At ERF 2024 a record number of robot companies presented their solutions at the 2,000 m2 exhibition area. Among them two innovative Dutch companies, both spin-offs of technical universities. Avular, originating from Eindhoven technical university, presented its open mobile robot and drone technology. IM Systems, originating from Technical University Delft, showed their Archimedes speed drive. In this report the Rocking Robots team interviews Tess Kolkman of Avular, and Casper van Eersel of IM Systems.
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The relationship between robotics and AI was a hotly debated topic at ERF 2024, as is clear from this new report by Rocking Robots from Rimini. Our team interviewed both Dr. Bernd Liepert, President of euRobotics, and Dr. Werner Kraus, who is responsible for organizing next year’s event in Stuttgart.
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At the European Robotics Forum taking place in Rimini this week, the field of robotics is being discussed from a wide range of perspectives. In this video report, Rocking Robots offers a first impression and discusses the main trends in robotics with Professor Lorenzo Marconi from the University of Bologna.
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Ken Fleming, CEO of Fizyr, has been named as one of the recipients of this year’s Pros to Know award by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. This recognition is given to executives who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in leveraging supply chain for competitive advantage, and Fleming has been acknowledged in the Lifetime Achievement category. The award announcement comes shortly before MODEX Atlanta.
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First annual Women’s Empowerment Forum at Automate 2024
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced its first annual Women’s Empowerment Forum at Automate 2024, North America’s largest robotics and automation trade show. The forum is set to highlight women’s roles and contributions in the field of automation. The event will commence with a keynote address by Professor Daniela Rus from MIT, focusing on the evolution and future prospects of automation and robotics.
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The challenge of human and robot interaction
As robots become more ubiquitous and more intelligent, more people will interact with them. But how do you design these complex systems in such a way that humans can comfortably interact with those machines? Preceding a workshop on this theme at ERF 2024, Rocking Robots discussed human-robot interaction with Valeria Villani, a researcher at the University of Modena.
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Agility Robotics, the company behind bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, has appointed Peggy Johnson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Johnson’s appointment is part of Agility’s strategy to expand its commercial deployments, enhance its product range, and scale up the manufacturing of Digit.
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Dr. Dympna O’Sullivan is Head of Research at the Faculty of Computing, Digital and Data at the Technological University Dublin. She has a PhD in AI, and her current research focuses on the way AI systems align with human values. AI and data science are one of the key research topics at the TU, and the institute cooperates closely with Workday, which works on AI at its EMEA Headquarters in Dublin. Rocking Robots sat down with her to discuss the way AI impacts society.
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Probably more than in other editions, the coexistence of robots and humans characterizes the solutions of the ERF, says Professor Lorenzo Marconi, chair of this unique event. Rocking Robots, official media partner for European Robotics Forum 2024, sat down with him to talk about ERF and trends in robotics
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Women in Technology: Key Statistics for 2024
by Guestby GuestThe representation of women in technology is changing, but it is still far from equivalent to that of men in the sector.