Business and Technology Leaders Attend RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition 2008
Healthcare Robotics and ‘Achieving Autonomy’ Featured at Fifth Annual International Robotics Business Development Event
Framingham, Mass. – April 21, 2008 – Robotics Trends and EH Publishing today announced that the fifth annual RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition attracted an international audience from the business community, officials from local, state and national government, along with academics, to the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA on April 8-10, 2008. Conference attendees represented nearly two-dozen countries around the globe including Japan, Korea, China, Australia, Spain, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Taiwan, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Singapore, Ecuador, and the United Kingdom.
Produced by Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., RoboBusiness Conference & Exposition is the international business development event for the mobile robotics and intelligent systems industry. Event sponsors included Founding Sponsor iRobot, Premier Sponsor The Technology Collaborative, Gold Sponsors CoroWare, Evolution Robotics, and KAIRA.
According to Dan Kara, conference chairman and President of Robotics Trends, “The continued success of the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition speaks volumes about the reputation of the event, along the quality of the RoboBusiness attendees, as well as the sponsors themselves. It is also a reflection of a growing market, one where mobile robotics and intelligent systems are moving out of the laboratory and early adopter segments, and into mainstream markets.”
“As one of the leading centers for robotics research, development, innovation, and commercialization, Pittsburgh was pleased to have hosted RoboBusiness Conference & Exposition and welcomed the participation of many of the leading robotics companies and technologists from around the world,” commented Bill Thomasmeyer, President, National Center for Defense Robotics, and Executive Vice President of The Technology Collaborative of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “RoboBusiness continues to prove its mettle as one of the leading forums where roboticists and marketers can discuss opportunities to develop market-changing products and solutions,” he continued.
Jean-Christophe Baillie, Founder and CEO of the Paris-based Gostai states, "Gostai has sponsored and exhibited at RoboBusiness for three years in a row, and we always received a boost in business opportunities after each event.” Adds Baillie, "RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition has become the place where new members of the robotics industry meet and do business."
Six Keynote Presentations Offered Ground-Breaking Information
Attendees gained inspiration from six exclusive keynote presentations from leaders in personal, service and mobile robotics worldwide:
> ‘The Growth of Mobile Robotics in the Consumer Market,’ Presented by Paolo Pirjanian, CEO, Evolution Robotics
> ‘Military Robotics Evolution,’ Presented by Kevin Fahey, Program Executive Officer, Ground Combat Systems, Department of the Army
> ‘The Business of Robots,’ Presented by Colin Angle, Co-Founder and CEO, iRobot
> ‘Microsoft & Robotics - 2008 Update,’ Presented by Tandy Trower, General Manager, Microsoft Robotics Group, Microsoft
> 'Quality of Life Technology,’ Presented by Takeo Kanade, U.A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University
> 'Field Robotics in Australia,’ Presented by Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Research Director, Australian Centre for Field Robotics
Exclusive Conference Sessions Presented Real-World Information
Over 30 sessions presented exclusive content to hundreds of professionals on today’s hottest robotics issues. Topics included: Business Development and Partnership; Applications and Products; Workforce Development; RoboMedicus; Security and Defense; Intelligent Transportation and Field Robotics; First Responder Robotics; Consumer Robotics; and Achieving Autonomy.
Two-Day Exposition Featured Nearly 50 Robotics Vendors
Attendees had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with dozens of pioneering robotics companies on the expo floor. Visit www.robobusiness.com for a complete list of exhibiting companies.
Special Events for Networking Opportunities
Several special events throughout RoboBusiness Conference and Expo 2008 allowed for networking among hundreds of professionals who are moving the personal, service and mobile robotics industry forward.
Robot Hall of Fame Cocktail Reception and Induction Ceremony: hundreds of attendees were treated to an entertaining ceremony featuring Anthony Daniels (Star Wars' C3PO) and Mark Hammill (Star Wars' Luke Skywalker), Sponsored by the Robot Hall of Fame and Carnegie Mellon University
Site Visits to the National Robotics Engineering Center and Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute: These off-site tours provided attendees with a first-hand look at two of Pittsburgh's most highly regarded robotics destinations
The 2009 RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition will be held April 15-16, 2009 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. The event website is www.robobusiness.com.
About Robotics Trends
Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., is the world’s first integrated media firm serving the burgeoning personal, service and mobile robotics marketplace. Robotics Trends services their clientele through three major business divisions:
Robotics Trends Publishing, which produces 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 RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition (www.robodevelopment.com), RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition (www.robobusiness.com) and the RoboNexus Conference and Exposition (www.robonexus.com); and
Robotics Trends Analyst Services serving the strategic consulting needs of leading emerging robotics manufacturers.
About EH Publishing
EH Publishing, Inc. is the information leader and resource for the home electronic industry. Serving the technology and construction markets, EH Publishing, Inc. reaches more than half a million home electronic professionals, builders and consumers worldwide. Founded in 1994, EH Publishing, Inc. has defined, cultivated and raised awareness of the $15 billion electronic/installed home industry through its products, which include print publications, on-line publications, trade shows and market studies. EH Publishing, Inc. is the industry's source for home technology information and market analysis, with the targeted print and on-line publications: Electronic House, Home Electronic Ideas, CE Pro, CE Pro Retailing, ChannelPro, TecHome Builder, Live Sound, and targeted tradeshows: Electronic House Expo (EHX), Electronic Security Expo (ESX), Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX), RoboDevelopment Conference and Expo, and RoboBusiness Conference and Expo. To find out more, visit www.ehpub.com.
Contact
For further information, please call Dan Kara at 508-663-1500 x329 or email info@roboticstrends.com. For sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, contact Ellen Cotton at 508-663-1500 x240 or email ecotton@ehpub.com.
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