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MAY 27-28, 2026

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WELCOME TO THE ROBOTICS SUMMIT

Welcome to Boston and the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo! We’re excited to bring the robotics community together once again for two days packed with innovation, collaboration, and forwardlooking discussions about where the industry is headed next.

This year’s event comes at an exciting moment for robotics. From advances in humanoids and physical AI to the growing need to deploy robots at scale, the pace of progress across the industry has never been greater. The Robotics Summit is designed to help you navigate these changes with practical insights, technical expertise, and valuable connections.

Our conference program explores physical AI, manipulation, mobility, autonomy, simulation, manufacturability, real-world deployment strategies, and much more. On the expo floor, hundreds of exhibitors will showcase the latest tools, technologies, and platforms helping to accelerate robotics commercialization.

But what truly makes this event special are the people. Thousands of robotics professionals from around the world are here to exchange ideas, share lessons, and build partnerships. We’re grateful to have you as part of this growing global community.

Download the Robotics Summit app using the QR code on this page. The app allows you to build your schedule, browse sessions, connect with attendees, and coordinate meetings throughout the week so you can make the most of your time.

We also want to welcome and congratulate the winners of the 2026 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. For 15 years, the RBR50 has celebrated the companies making a meaningful impact across robotics. Be sure to stop by the RBR50 Showcase on the expo floor to see some of this year’s award winners.

If you haven’t already, consider joining us for the RBR50 Gala to celebrate the top achievements and honor the winners of Robot of the Year (Amazon Vulcan), Startup of the Year (Physical Intelligence), Application of the Year (Harvard University), and the Robots for Good Award (Tatum Robotics). Additional ticket information is available at the registration desk.

We hope you take advantage of everything Boston has to offer, from its world-class universities and innovation ecosystem to its history, restaurants, and neighborhoods.

Thank you for being part of Robotics Summit & Expo 2026. Enjoy the show!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 – ROBOTICS SUMMIT

- Development - Technologies - AI

- Healthcare Robotics - Logistics

TIME SESSION TITLE

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM Registration & Information Desk

Sponsored by Advanced Motion Controls

ADVANCED MOTION CONTROLS

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Welcome Remarks

9:05 AM - 9:50 AM

Opening Keynote:

Building the Next Era of Robot Autonomy

Sponsored by QNX

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Hours

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Keynote:

SPEAKER(S)

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Steve Crowe | Robotics Summit

John Wall | QNX

Aaron Parness | Amazon Robotics

Anders Beck | Universal Robots

Hamid Montazeri | Locus Robotics

Eugene Demaitre | The Robot Report

Mike Nielsen | RealSense The State of Humanoids

Aaron Prather | ASTM International Sponsored by Allegro Systems

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Networking Break

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #1:

Alberto Rodriguez | Boston Dynamics

Pras Velagapudi | Agility Robotics

Al Makke | Schaeffler

Mike Oitzman | The Robot Report

Eugene Niselson | Harmonic Drive Improving Robotic Joint Design with the Use of Servo Actuators

Sponsored by Harmonic Drive

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #2:

Jennifer Apicella | Pittsburgh Robotics Network Robotics Commercialization: Beyond

John Blitch | Blitz Solutions the Breakthrough

Sponsored by Cirtronics

Dave Petrosky | RedZone Robotics

David Galati | Titan Robotics

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Breakout #3:

Building Scalable Robot Systems That Learn, Adapt, and Earn Trust

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #4:

Beyond the Demo: An Under-the-Hood Look at Scaling Autonomous Robots

Sponsored by Symbotic

John Black | Brain Corp

Teddy Ort | Symbotic

WEDNESDAY,

MAY 27 – ROBOTICS SUMMIT

- Development - Technologies - AI - Healthcare Robotics - Logistics

TIME SESSION TITLE

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Breakout #5:

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Conor Walsh | Harvard University Scaling Soft Wearable Robots from the Lab to the Market

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Networking Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Breakout #6:

Ben Hallworth | maxon Building from Both Sides: Actuator-Based Solutions for Bridging the Sim2Real Gap Sponsored by maxon

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Breakout #7:

Rohit John Varghese | Contoro Robotics The Robot MCP Ecosystem: Building an Open Bridge Between AI and Robotics

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #8:

Axel Krieger | Semaphor Surgical Building the Data Flywheel for AI-Native Robots Benji Barash | Roboto AI Nic Fischer | Agtonomy

Ram Devarajulu | Cambridge Consultants

Mike Oitzman | The Robot Report

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #9:

Anthony Jules | Robust AI Building Warehouse Robots People Actually Want to Work With

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #10:

Robert Brooks | ForceN Best Practices for Force-Torque Sensing in Surgical Robotics

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Breakout #11: Andrew Tibbetts | Greenberg Traurig Protecting Innovation in Robotics: Roman Fayerberg | Greenberg Traurig IP Strategies that Work Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Breakout #12: Anthony Smith | Kollmorgen Reliable Field Robotics Actuation, Motion Kevin Picard | Thomson Industries Control in Harsh Environments

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Breakout #13: Chris Matthieu | RealSense Let’s Build an Embodied AI Robot Together

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Breakout #14: Jan Zizka | Brightpick When Robots Don’t Sleep: The Path Toward Lights-Out Warehouses

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Breakout #15: Ted Larson | OLogic Balancing Hardware and Software for Real-World Success

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Networking Break

Engineering innovators’ ambitions, transforming possibility into product. product.

