Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics … – TechCrunch

TechCrunch is holding its first ever event focused solely on robotics on July 17 at MITs Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge, Mass., and today were really pleased to roll out the agenda forTC Sessions: Robotics.

The events purpose is to convene two very different worlds in robotics the nascent startup and venture scene and the deeply established research, government and corporate worlds. We think weve got our arms around all that and more. Anyone who attends TC Sessions: Robotics will learn how tomorrows robotics companies and technologies are going to populate our workplaces, homes, and everything in between while also learning where to make smart bets for employment, investment and education.

The agenda is packed with the top scientists, executives and companies in the robotics world. And its not done yet. Look for announcements in the coming days ofworkshops, a few remaining speakers, and our pitch-off contestants.

Please set aside July 17 and join TechCrunch, our speakers, and attendees for an amazing day of robotics. Get your tickets while they last. Interested in sponsorship? More information is available here.General questions?Reach out here.

9:00 AM 9:05 AM Opening Remarks fromMatthew Panzarino

9:05 AM 9:25 AM Whats Next at MITs Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory withDaniela Rus (MIT CSAIL)

9:25 AM 9:50 AM Is Venture Ready for Robotics?withManish Kothari (SRI), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital) and Helen Zelman (Lemnos)

10:10 AM 10:35 AM Collaborative Robots At WorkwithClara Vu (VEO), Jerome Dubois (6 River Systems) and Holly Yanco (UMass Lowell)

10:35 AM 10:55 AM Coffee Break

10:55 AM 11:20 AM Building A Robotics Startup from Angel to Exit with Helen Greiner (CyPhy Works),Andy Wheeler (GV) and Elaine Chen (Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship)

11:20 AM 11:30 AM Soft Robotics (Carl Vause) Demo

11:30 AM 11:55 AM Re-imagineering Disney Robotics with Martin Buehler (Disney Imagineering)

12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch and Workshops TBA

1:00 PM 1:20 PM Robots at Amazonwith Tye Brady (Amazon Robotics)

1:20 PM 1:55 PM When Robots Fly with Buddy Michini (Airware), Andreas Raptopoulos (Matternet) and Anil Nanduri (Intel)

1:55 PM 2:15 PM Packbot, Roomba and Beyondwith Colin Angle (iRobot)

2:15 PM 2:35 PM Building Better BionicsSamantha Payne (Open Bionics) and TBA

2:35 PM 2:45 PM Demo TBA

2:45 PM 3:05 PM The Future of Industrial Robotics with Sami Atiya (ABB)

3:05 PM 3:25 PM Coffee Break

3:25 3:35 PM Demo TBA

3:35 PM 4:15 PM Robotics Startup Pitch-off (Judges and contestants TBA)

4:15 PM 4:35 PM The Age Of The Household RobotwithGill Pratt (Toyota Research Institute)

4:35 PM 4:55 PM Building The Robot Brain withHeather Ames (Neurala) andBrian Gerky (OSRF) and TBA

4:55 PM 5:20 PM Robots, AI and HumanitywithDavid Barrett (Olin), David Edelman (MIT) and Dr. Brian Pierce (DARPA) and TBA

5:20 PM 5:25 PM Wrap Up

5:25 PM -7:00 PM Reception

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