:00 |
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Registration |
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11:00 |
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Roomba Hacking 101
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Phillip Torrone -
Associate Editor, MAKE Magazine |
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12:00 |
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Robots Are Where You Find Them:
Converting a Radio Shack "ZipZaps" into a Robot
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Myke Predko -
Server and High Performance Systems,
Celestica |
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1:00 |
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Homebrewed
Robots!
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Camp Peavy -
Owner, Homebrewed Robots!, Program Chairperson, HomeBrew
Robotics Club
and Co-founder, TABLEBot Challenge |
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2:00 |
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History of
Robotics
- Dave Grossman
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3:00 |
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The Frankenstein Complex and Its Impact on Robotics
- Joanne Pransky
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World’s First Robotic Psychiatrist |
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4:00 |
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Networked Robot Art
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Ken Goldberg -
Artist and Professor, Industrial Engineering and
Operations Research, and
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University
of California at Berkeley |
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Time |
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Exposition Hall
Open 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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7:30 |
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Registration |
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11:00 |
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Calculation and Chance in Robotic Art
- Max Chandler -
Artist |
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12:00 |
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Consumer, Hobby and Competition
Robots: What’s Available, What’s Coming
- David Calkins
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President of the Robotics Society of America, Founder of
ROBOlympics |
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1:00 |
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Robotic Soccer as a Teaching Tool
- Nanu Swamy -
Founder and Director of Technology, RoboTech Center |
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2:00 |
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Send in the Robots: What, Why,
When and How?
- Roger Gilbertson -
President, Mondo-tronics |
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3:00 |
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Passion, Planning, Perseverance: Keys to Successful Robotics Competition
- Alan Federman
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NASA Education's "Dr. Robot",
Senior
E-Protocol Specialist, Stanford University |
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Time |
RoboNexus Product
Spotlight Sessions
Running Each Day
on the RoboNexus Exposition Floor
Friday, October 7 - Sunday, October 9, 2005 |
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7:30 |
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Registration |
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11:15 |
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The Role of Integrated Servo
Technology in Remote Vehicle and Mobile Robotics
- Robert Bigler -
CEO, Animatics Corporation |
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12:00 |
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Biological
Inspiration for Advanced Robotic Technology
- Tony Lewis -
President and CEO, Iguana Robotics |
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12:45 |
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Applications and Opportunities
for Service Robotics
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Walter Weisel -
Chairman &
CEO,
Innova Holdings |
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1:30 |
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Innovation in Floor Cleaning:
The Roomba
Scheduler
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Nancy Dussault -
Director, Global Marketing,
iRobot |
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2:15 |
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MobileRobots' Developer
Platforms
- David Northup
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Technical Sales Engineer, MobileRobots |
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3:00 |
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PC Based Robotics, the Future
of Hobby Robotics
- Matt Trossen
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President, Phidgets USA |
Overview • How to Participate • Program-at-a-Glance • Special Events • Exhibitor Info • Speakers • Venue • Registration
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