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WEDNESDAY,

MAY

27 – ROBOTICS SUMMIT

- Development - Technologies - AI - Healthcare Robotics - Logistics

TIME SESSION TITLE

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Breakout #16:

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

SPEAKER(S)

Gavin Kenneally | Ghost Robotics From Prototype to Perimeter: 10 Years of Legged Robotics in Action

Breakout #17:

Steve Ricketts | Fictiv Emergent Robotics: AI at the Edge

Kevin Brisebois | BrightLNK of Hardware Innovation

Eugene Demaitre | The Robot Report Sponsored by Fictiv

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Breakout #18:

Marita McGinn | MassRobotics Physical AI Showcase

Benji Barash | Roboto AI

Genki Sano | Telexistence

Hyungmok Son | Config

Jay Wong | Luminous

Konstantinos Kandylas | Terra Robotics

Silviu Homoceanu | Deltia

Steve Ding | Haply Robotics

Vibhor Sood | Burro

Yong-Jae Kim | WiRobotics

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Breakout #19:

From Design to Scale: The Ecosystem

Evan Hochstein | Stratasys

Jon Bond | Markforged Powering Robotics Innovation

Rob Murphy | Hawk Ridge Systems Sponsored by Hawk Ridge Systems

Brianna Wessling | The Robot Report

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Breakout #20:

David Crabb | Rovex Technologies How to Successfully Design Hospital

Spencer Krause | SKA Robotics Logistics Robots

Peter Seiff | ST Engineering Aethon

Brianna Wessling | The Robot Report

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Mix & Mingle Reception

*Included in Conference + Expo Passes Sponsored by Harmonic Drive & UberAI

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards Dinner

Bhavana Chandrashekhar | Amazon Robotics

Sponsored by Italian Trade Agency, maxon, Steve Crowe | Robotics Summit Nidec Drive Technologies, Solidworks Corp

Aaron Parness | Amazon Robotics

*pre-registered attendees only

EMPOWER THE INNOVATORS

EMPOWER THE INNOVATORS

EMPOWER THE INNOVATORS

Precision sensing for real-world robotics

Precision sensing for real-world robotics

Precision sensing for real-world robotics

• Custom sensor design

• Custom sensor design

• 6-DoF/3-DoF multi-axis sensing

• 6-DoF/3-DoF multi-axis sensing

• Inertial measurement units

• Inertial measurement units

• Inertial navigation systems

• Inertial navigation systems

• Custom sensor design

• Force and torque sensing

• Force and torque sensing

• 6-DoF/3-DoF multi-axis sensing

• Force and torque sensing

• Inertial measurement units

• Inertial navigation systems

• Attitude and heading reference systems

• Attitude and heading reference systems

• Attitude and heading reference systems

THURSDAY, MAY 28 – ROBOTICS SUMMIT

- Development - Technologies - AI - Healthcare Robotics - Logistics

TIME SESSION TITLE

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM Registration & Information Desk Sponsored by Advanced Motion Controls

ADVANCED MOTION CONTROLS

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Women in Robotics Breakfast

SPEAKER(S)

Mikell Taylor | GM Sponsored by IMSystems, RAFI North America, Joyce Sidopoulos | MassRobotics MassRobotics, Harmonic Drive

9:05 AM - 9:50 AM Opening Keynote:

Brian Gerkey | Open Robotics An Open Foundation for the Age of AI-Powered Robots

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Keynote 2:

Mikell Taylor | GM What Makes a Robot Worthy?

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Exhibit Hall Hours

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Networking Break

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #21: Ryan Young | HBK Designing Production-Ready Force & Torque Sensors for Next-Gen Robots Sponsored by HBK

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #22: Ariana Eisenstein | Pickle Robots Lessons from Taking Robots Out of the Lab and Into the Field

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #23:

Andy Lonsberry | Path Robotics Productizing AI in Robotics Systems

Anders Beck | Universal Robots

Dave Coleman | PickNik Robotics

Diego Brihuega | Globant

Mike Oitzman | The Robot Report

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #24: Chris Morgan | Bastian Solutions Where AI Delivers in Material Handling

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #25: Darren Porras | RTI The Sub-Millisecond Scalpel: Bridging the Latency Gap in Telesurgery

BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION

Symbotic is redefining what’s possible in the supply chain. Powered by advanced AI, machine learning, and a fully autonomous robotic platform, our end-to-end system turns the warehouse into a strategic engine for the world’s largest retailers, wholesalers, and medical distribution companies. With unmatched density, intelligence, and orchestration, Symbotic moves goods with greater speed, accuracy, and efficiency.

