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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME LETTER

AGENDA

ENGINEERING THEATER

ROBOBUSINESS SPONSORS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

19 EXPO FLOOR PLAN AND EXHIBITOR LISTING

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WELCOME WELCOME TO ROBOBUSINESS 2026 IN SILICON VALLEY!

elcome to RoboBusiness 2026! This year marks the 20th anniversary of an event that has evolved alongside the robotics industry itself. Over the past two decades, we’ve witnessed defining moments in robotics: iRobot going public, Kiva Systems demonstrating the potential of mobile robots in warehouses before its acquisition by Amazon, collaborative robots opening automation to a broader range of businesses, and AI expanding what robots can do. Today, humanoids and physical AI are pushing the industry into another exciting chapter. But as robotics technology advances, the questions facing the industry are changing. It’s no longer just about what robots can do in a controlled environment. It’s about deploying them in real-world environments, scaling successful applications, achieving measurable ROI, and learning from the challenges that emerge along the way. That’s the focus of RoboBusiness 2026. This year’s program explores the business and practical realities of bringing robotics and physical AI into the world, from emerging technologies and investment trends to customer deployments, commercialization strategies, and lessons learned in the field. We’ll hear from the people building robotics companies, putting robots to work, and figuring out what it takes to build sustainable businesses. If you haven’t already downloaded it, scan the QR code on page 3 to download the RoboBusiness app. This pocket-sized guide to the conference helps plan your schedule, explore sessions, connect with attendees, and book meetings with exhibitors. For 20 years, RoboBusiness has brought together the community helping move the industry forward. As we celebrate that history, we’re excited to continue the conversation about what comes next and what it will take to make robotics successful at scale. Thank you for being a part of this journey.

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Steve Crowe Steve Crowe Chair, RoboBusiness Executive Editor, The Robot Report

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Moving the robotics & physical AI adoption needle

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Accelerating AI for robotics

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AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 - AI Track - Humanoids Track

TIME 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

- Business & Deployment Track - Technologies Track

- Field Robotics Track

SESSION TITLE

SPEAKER(S)

Registration & Information Desk Sponsored by Advanced Motion Controls

ADVANCED

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9:15 AM - 9:20 AM

Opening Remarks & Special RoboBusiness Announcement

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM Day 1 Opening Keynote: The Next 20 Years of Robotics

Rodney Brooks | Robust AI Jonathan Hurst | Agility Ken Goldberg | UC Berkeley Steve Crowe | The Robot Report

10:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Hours

10:05 AM - 10:30 AM

Networking Break

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Breakout #1: Designing Data Programs for Humans, Not Robots

Breakout #2: Startup Bootcamp Part 1: The Basics to Best Practices

Colleen Anderson | MassRobotics John Lanza | Foley Hoag Jennifer Audeh | Foley Hoag Brooke Fritz | Foley Hoag

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

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Breakout #3: Designing the Robotics Ecosystem for Outdoor Autonomy

Mel Torrie | Autonomous Solutions Inc.

Breakout #4: The Humanoid Bill of Materials: De-Risking the Multi-Billion Dollar Bottleneck

Michelle Sun | Core Matter Labs

Breakout #5: Integrated Drive Actuator Design: Combining Gearheads, Motor, Drive and Sensors for Smarter Motion

Marcel Almonte | Harmonic Drive

Breakout #6: Why Food is Physical AI’s Hardest Problem & Most Promising Catalyst

Rajat Bhageria | Chef Robotics

Breakout #7: Startup Boot Camp Part 2: Challenges & Best Practices for Working with Corporate Partners 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Joyce Sidopoulos | MassRobotics Ben Waters | WiBotic Colm Prendergast | Analog Devices

Breakout #8: Deployment Over Demos: Building Risk-Aware Foundation Models for Safety-Critical Environments

Andrey Konchenko | FieldAI Brianna Wessling | The Robot Report

Breakout #9: A Joint-by-Joint Guide to Humanoid Motion

Yoshi Umeno | Kollmorgen Reginald Duffus | Kollmorgen

Breakout #10: Tactile Sensing Solutions for the Physical AI Era 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

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AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 (CONTINUED) - AI Track - Humanoids Track

TIME

- Business & Deployment Track - Technologies Track

- Field Robotics Track

SESSION TITLE

SPEAKER(S)

Women in Robotics Luncheon Sponsored by MassRobotics

Bhavana Chandrashekhar | Amazon Robotics Joyce Sidopoulos | MassRobotics

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Networking Lunch

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Breakout #11: From Models to Machines: Building the Open Infrastructure for Physical AI

Nagesh Puppala | Intel

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Breakout #12: State of Robotics Investments

Sanjay Aggarwal | F-Prime Capital Betsy Mulé | F-Prime

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Breakout #13: Closing the Capability Gap: A Leadership Framework for Scaling Field Robotics

Kenrick Tjandra | Raise Robotics

Breakout #14: Beyond the Pilot: What It Takes to Put Humanoids to Work in Manufacturing

Dr. Weiwei Chen | EmbodyX

Breakout #15: How Robotics and Physical AI are Transforming Modular Data Center Construction

Ali Raja | ABB Robotics

Breakout #16: Physical AI Doesn’t Have a Data Problem, it Has a Deployment Problem

Rudy Cohen | Inbolt

Breakout #17: The Economics of Robotics: Is This Business Viable?

