RoboBusiness: Your Guide to Day 1 [Video]

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 RoboticsTime: 9:30 AM- 10:15 AM Location: TheaterSpeaker: 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.”

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