A TYPICAL SYSTEM HAS:

COMPLETE AUTONOMY WITH A.I & MACHINE LEARNING

300+ AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS

5-10 DEPALLETIZING & PALLETBUILDING ROBOT CELLS

VISIT SYMBOTIC AT BOOTH #212

Don’t miss Symbotic’s own Teddy Ort, SVP, Robotics Software & AI, session “Beyond the Demo: An Under-the-Hood Look at Scaling Autonomous Robots”

Thursday, May 28, 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Join our dynamic and growing team today! www.symbotic.com/careers

THURSDAY, MAY 28 – ROBOTICS SUMMIT

- Development - Technologies - AI - Healthcare Robotics - Logistics

TIME SESSION TITLE

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout #26:

SPEAKER(S)

Enzo Ruedas | NXP Semiconductors Attention Please: A New Front End for Robot Conversation Sponsored by NXP Semiconductors

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Networking Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #27: Jacob Perrin | dSpace ROS-in-the-Loop: Integrating Open-Source Robotics with Industrial Validation Tools

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #28: Joshua Joseph | Tesla Tesla’s Roadmap for Scaling AMRs in Legacy U.S. Factories

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #29:

Andrew Stout | RAI Institute Rebuilding the Robotics Developer Experience

Nathanael Mercaldo | RAI Institute

Brennan Vanderlaan | RAI Institute

Ben Axelrod | RAI Institute

Gustavo Goretkin | RAI Institute

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #30: Greg Meyne | enVista Integrating AMRs with Supporting Software Systems for Efficient Packing in Warehouses

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #31:

Juan Necochea | MassRobotics MassRobotics Healthcare Startup Showcase

Cheri Ackerman | Concerto

Laith Alhussein | Hesy Tech

Lenore Rasmussen | Ras Labs

Nureldin Mohamed | Lupa Robotics

Utsav Patel | Inception Robotics

Vivek Thankachan | Zeus Robotics

Bingda Li | Whelix

Isabelle Blanchot | Enchanted Tools

Matthew King | Revolve Surgical

Matthew Theurer | HyperSpectral

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Breakout #32: Roch Nakajima | Noitom Robotics Which Comes First: the Data or the Robot? Sponsored by Noitom Robotics

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Breakout #33: Giovanni Campanella | Texas Instruments Building Humanoids That Scale: A Systems and Semiconductor Perspective

THURSDAY, MAY

28 – ROBOTICS SUMMIT

- Development - Technologies - AI - Healthcare Robotics - Logistics

TIME SESSION TITLE

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

SPEAKER(S)

Breakout #34: Eric Elmlas | Kickmaker The secrets about AI robotics platforms: From prototype to mass production Sponsored by Kickmaker

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Breakout #35: YJ Lim | MathWorks Accelerating Industrial Robotics Applications with AI

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Breakout #36: Omar Asali | Ranpak How Physical AI is Driving Proftiable, Scalable Sarah Wynn | Packaging OEM Sustainability in Warehouses

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Joint Closing Keynote: Noland Arbaugh Rewiring What’s Possible: A New Era of Steve Crowe | Robotics Summit Human Potential

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM MassRobotics Career Fair

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ENGINEERING THEATER AGENDA

WEDNESDAY,

MAY 27 – ROBOTICS ENGINEERING THEATER

TIME SESSION TITLE

SPEAKER(S)

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Trusting the Machine that Builds the Machine Sjoerd van der Zwaan | Solid Sands

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM A Data Mine Hiding in Plain Sight: Mai Bui | Quarter20 Why Documentation Is Your Most Valuable — and Least Accessible — Data Source

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM What it Takes to Deploy Robots to Real Dan James | UberAI Worksites

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Beyond Autonomy: Memory Challenges Saideep Tiku | Micron Technology for Humanoids in the Physical AI Era

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Why Autonomy Fails Between Model Brian Geisel | Geisel Software, Symage and Metal

(exhibit floor)

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Advanced Functional Safety for Humanoids Florian Weisshardt | Synapticon Intelligence

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Building Powerful and Efficient Robot Motors Hengchun Mao | Quantentech through Smart Multi-Phase Technology

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AI-Based 3D CAD for Simulation-Ready Suntae Kim | NdotLight Asset Generation

THURSDAY, MAY 28 – ROBOTICS ENGINEERING THEATER (exhibit floor)

TIME SESSION TITLE

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM The Italian Way to Advanced Manufacturing

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Building a Cloud-Connected Physical AI

SPEAKER(S) SPONSOR

Gabriella Mason | COMAU

Daniel Chiaravalli | ALBA Robot

Greg Lynn | Piaggio Fast Forward

Bart Pascoli | Italian Trade Agency

Jacob Pollard | VividCloud Loop with NVIDIA Isaac Sim and AWS

Drew Millecchia | VividCloud

Jim Kennedy | VividCloud

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM The secrets about AI robotics platforms: Eric Elmlas | Kickmaker From prototype to mass production

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM The trust gap: why human-robot

Stephanie DeMarco Bartlett | Goddard Product collaboration is the unsolved problem Development in warehouse automation

Eric Ragan | Goddard Product Development

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MassRobotics Form & Function

Russell Nickerson | MassRobotics Challenge Finals

Compact FAULHABER micro drive systems make humanoid robotic hands perform intelligent manipulation with precision and speed of their human role model.

More information: www.faulhaber.com/humanoid-robotics/en

AARON PARNESS

WEDNESDAY | 9:05 AM - 9:50 AM

Aaron Parness is Director of Applied Science at Amazon Robotics. Parness received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2009, advised by Mark Cutkosky. He earned a BS in mechanical engineering and a BS in creative writing from MIT in 2004. Parness is currently director of applied science in robotics and AI at Amazon Robotics.

