Programme
Swiss Robotics Industry Day 2020
5 November 2020
| 09:00 | Doors open |
| 09:30 | Welcome address Martin Vetterli, EPFL President Dario Floreano, NCCR Director |
| 09:40 | Scientific presentations Prof. Herbert Shea (EPFL): Soft Machines, Hard at Work Prof. Marco Hutter (ETHZ): How legged robots revolutionize mobile robotic applications Prof. Stéphanie Lacour (EPFL): Soft metal for future wearables and implantables |
| 10:40 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Industry presentations Marina Bill (Global VP ABB; IFR Board Member): Robotics and Smart Manufacturing today and tomorrow Simon Johnson (Drone Industry Association Switzerland, Co-Founder & Board Member): Flying Robotics – beyond future aerial mobility Gery Colombo (Hocoma Founder and healthcare and technology advisor): Robots in healthcare: opportunities and obstacles |
| 12:00 | Standing lunch Exhibitions and Job Market Start-up Carousel |
| 15:00 | Keynote: Robotics and Covid-19 Prof. Robin Murphy (Texas A&M University; Director of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue) |
| 15:15 | Panel: Robotics and Covid-19 Prof. Dario Floreano (EPFL Professor, Director of NCCR Robotics and Lab of Intelligent Systems) Jessica Rochat (EvaLab, University Hospitals of Geneva) Jodoc Helmiger (Uveya) Patrick Meyer (Executive Director of WeRobotics) Prof. Robin Murphy (Texas A&M University; Director of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue) Thomas Estier (CEO of Rovenso) Moderation: Jessica Davis (SwissInfo) |
| 16:15 | Panel: Art and Robotics (Partnering event with EPFL Pavilions) |