See the Future of Robotics and A.I. at Robo Madness West, 6/22

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Calling all robot lovers: The time is now to book June 22 on your calendar. That’s the day of Robo Madness West, a celebration of (and critical look at) the exploding fields of robotics and artificial intelligence among startups and big companies alike.

Our fifth annual Bay Area robotics event is being held in partnership with the 2016 Sensors Expo & Conference at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA. We are convening an all-star lineup of CEOs, founders, and top executives from companies such as iRobot, PARC, Savioke, Simbe Robotics, Jibo, Lemnos Labs, Eyeris, PreNav, and Fetch Robotics.

The key themes this year are robot design across different industries (including logistics, retail, and home); human-machine interaction and collaboration; drone navigation and mapping; machine learning and artificial intelligence; and more.

We have quite a program in store—everything from solo talks and robot demos to fireside chats and panel discussions on topics that are most compelling to our audience of tech and business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, marketers, and anyone interested in the future of robotics and A.I.

To get a sense of the event, you can check out photos and takeaways from our recent sister event in Boston, as well as last year’s Robo Madness West.

We’ll have more details on the afternoon agenda soon. Meantime, today (Friday) is the last day to grab our early bird ticket special. Hope you can help spread the word and join us in San Jose on June 22.

Author: Gregory T. Huang

Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003. Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.