HAMID MONTAZERI

WEDNESDAY | 9:05 AM - 9:50 AM

AL MAKKE

As SVP of Software and Artificial Intelligence, Hamid Montazeri brings over 30 years of experience managing and scaling globally distributed teams focused on leveraging modular and scalable software architecture combined with transformative technologies such as cloud, IoT, Big Data and Machine Learning/AI.

WEDNESDAY | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Al Makke is the Head of Humanoid Robotics for North America at Schaeffler. In this role, he leads the regional strategy and technical development for the humanoid robotics business unit, focusing on advancements in actuator architectures, sensors fusion, and vertical integration for scalable next-generation hardware.

AARON PRATHER

WEDNESDAY | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Aaron Prather is the Director, Robotics & Autonomous Systems Programs at ASTM International. He has developed and deployed robotics and autonomous systems into numerous operations across the globe in his previous role with FedEx. Additionally, Aaron has participated in standards development at both A3 (formerly RIA) and UL.

PRAS VELAGAPUDI

WEDNESDAY | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Pras Velagapudi is Chief Technology Officer at Agility Robotics. 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.

MIKELL TAYLOR

THURSDAY | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Mikell Taylor has spent 25 years making useful robots – from a robotic prom date to uncrewed underwater vehicles to cutting-edge industrial robotic systems. She currently leads robotics strategy for the Autonomous Robotics Center at General Motors and previously led the Amazon Robotics team that developed Proteus, Amazon’s first AMR.

ANDERS BECK

WEDNESDAY | 9:05 AM - 9:50 AM

Anders Billesø Beck is Vice President, AI Robotics Products, at Universal Robots, where he leads the global AI product strategy for the company’s collaborative robot platform with a focus on innovation, adaptability, and the AI ecosystem. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in flexible and collaborative automation, with more than 20 years of experience advancing product development, new applications, and smart manufacturing.

JOHN WALL

WEDNESDAY | 9:05 AM - 9:50 AM

As President of QNX, John Wall is responsible for the direction and overall activities for the QNX division. He oversees all go-to-market activity and the planning, design, and development of QNX’s portfolio of products, including design consulting and custom engineering.

MIKE NIELSEN

WEDNESDAY | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Mike Nielsen is the Chief Marketing Officer at RealSense, leading marketing strategy, brand messaging, and market expansion efforts. Nielsen is focused on turning groundbreaking vision technologies into market-leading solutions, ensuring RealSense becomes the go-to platform for robotic perception and biometric security.

ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ

WEDNESDAY | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Alberto Rodriguez is the Director of Robot Behavior in the Atlas humanoid program at Boston Dynamics, where he leads teams working on controls, RL, VLAs and applications to create the most advanced humanoid in the world, and bring Atlas to scale.

BRIAN GERKEY

THURSDAY | 9:05 AM - 9:50 AM

Brian Gerkey is CTO at Intrinsic, where he’s helping to democratize access to robotics. Brian was previously co-founder and CEO at Open Robotics, and is a board member of the Open Source Robotics Foundation. He has also worked at Willow Garage, SRI, Stanford, and USC.

NOLAND ARBAUGH

THURSDAY | 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Noland Arbaugh is the world’s first human to receive a Neuralink brain-computer interface, a device designed to bridge mind and machine. Some call it a brain chip. Others call it an implant. But Noland calls her Eve.

What if your robot actually understood you and acted on it, securely, in real time?

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Leonardo’s Mechanical Lion was created by the Leonardo3 Study Center and is exhibited as a world exclusive at the Leonardo3 Museum in Milan, Italy

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COMPANY INNOVATION

Association for Advancing Automation (A3)

ABB Robotics

Agility Robotics

Amazon

ROBOT OF THE YEAR

Ambi Robotics

Anyware Robotics

Congressional Robotics Caucus relaunches to help U.S. industry be competitive

OmniCore EyeVision lets robots adapt autonomously in complex environments

Digit humanoid moves 100,000-plus totes for GXO Logistics

Vulcan’s sense of touch automates warehouse picking and stowing

AmbiStack robot optimizes warehouse package handling

Pixmo robot handles unloading and palletization at Saddle Creek

AutoStore ASRS reshapes vertical farming at Opollo Farm

Boston Dynamics

DHL purchases 1,000+ Stretch trailer-unloading robots

The RBR50 Showcase will feature several winners of the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. Winners that will showcase their innovative robots include:

• Anyware Robotics: Pixmo robot

• Boston Dynamics: Stretch trailer-unloading robots

• CreateMe: MeRA flexible garment production automation

• Geek+: Robot Arm Picking Station

• HEBI Robotics: Haptic enabled CHISLR robot

• Tatum Robotics: Robot hand Tatum1

EXHIBIT FLOOR

COMPANY

Brightpick

CaPow

cellumation

CreateMe Technologies

Exotec

INNOVATION

Giraffe raises mobile manipulator to new heights

Genesis powers robots continuously with in-motion charging

cv.PAL automates material flow with adaptable robotics

Chef+ improves consistency and productivity in food production

MyMR mobile robots strengthen automation portfolio

Orbit accelerates ROS 2 robotics software development

MeRA automates highvolume, flexible garment production

Next-gen Skypod ASRS enhances productivity in warehouses

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Chef Robotics
Comau
CraftifAI

COMPANY INNOVATION

FANUC

Geekplus

Google DeepMind

GrayMatter Robotics

Hardhat Robotics

Harvard University

APPLICATION OF THE YEAR

HEBI Robotics

Hugging Face

igus

Jacobi Robotics

Johns Hopkins

KUKA

LimX Dynamics

Locus Robotics

MassRobotics

maxon

Medical Microinstruments

Industrial robots help 165-year-old manufacturer remain in U.S.

