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Last year’s Robotics Summit & Expo was a rare opportunity to see Boston Dynamics CEO Mark Raibert describe his company’s groundbreaking work on mobile robots. Attendees at this year’s event will have the opportunity to learn from more robotics experts. Robotics developers, suppliers, and users can attend keynotes, sessions, and panels on everything from sensing and machine learning to safety and commercialization. Here’s a preview of some of the programming at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston this coming June. Must-see sessions at the 2019 Robotics Summit Deepu Talla, vice president and general manager of autonomous machines at NVIDIA , will discuss various types of robots and emerging applications in his opening keynote on “Bringing AI-Powered Robots to Life” on Wednesday, June 5. In “The Growing Pains of AGV Navigation,” David Mindell, CEO of Humatics , will explain how there is no “one size fits all” solution for automated guided vehicles ( AGVs ) and Industry 4.0. In this session in the “Systems, Design, and Development” track , Mindell will look at how new sensors and microlocation technologies are affecting mobile robots. One way in which autonomous mobile robots can deliver value to users is from the data that they collect. Tim Rowland, CEO of Jabil unit Badger Technologies , will explain “The Cerebral Side of Robotics,” as data analysis becomes just as important to the connected enterprise as materials handling. What is “sole agent syndrome,” and what can mobile robot designers do about it? In his session on “Machine Learning for Human-like Behavior,” Russell Toris, director of robotics at Fetch Robotics , will show the dangers of over-optimization and the best techniques for getting robots to move smoothly and efficiently. Current industrial robot safety standards are mature, but they are not enough to support certain types of […]