The robots are coming—to SRI International in Menlo Park, that is, where the crew of Xconomy San Francisco is looking forward to welcoming a big crowd at The Future of Robotics in Silicon Valley and Beyond.
This is our first attempt at organizing a half-day conference on robots, how they’re changing our lives, and how Silicon Valley companies can contribute to the robot revolution. We’re extremely excited about the lineup of speakers who’ve agreed to join us, including CyPhy Works CEO Helen Greiner; Kiva Systems CEO Mick Mountz; SRI director of robotics Rich Mahoney; Willow Garage CEO Steve Cousins and director of open source development Brian Gerkey; Liquid Robotics chief software architect James Gosling (also known as the creator of the Java programing language); Grabit founder Charlie Duncheon; Google’s manager of space initiatives, Tiffany Montague; Meka Robotics co-founder Aaron Edsinger; Adept Technology CEO John Dulchinos; and former University of Washington roboticist Yoky Matsuoka, who’s now with home automation company Nest.
We still have a handful of tickets left for the event, but you’ll have to act fast to get one of the last seats. Registration starts at noon and the event starts at 1:00 pm. The full agenda is here and you can check out our pre-event gallery of robot photos and videos here.
Author: Wade Roush
Between 2007 and 2014, I was a staff editor for Xconomy in Boston and San Francisco.
Since 2008 I've been writing a weekly opinion/review column called VOX: The Voice of Xperience. (From 2008 to 2013 the column was known as World Wide Wade.)
I've been writing about science and technology professionally since 1994. Before joining Xconomy in 2007, I was a staff member at MIT’s Technology Review from 2001 to 2006, serving as senior editor, San Francisco bureau chief, and executive editor of TechnologyReview.com. Before that, I was the Boston bureau reporter for Science, managing editor of supercomputing publications at NASA Ames Research Center, and Web editor at e-book pioneer NuvoMedia.
I have a B.A. in the history of science from Harvard College and a PhD in the history and social study of science and technology from MIT. I've published articles in Science, Technology Review, IEEE Spectrum, Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Technology and Culture, Alaska Airlines Magazine, and World Business, and I've been a guest of NPR, CNN, CNBC, NECN, WGBH and the PBS NewsHour. I'm a frequent conference participant and enjoy opportunities to moderate panel discussions and on-stage chats.
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