Robot Arm Picking Station boosts goods-to-person automation

Gemini Robotics brings AI to physical robots

World’s largest aircraft painting company automates sanding tasks

New platform handles hazardous large circuit energization

Wearable robot aids impaired arms for stroke, ALS

Haptic-enabled CHISLR robot reduces hazards in metal ingot operations

Reachy Mini provides robotics platform for embodied AI builders

ReBeL Move Pro expands mobile robotics for SMEs

OmniPalletizer uses AI stack for mixed-case deployments

Surgical robot hits milestone in autonomous gallbladder surgery

Robotic hippotherapy accelerates recovery after stroke, injury

TRON 2’s multi-modal locomotion powers robotics research and deployment

Array mobile manipulator enables autonomous fulfillment

International Immersion Program prepares global startups for U.S. entry

IDX 70 servo motor boosts performance, safety, and integration efficiency

Symani surgical robot approved for Alzheimer’s trial

COMPANY INNOVATION

NASA

NVIDIA

Nyobolt

Palladyne AI

Physical Intelligence

Pickle Robot Company

OFSTARTUP THE YEAR

Perseverance Rover completes 1st AI-planned drive on Mars

Cosmos improves robot development using digital worlds

Fast-charging batteries enable virtually continuous robot operation

SwarmOS enables autonomous drones to work together

Startup’s PI (π) models change how robots learn

Upgraded trailer-unloading robot powers significant company growth

GEDP streamlines development of secure robotics systems

RealSense

Roboto AI

Robust.AI

SICK

SIMOBOTICS

Skyline Robotics

Tatum Robotics

ROBOTS FOR GOOD

Tension Dynamics

Universal Robots

Waymo

Spinoff from Intel stabilizes vision technology for robotics

AI tool simplifies debugging and log review for roboticists

Carter becomes 1st cobot in DHL Latin America operations

End-of-Arm Safeguard improves human-cobot collaboration

Modular architecture unlocks flexible mobile robotics

Ozmo robot enables aroundthe-clock skyscraper window cleaning

Robot hand Tatum1 enables tactile sign language communication

Novel linear actuator offers high performance in compact package

Cobots power Multiply Labs’ cell therapy automation

Highway driving sets stage for wider robotaxi expansion

QNX

WELCOME TO DEVICETALKS BOSTON

Dear DeviceTalkers,

Welcome to DeviceTalks Boston!

If you drew a 15-mile circle around the Thomas Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, you’d have a pretty accurate map of my world for the first 21 years of my life.

I grew up less than 10 miles north in Revere and attended Boston University less than 4 miles west. (Go Terriers!)

In fact, I’ve only ever lived in Massachusetts. That’s a long way of saying this place matters to me — and so does DeviceTalks Boston.

In past years, I’ve tried to bring the world of MedTech to Boston with keynote speakers from across the globe.

This year, though, I wanted to focus on the strength of this region and the people building its future.

We’ll open Day 1 with Devi Govender, leader of one of MedTech’s great success stories, Abiomed.

We’ll close the day with a conversation about the future of MedTech in this era of disruption featuring leaders from MassMEDIC, Paragonix Technologies, Vensana Capital, and ZOLL Medical.

And we’ll start Day 2 with Ashley McEvoy, CEO of another hometown success story, Insulet.

The rest of the program belongs to the innovators, engineers, entrepreneurs, and clinicians sharing their stories throughout the Expo Floor, Engineering Theater, and Technology Track rooms.

We’ve got a lot to offer, so take in as much as you can. Don’t leave without finding solutions to your toughest problems, because that’s what matters most. The people in this room will help determine where this region — and our industry — go next.

Go MedTech,

Tom Salemi

P.S. Little trivia – Brian Johnson, another Massachusetts native and president of MassMEDIC, is a co-founder of DeviceTalks.

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WEDNESDAY,

MAY

27 – DEVICETALKS BOSTON

- INVENT IT Track - MAKE IT Track - COMMERCIALIZE IT Track - DESIGN IT Track

TIME

SESSION TITLE

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM Registration & Information Desk

8:45 AM- 9:00 AM Opening Remarks: Welcome to DeviceTalks Boston!

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM █ Future of Medtech Opportunities (FOMO) - Olympus Ventures

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM █ Opening Keynote - Devi Govender, Worldwide President, Heart Recovery, Johnson & Johnson MedTech

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Hours

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ MedTech Innovator Pitch Session

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ Compact Band-Pass Raman Spectroscopy for Noninvasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ Expanding Access to Clinical Trials

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ The Future of Orthopedic Implants: What Changes First - Materials, Procedures, or Economics?

