A one day workshop: 2 September 2010
Outlook on Personal and Service Robotics
Personal and Service Robotics is a growing market.
Are we ready to contribute to it and benefit from it?
Format
Until 1.20pm, you will be attending the final ½ day of TAROS’2010, the Conference on Autonomous Robotics (31 August – 2 September, Plymouth, UK), with a presentation programme tuned to industrial interests, as part of a special session on Personal and Service Robotics.
After 1.20pm the programme is purely industrial, for which interested academics can register. You will have the opportunity to give a short presentation on your company’s skills and strengths. A discussion and Q&A session will follow to elaborate skills and market development scenarios. Several breaks will enable informal contacts.
Program outline
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8.30 – 9am |
Registration and tea |
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9 – 10am |
Plenary lecture by Geoff Pegman (RURobots Ltd. ) “Personal and Service robotics: market outlook, research challenges and funding prospects” |
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10 – 10.10am |
Short break |
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10.10 – 12.30am |
Special Session on Personal and Service Robotics. Presentations by leading academics on recent advances in robotics research and applications (including a tea break) |
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12.30 -1.20pm |
Buffet lunch + posters/exhibition |
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1.20 – 1.25pm |
Welcome and introduction to the workshop’s format |
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1.25 – 2.30pm |
Industry presentations “Our skills and strengths” |
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2.30 – 3pm |
Tea break |
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3pm – 4.25pm |
Debate, Discussion, Q&A. “What does the future hold for Personal and Service Robotics? Drivers and bottlenecks? Where do we fit in?” Where would we like to be in 5 years?” |
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4.25 – 4.30pm |
Summary and conclusions |
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4.30 - 5pm |
Tea and pastries, 5pm workshop end |
Your contribution
You have the opportunity to give a 5-10 min presentation, including question time, to present the key skills and strength of your company and, if possible, what skills you would like to have in 5 years. The audience is made of the other industry representatives and of registered participants from the academic conference.
Poster space and limited exhibition space is available for the workshop day or for the duration of the conference. Please contact taros2010@plymouth.ac.uk for details.
Benefits
The plenary talk in the morning will update you on the state of the market, research and funding opportunities in personal and service robotics.
Your current skills may be needed by another company and contacts and exchanges can be initiated during the tea breaks.
As for your long term needs, you may form synergetic contacts and may secure support from academic members of the audience.
The debate will help clarify where the market of service and personal robots is developing and how your company can contribute to the growth of this market.
Who is this workshop for?
Does your company contribute, or has the potential to contribute, to the supply chain of personal and service robotic manufacturing, from hardware to software?
Could you become involved in the marketing of personal and service robots?
Following companies are being invited to this workshop
ABB
Limited Aarobotics
ARM Assisted Living Platform Barr and Patz
Blue Bear Systems Cleanbrite Ltd Core Robotics Dyson
Elumotion Engineered Arts Fanuc Robotics UK Ltd Geku Automation
Guidance Limited iiRobotics Merlin Robotics Microsoft Mind Golf
NeuroRobotics OC Robotics Patronics Possum ltd Prosurgic
Ryland Research The Shaddow Robot Company Silsoe Technology
Smith Engineering South West Precision ST Robotics Swarm Systems
Unibots
Please let us know of any other company, such as suppliers, who would be interested.
Registration and accommodation
The registration fee for the day will be £40. This includes lunch and all the tea breaks and pastries at the end of the workshop. Register online: http://www.taros.org.uk.
Accommodation in on-site student rooms can be booked online for £38.50/night. Information on off-site hotels is also provided.
Participants who are in Plymouth on the evening of the 1 Sept are welcome to join the conference dinner at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club on Plymouth Hoe, at a cost of £28. This can also be booked through the TAROS website.
Exhibition space
The registration includes a small exhibition space, typically a square table and a poster. Please contact the organizers if this is required. Larger space is available at a cost. Please contact the organizers at taros2010@plymouth.ac.uk.
Sponsorship
You are encouraged to provide even modest sponsorship for the conference. Your name will appear in the conference proceedings and on the conference web page. Please contact the organizers for more details.
Contact
Dr Guido Bugmann or Dr Tony Belpaeme at taros2010@plymouth.ac.uk.