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Tuesday, November 25, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Harnessing Robotics and AI for Climate Solutions

RoboHub and ESG Partners Inc. are excited to announce their participation in the inaugural Canada Climate Week Xchange (CCWX). As part of this national initiative, RoboHub and ESG Partners will host Harnessing Robotics & AI For Climate Solutions, which aims to explore how robotics and AI can be applied to climate solutions, and how a climate lens can be applied to existing robotics work in areas like healthcare to respond to climate threats.

Harnessing Robotics & AI For Climate Solutions is taking place during CCWX 2025, which runs from November 24 to November 30th.

Evan Ackerman, Senior Editor of IEEE Spectrum and one of this year's Global Engagement Seminar Jarislowski Fellows, will be giving a talk titled “Robots vs Reality: Responsible Science Communication in the Attention Economy” at 4 pm on October 21st in DC 1351.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 8:00 am - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Waterloo RoboHub Fall Symposium

Join Us at the Waterloo RoboHub Fall Symposium

Join us on campus on November 12th for our next symposium: an interdisciplinary event where thought leaders from across the private and public sectors will come together to discuss and learn about both current and future applications of robotics and related technologies in the field of health and wellbeing.

The day will include talks and panels from experts in diverse fields with critical insights into the combination of health and robotics, as well as exhibitors and lightning talks from across the robotics community.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 11:00 am - 11:45 am EST (GMT -05:00) Tuesday, February 25, 2025 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Tesla Recruitment Sessions

Are you planning to graduate between now and December 2026? Are you looking for a Summer or Fall 2025 co-op position or a full-time role? Then these recruitment sessions are for you!

This visit will include engineers from Tesla focused on Tesla Bot (Optimus) Firmware, Autopilot/Bot Tooling and Integration, and Bot Controls. There will also be refreshments available along with recruitment specialists from Tesla to chat with about potential positions.

Friday, January 17, 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Waterloo RoboHub Winter Symposium

Join Us at the Waterloo RoboHub Winter Symposium

Join us on campus on January 17th for a full-day symposium: an interdisciplinary event where thought leaders in robotics from across the private and public sectors will come together to discuss and learn about the global impact of robotics over the coming 5-10 years.

We will have a pair of keynote talks from experts in diverse fields with critical insights into the future of robotics, as well as exhibitors and lightning talks from across the robotics ecosystem.

Forcen, a robotics sensing company, has received Pre-A $8.5 million funding round as it scales operations for its prototype production facility to support more customers and to continue developing its research and development for its force sensing technology for robots. 

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Wednesday, February 14, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Wednesday, February 28, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Wednesday, March 6, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Wednesday, March 20, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series

The Global Engagement Seminar: Me and My Robot is opening its special lectures to the public for the first time! Join our 2024 Jarislowsky Fellows, leading experts and practitioners in the field, as we explore the social, physical, and practical interfaces between humans and robots and what their presence in our everyday environments will mean for ourselves as individuals and for society more broadly. 

Everyone is welcome - no registration required! 

All lectures are taking place in Engineering 5, Room 3102 and include a talk and Q&A. 

Thursday, April 4, 2024 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Waterloo RoboHub Spring Symposium

Join Us at the Waterloo RoboHub Spring Symposium

Join us on campus on April 4th for a full-day symposium: an interdisciplinary event where a variety of people and organizations across the private and public sectors will come together to discuss and learn about the opportunities and challenges provided by robotics over the coming 5-10 years.

We will have several keynote talks from experts in various fields related to the future of robotics, as well as exhibitors and lightning talks from across the robotics ecosystem.

Friday, April 5, 2024 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Waterloo RoboHub Spring Career Fair

Join us for the Waterloo RoboHub Spring Career Fair!

Are you interested in a career in robotics but not sure where to start? Want to have the chance to talk to representatives from various companies and institutions where you can pursue a career in robotics and related fields? If so, join us for the Waterloo RoboHub Spring Career Fair!

See below for a list of confirmed companies, departments, labs, and other organizations who would like to talk to you about pursuing a career in robotics!

If your organization would like to join us at the career fair, email us at robohub@uwaterloo.ca to reserve a booth!

University of Waterloo students may soon be able to order pizza or a burger from a nearby plaza and have it brought to campus by Canada’s first all-weather autonomous delivery robot.