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ More Precise, Predictable, and Personalized Surgery: How Do We Get There?

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ Greenberg Traurig: IP Strategy for Funding & Exits Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ Infor: From Vision to IncisionAI’s Real-Time Role in the OR Sponsored by Infor

SPEAKER(S)

Tom Salemi | DeviceTalks

Kayleen M. Brown | DeviceTalks

Abigail Hunter-Syed | Olympus Innovation Ventures

Tom Salemi | DeviceTalks

Devi Govender | Johnson & Johnson MedTech Heart Recovery

Kayleen M. Brown | DeviceTalks

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ Nissha Medical Technologies: Innovative Solutions to Enable Medical Device Technology and Cost Reduction Sponsored by Nissha Medical Technologies

Nicole Black, PhD | MedTech Innovator

Jeon Woong Kang, PhD | MIT Arianna Bresci, PhD | MIT

Amy Boelter | Abbott

Sarah van Hellenberg | Bioretec Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani | Mass General Research Institute

Andrew H. Litchfield, MD | Hartford Orthopedic Surgeons

Bill Peine, PhD | Medtronic

David Dykeman | Greenberg Traurig

Irina Ridley | Aerin Medical

Jed Cohen | Raymond James

Win Rutherford | Greenberg Traurig

Jeff Mueller | Infor Steven Thill | Infor

Ryan Thomson | Nissha Medical Technologies

Vijay Kudchadkar | Nissha Medical Technologies

Jonathan Lebo | Nissha Medical Technologies

Joshua Gafford | EndoTheia

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

– DEVICETALKS BOSTON

- COMMERCIALIZE IT Track - DESIGN IT Track

- INVENT IT Track - MAKE IT Track

TIME

SESSION TITLE

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ RTI and Asensus Surgical: Inside Performance-Guided Surgery: How AI Operates Sponsored by Real Time Innovations

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ Vantedge Medical®: Advancing to Industry 4.0 Integrating Automation, Data, and Manufacturing Systems in MedTech Sponsored by Vantedge Medical

12:20 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch on Show Floor | Head to the back of the Expo Floor and find lunch options at the food court.

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM █ MedTech Innovator Pitch Session

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM █ Cognito Therapeutics: Rewriting the Playbook for Alzheimer’s and Brain Health

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM █ The Physician’s Veto: Why 90% of Health Tech Pilots Never Scale and What Device Companies Keep Getting Wrong About Clinical Adoption

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM █ Creating a New Category of Surgical Robotics to Enable Accessibility for All

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM █ Lessons From Baxter’s Connex 360 Launch

2:30 PM to 3:20 PM █ Goodwin: Advanced IP Protection Strategies for Hardware / Software (AI) Products Sponsored by Goodwin

2:30 PM to 3:20 PM █ PSN Labs: Clinical and Production Success Starts with Product Definition Sponsored by PSN Labs

2:30 PM to 3:20 PM █ Microchip & DornerWorks: Edge Artificial Intelligence/ML in Healthcare: Real-Time Patient Monitoring Without Compromise: Sponsored by Dornerworks/Microchip

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SPEAKER(S)

Stan Schneider | RTI Dustin Vaughan | Asensus Surgical

Dan Buttermore | Vantedge Medical

George Warman | Vantedge Medical

Adam Dunki-Jacobs | Teleflex

Nicole Black, PhD | MedTech Innovator

Christian Howell | Cognito Therapeutics

Sarah Matt, MD | The Borderless Healthcare Revolution

Bruno Nardone | Chelsea Management Group Slawek Kierner, PhD | Olympus

Harel Gadot, | Microbot Medical

AJ Javidi | Front Line Care at Baxter

Alisa Salibra | Front Line Care at Baxter

Matt Fagan | Goodwin

Mark Burchnall, PE | PSN Labs

Rigwed Tatu, PhD | PSN Labs

Erick Vega | DornerWorks

Dan Rittersdorf | DornerWorks

Marten Smith | Microchip Technology

Bindu Bandlamudi | Microchip Technology

Sreerag Raghunathan | Microchip Technology

Moderators:

Dean Leo Edge | Microchip Technology

Kathy Patterson | DornerWorks

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

– DEVICETALKS BOSTON

- COMMERCIALIZE IT Track - DESIGN IT Track

- INVENT IT Track - MAKE IT Track

TIME

SESSION TITLE

2:30 PM to 3:20 PM █ Cambridge Polymer Group: Smarter Polymer Selection for Safer, More Effective Medical Devices Sponsored by Cambridge Polymer Group

2:30 PM to 3:20 PM █ Tecan: Lessons Learned From Scaling the World’s Most Complex Builds Sponsored by Tecan

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM Networking Break

4:00 PM to 4:15 PM █ FOMO: The Surgical Humanoid Has Arrived

4:15 PM to 5:00 PM █ Closing Keynote - What’s Making MedTech Work in Our State and Region

SPEAKER(S)

Gavin Braithwaite | Cambridge Polymer Group

Rebecca Bader, PhD | Cambridge Polymer Group

Dave Schroeder | Dartmouth Biomedical Engineering Center

Bhavin Shah | Tecan

Robert Souza | Tecan

Yossi Bar | LEM Surgical

Brian Johnson | MassMEDIC

Maria Berkman, MD | Vensana Capital

Lisa Anderson, PhD | Paragonix Technologies, Inc.