Jack Pearson | RoboStrategy

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Breakout #18: Lessons Learned Building Reliable Outdoor Robots 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Ben Waters | WiBotic Vibhor Sood | Burro Derek Chase | Nextpower Ben Chostner | Catalyze Robotics

Breakout #19: A Crash Course in Force & Torque Sensing for Humanoids

Robert Brooks | ForceN

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout #20: Functional Safety for Humanoid Actuators

Jordan Schaeffer | Novanta

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Networking Break

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout #21: How Agentic Coding Empowers Lean Teams to Build Faster

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout #22: The RaaS Playbook: Pricing, Service & Scale 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Anthony Jules | Robust AI

Mike Oitzman | The Robot Report Rick Faulk | Locus Robotics Bill Booth | Roboworx Alex Linde | Aescape

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout #23: Designing Dexterous Learning Robots for Outdoor Labor

Brent Shedd | AgRobotics

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout #24: Can Humanoids be Safe?

Benjamin Twombly | Critical Systems Analysis

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Breakout #25: What AI-Defined Automation Looks Like in Production

François Giguère | Vention

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AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 (CONTINUED) - AI Track - Humanoids Track

TIME

- Business & Deployment Track - Technologies Track

- Field Robotics Track

SESSION TITLE

SPEAKER(S)

Day 1 Closing Keynote Beyond the Demo: AI in Production Robotics 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Networking Reception Presented by Harmonic Drive

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 TIME 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

SESSION TITLE

SPEAKER(S)

Registration & Information Desk Sponsored by Advanced Motion Controls

ADVANCED

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9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Day 2 Opening Keynote: State of Humanoids

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Hours

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Networking Break

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Breakout #26: Egocentric Robot Learning: Teaching Robots Through Human Experience

Ted Larson | OLogic

Breakout #27: China’s Physical AI Ecosystem in 2026: Competitor, Supplier, Benchmark

Georg Stieler | Stieler Technology

Breakout #28: An Introduction to Robotic Tools for Overhead Power Line Operations

Trevor Anderson | FulcrumAir

Breakout #29: Precision, Power, Perception: Enabling Next-Gen Humanoid Actuation

Jordan Grotz | Allegro MicroSystems

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Breakout #30: Why Physical AI Fails in the Real World 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Breakout #31: Building Physical AI that Scales

Mike Oitzman | The Robot Report SK Gupta | GrayMatter Robotics Brian Geisel | Geisel Software & Symage Sparsh Gautam | Tesla

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Breakout #32: Reshoring with Robots: A Policy Discussion

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Dermot O’Driscoll | Arm

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AGENDA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 (CONTINUED) - AI Track - Humanoids Track

TIME

- Business & Deployment Track - Technologies Track

- Field Robotics Track

SESSION TITLE

SPEAKER(S)

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Breakout #33: SparkE-B: Building a Robot for Safer Electrical Work

Yakov Bobrov | Hardhat Robotics

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Breakout #34: The Dexterous Hand: Delivering Force and Signal via Synthetic Tendons

Jim Hotary | Maeden Innovation

Breakout #35: Human-Robot Interaction: Bridging Academia and Industry

Faraz Yousuf | Eli Lilly Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski | Purdue University

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Breakout #36: The Best Models Still Reason Visually Like Toddlers

Andrew Dai | Elorian AI

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Breakout #37: The ROI of Reality: Investing in the Physical AI Frontier

David Sokolic | Toyota Ventures

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Breakout #38: Real-Time Robot Debugging with AI Agents and MCP

Rohit John Varghese | Contoro Robotics

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Breakout #39: How to Pick Winners in Robotics: What Programs and IP to Pursue and Why

Spencer Krause | SKA Robotics

Breakout #40: Intelligence Behind Warehouse Robotics: Scaling Operations with AI & Software

Jingwei Tan | Geek+ Joe Kraft | Geek

Day 2 Closing Keynote Morgan Pope on Creating Robotic Characters

Morgan Pope | Familiar Machines & Magic

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 – ENGINEERING THEATER SESSION TITLE

SPEAKER(S)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sensor Solutions for Humanoids: Tools to Build the Future

Uma Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D. | InvenSense, a TDK Group Company

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM The Robot Out of the Cage. Advanced Functional Safety for Humanoids

Jan Kaiser | Synapticon

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM From First Flash to Field Repair: Servicing Robots From a Tablet

Reed Giovannetti | DeviceNexus

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Simulation Said Go. The Binary Said No: Keeping Robots Inside Their Requirements in the AI Era

Stojan Gancev | Aurora Labs

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Shared Spaces: Navigating Challenges for Indoor Robots

Brianna Wessling | The Robot Report Aaron Edsinger | Hello Robot Matt Anderson | A&K Robotics

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS RODNEY BROOKS TUESDAY | 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Rodney Brooks has worked in AI and robotics for over fifty years. His latest company Robust.AI is deploying human-centered intelligent powered carts to fulfillment centers and factories. Rather than people pushing simple carts around, now AI-laden carts move and track goods, and let people handle more productive and less back-breaking work. Before too long every pushcart in the world will be an AI supercomputer on wheels, at the service of nearby workers.

