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.
Click here to jump to our registration form at the end of the page, or feel free to continue scrolling for a list of keynote speakers, lightning talk presenters, and exhibitors.
Keynote Speakers
Ryan Gariepy is co-founder and CTO of both Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors by Rockwell Automation. In addition, he serves on the Board of the Open Source Robotics Foundation, is a co-founder of ROSCon, and also co-founded and co-chairs the Canadian Robotics Council. Ryan is also an advisor to several startups and venture capital groups, and helped found the Next Generation Manufacturing Canada initiative. He is a regular speaker, panelist, and expert guest on topics including robotics, AI, and technology policy. Ryan completed both B.A.Sc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering and a M.A.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, and has over seventy pending patents in the field of autonomous systems.
Prof. Yue Hu's research focuses on social-physical human-robot interaction, optimization and optimal control for robots, collaborative robots, humanoid robots, and human motion analysis. Prof. Hu is the Director of the Active & Interactive Robotics Laboratory (A.I.R. Lab) and a member of the RoboHub Steering Committee, serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo in the Automation and Control group. Prof. Hu is also one of the co-chairs of the IEEE-RAS Technical Committee on Model-Based Optimization for Robotics.
Lightning Talks
Throughout the day, we will have two "Lightning Talks" sessions presented by thought leaders in the field drawn from our professional partnership program, industrial collaborators, and on-campus researchers.
These talks will provide an avenue for speakers to talk about what they see as the global impact of robotics over the next 5-10 years.
These talks aim to introduce these organizations and speakers to the broader RoboHub community and to plant seeds for potential collaborations.
Exhibitors
As part of the Winter Symposium, some of the RoboHub partners taking part in the Professional Partnership Program will have booths set up where you can talk to experts across our community, learn what their organizations are all about, and see some exciting demos of robots, sensors, and other technology.
Throughout the day, you will have several opportunities to network with our partners without missing any of our interesting keynotes and lightning talks, including during the extended networking break over lunch and after the last talk of the day.
Registration
We hope you're excited to join us at the Waterloo RoboHub Winter Symposium! If you would like to join us at the symposium on January 17th, please fill out the contact form below. For more information about the symposium, including details about sponsoring the event, hosting a booth, or taking part in the lightning talks, please reach out to us directly at robohub@uwaterloo.ca.