Holly Scott | The Mullings Group

Jon Rennert | ZOLL Medical

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Networking Reception

THURSDAY,

MAY 28 – DEVICETALKS BOSTON

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM █ Women in MedTech Breakfast: Designing for Reality *pre-registered attendees only Sponsored by Aptyx, VitalPath, MethodSense, Inc / All Business Marketing, FINN Partners

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM █ FOMO: Beyond the Scalpel and the Rise of Incisionless Surgery

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM █ Opening Keynote - How Insulet’s Mission in Motion is Transforming MedTech

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Exhibit Hall Hours

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ How Industry and Health Systems are Working Together to Improve Timely Stroke Diagnosis and Treatment

Carla Goulart Peron, MD | Philips Kayleen M. Brown | DeviceTalks

Prash Chopra | Petal Surgical

Ashley McEvoy | Insulet

Tom Salemi | DeviceTalks

Carla Goulart Peron, MD | Chief Medical Officer

RYAN THOMPSON NISSHA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

VIJAY KUDCHADKAR NISSHA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES -ISOMETRIC

JOSHUA GAFFORD ENDOTHEIA JONATHAN LEBO NISSHA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Nissha Medical Technologiesis a global leader in me dical device design and manufacturing, specializing in innovative patient m onitoring and surgical solutions. With manufacturing operations worldwide, NMT is com mitted to advancing healthcare through precision engineering and employee developm ent as a global CDMO.

Our Emerging Technologies team develops minimally i nvasive, data-driven surgical solutions, supported by micro molding capabilities that enable precision components with complex, micron-scale features.

THURSDAY,

MAY 28 – DEVICETALKS BOSTON

- INVENT IT Track - MAKE IT Track - COMMERCIALIZE IT Track - DESIGN IT Track

TIME

SESSION TITLE

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ Designing for Life: How Insulet Builds Omnipod with Patients at the Center

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ Data Generating Spinal Implants Advance Implantable Sensing and Load Monitoring

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM █ Transforming PCI Through Insight: How Seeing More Improves Patient Outcomes

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ Aptyx: Hidden Complexity Inside Modern Catheters — Why It Matters Earlier Than You Think

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ Qoluna Health: Own Your Health; Changing Patient Care to Personalized Proactive Care Sponsored by: RE Partners/Qoluna Health

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ Wheelhouse DMG: Building the Foundation for Exceptional Growth: A Proven Digital DTC Performance Roadmap for MedTech Brands Sponsored by Wheelhouse

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM █ Workshop: Ketryx Sponsored by Ketryx

12:20 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch on showfloor

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM █ Keynote - Will Surgical Robotics’ Future Follow the Trails Being Blazed by Sovato

2:30 PM to 3:20 PM █ HiArc: Modern Devices Need Modern Foundations: Rethinking Control Systems in MedTech Development Sponsored by Hiarc

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Closing Keynote: Rewiring What’s Possible: A New Era of Human Potential

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM DeviceTalks Weekly Live Podcast

SPEAKER(S)

Joel Goldsmith | Insulet

Bill Hunter, MD | Canary Medical

Patrick O’Donnell | NanoHive

Mike Moore | The Mullings Group

Chris Griffin | Abbott Cardiovascular

Patrick Daly | Aptyx

Joe Nasuti | Aptyx

Perry Cicalis | Aptyx

Beth Harrison Meyer | Aptyx

Alex Gikher | Qoluna Health

Aaron Burnett | Wheelhouse DMG

Brian Miller, PhD | Sovato Health

Tom Salemi | DeviceTalks

Tony Lacroix | HiArc

Tushar Patel | HiArc

Samuel Sarette | HiArc

Noland Arbaugh | The World’s First Neuralink User

SPEAKING SESSION, DESIGN IT

Wednesday, May 27th | 2:30-3:20pm | Room 259A

Clinical and Production Success starts with Product Definition

Attendees will learn how early, intentional design choices enable faster operational response to

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Mark Burchnall, P.E., Engineering Director

Rigwed Tatu, Ph.D., E&L Program Lead | Materials Scientist

ENGINEERING THEATER AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 – DEVICETALKS BOSTON

(exhibit floor)

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Bystander Intervention Saves Lives: Helena Usey | Massachusetts Institute of Automated CPR Device for Untrained Technology Bystanders Jack Hammer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Production-Ready Additive Manufacturing Kevin Sheehy | Stratasys Inc. for Medical Devices Maddy Duensing | Stratasys Inc.