JONATHAN HURST TUESDAY | 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Jonathan Hurst is the Chief Robot Officer and Co-Founder of Agility, as well as a Professor and co-founder of the Oregon State University Robotics Institute. His research aims to enable robots to physically interact with the world and people, focusing on compliance, dexterity, and mobility found in animals. Currently, he works on Physical AI to facilitate complex locomanipulation behaviors, exemplified by Digit, the first commercially deployed humanoid robot in logistics. This effort aims to enhance productivity and improve quality of life by integrating robots into everyday environments.

KEN GOLDBERG TUESDAY | 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Ken Goldberg is the William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering at UC Berkeley and Director of the AUTOLab and CITRIS “People and Robots” Initiative. Ken is also Chair of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, with secondary appointments in EECS, Art Practice, the School of Information, and UCSF Radiation Oncology.

BHAVANA CHANDRASHEKHAR TUESDAY | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Bhavana Chandrashekhar is a Senior Manager of Applied Science at Amazon Robotics based in Seattle, Washington. She manages a team of Applied Scientists, Engineers and Managers building autonomous manipulation robots for Amazon warehouses. Her mission is to build AI powered robots that augment the workforce performing physically demanding tasks autonomously. Her research interests include robotic vision, machine learning, robotic software and task planning. Some flagship robots she has built include Robin, which has picked several Billion packages, and Vulcan Stow, which has stowed over a million items. Most recently, she was highlighted in IEEE Spectrum – “A day in the life of a Roboticist” series.

JAMES DAVIDSON TUESDAY | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM James Davidson is Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Teradyne, where he leads the company’s AI strategy and coordinates the adoption of artificial intelligence across its businesses, including Teradyne Robotics. He also helps shape the physical AI strategy behind Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR).

ALI RAJA TUESDAY | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Ali Raja is a seasoned executive with a strong background in engineering, business development, and automation. Currently serving as VP – Data Centers at ABB Robotics, Ali leads global Sales, Business Development and Partnerships for Data Centers, driving growth through cutting-edge robotics and automation solutions. His career in robotics and automation spans nearly twenty years, including roles such as Managing Director of US Industries Business and Global Marketing & Sales Director at ABB Robotics. 16

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS RAM DEVARAJULU TUESDAY | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Ram Devarajulu is VP of Deep Tech Innovations at Cambridge Consultants. He leads robotics work for Cambridge Consultants in North America. He is working with worldrenowned companies in e-commerce, shipping, and theme parks to help them design & deploy novel robotics systems at scale in unstructured environments.

JON BATTLES TUESDAY | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM A distinguished industry expert in autonomous supply chain and robotics, Jon has designed over 150 greenfield facilities, overseen multibillion-dollar capital improvement investments, contributed to over 80 robotics-related patents, and played a critical role in integrating Kiva Robotics Systems into Amazon’s operation.

PRAS VELAGAPUDI WEDNESDAY | 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Pras Velagapudi is Chief Technology Officer at Agility. He brings decades of experience in robotics planning and control, and creating and deploying robots into home, industrial, and outdoor environments. He most recently was a VP of Engineering and Chief Architect of Mobile Robotics at Berkshire Grey, deploying fleets of hundreds of robots to logistics applications.

PARKER CONROY WEDNESDAY | 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Parker Conroy is the Head of Product Management at Apptronik, makers of the AIpowered humanoid robot Apollo. He has worked in robotics for more than a decade, guiding product management teams to design and deploy thousands of autonomous mobile robots, robotic arms, drones, and now, humanoid robots.

MICHAEL PATRICK PERRY WEDNESDAY | 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Michael Patrick Perry is Head of Commercial Strategy at Persona AI, where he is building the commercial engine for deploying humanoid robots in heavy industrial environments: including shipbuilding, steel manufacturing, and offshore operations. He leads structured engagement models that help the world’s largest industrial companies assess, plan for, and adopt humanoid automation at scale.

AADEEL AKHTAR WEDNESDAY | 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Dr. Aadeel Akhtar is the CEO and Founder of PSYONIC, a company developing advanced bionic limbs that are accessible to humans and robots. Dr. Akhtar received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016.

MORGAN POPE WEDNESDAY | 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Morgan Pope did his graduate work in a bio-inspired robotics lab at Stanford, where he built robots that climbed, perched, jumped, and flew. He then spent eight years at Walt Disney Imagineering building audio-animatronics that fly, flip, tumble, and roller-skate. His favorite project there was Stuntronics, a project that catapults Spider-Man high in the air above the Disneyland Resort. He is now Director, Companionship at Familiar Machines & Magic, which is bringing a new character to life at a mass-market scale. 10 • 2026

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