11:45 AM - 12:25 PM Engineering Interventional Devices: Laura Veneracion | MeKo MedTech A Practical Walkthrough from Prototype Fridtjof Strass | MeKo MedTech to Production Dharm Patel | Wytech

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM agilityIRL & Smith+Nephew: Delivering Sandeep Thakur | Smith+Nephew High-Quality Software Predictably Within Jeff Lee | agilityIRL FDA Design Controls

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Human-Lead, AI-Powered: Rethinking Digital Marc Kermisch | Protolabs Manufacturing for Medical Devices Ryan Kees | Protolabs Bridget Richter | Protolabs

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Medical Device Design Across the Product Rita King | MethodSense Lifecycle – Lessons Learned on What Holds Up Under Regulatory Review

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Own Your Health: Strengthening the Alex Gikher | Qoluna Health Patient-Doctor Relationship With Shared Contextual Health Intelligence

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AI-Native Digital Thread for MedTech: Rajiv Sondhi | Open ANA From Code Traceability to Material DNA Niraj Deo | Viridium.ai Anand Jayaram | Tata Elxsi Muthusamy Selvaraj | Tata Elxsi

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM IMPACT: Integrated Model for Product Dilkash Mohammed | Syrma Johari MedTech Advancement, Compliance & Transfer Limited Richard West | Baebies Inc.

THURSDAY, MAY 28 – DEVICETALKS BOSTON (exhibit floor)

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Polycarbonate TPU for Medical Devices: Katie Schindler | Mitsubishi Chemical Achieving Silicone-like Softness with Benjamin Fadda | Mitsubishi Chemical TPU Durability Yu Tokura | Mitsubishi Chemical Joe Rega | Mitsubishi Chemical

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Intelligent Aging-In-Place: Design & Fred Sklenar | Kablooe Design Development of Medical Devices

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Engineering Medical Devices to Get Smaller – Braden Ta’ala | ATL Medical Miniaturization, Ribbonization, and Designing for Scale

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Design for Test in Validation & Manufacturing: Jeff Buterbaugh | Averna powered by Spherea Avoid 5 Common Mistakes

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Know Before You Build: Real Case Studies in Matthew Hancock, PhD | Veryst Engineering Simulation-Driven Product Development Nick Vasios, PhD | Veryst Engineering

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM IQNECT: Elevating Traceability

John S. Tesmer | IGNOX

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

DEVI GOVENDER

WEDNESDAY | 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Devi is a talented leader with more than 20 years of experience driving growth and innovation in the cardiovascular space. While her career roots are in sales and market development, she has grown into roles leading global teams focused on product development, strategic marketing, academic research, clinical research, reimbursement, and market access.

LISA ANDERSON, PHD

WEDNESDAY | 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Dr. Lisa Anderson is the President & Co-Founder of Paragonix Technologies, Inc. Dr. Anderson co-founded Paragonix with a goal to create a new standard of care for organ preservation and transport that would improve patient outcomes worldwide. The result of this initiative has been the development of novel medical devices which provide a sterile, temperature and pressure-controlled environment for organs traveling between operating rooms.

MARIA BERKMAN, MD

WEDNESDAY | 4:15 PM - 5:00 AM

Maria Berkman, MD, MBA is a Partner at Vensana Capital. Prior to Vensana, Maria was the Head of MedTech at Broadview Ventures and Managing Director of Longview Ventures – affiliate funds dedicated to cardiovascular disease and stroke. Maria currently serves on the boards of Alleviant Medical and Vensana Innovation.

ASHLEY M c EVOY

THURSDAY | 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

JON RENNERT

WEDNESDAY | 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Jon Rennert is Chairman of ZOLL Medical. Prior to his current role, Rennert served as CEO of ZOLL from 2016 to 2026 as the company expanded its reach as a global leader in external defibrillation, pioneered novel solutions for patients with serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions, and significantly broadened its portfolio of products.

HOLLY SCOTT

WEDNESDAY | 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Holly is Vice President and a Senior Partner at The Mullings Group, and has been a part of the firm for 25+ years. She believes the most productive and fulfilling organizations are built on the complementary forces that make up a team. Her bidirectional approach to each search allows her to put the best interest of both the individual and the company at the center of her team’s work.

BRIAN JOHNSON

WEDNESDAY | 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Ms. McEvoy has served on the Board and as our President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2025. She is the former Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman of MedTech at Johnson & Johnson, a position she held from 2018 to 2023. In this role, Ms. McEvoy had responsibility for the company’s surgery, orthopaedics, interventional solutions, and eye health businesses.

NOLAND ARBAUGH

THURSDAY | 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Noland Arbaugh is the world’s first human to receive a Neuralink brain-computer interface, a device designed to bridge mind and machine. Some call it a brain chip. Others call it an implant. But Noland calls her Eve.

Brian Johnson is a business leader, author, entrepreneur and journalist. He currently serves as President, Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC). A role he has held since September 2018.

BRIAN E. MILLER, PHD

THURSDAY | 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

Brian E. Miller, PhD, is the Chief Executive Officer of Sovato, where he leads the company’s mission to scale remote surgery and procedure programs globally. He brings more than 25 years of experience in surgical robotics, digital health, and platform scaling.

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PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

BRANDING, HOSPITALITY & EDUCATION SPONSORS MEDIA AND SUPPORTING PARTNERS

DIAMOND SPONSOR

EXCITING HAPPENINGS ON THE SHOW

ENGINEERING THEATER

We’ll showcase the most cutting-edge technical stories at our Engineering Theater on the Expo Floor. Discover how robotics innovators are tackling complex challenges and advancing the future of automation and technology.

BUILD YOUR TEAM

Our exhibitors bring decades of real-world experience in building the best medical devices. If you need a new set of

The RBR50 Showcase will feature several winners of the 2026 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards including:.

•Anyware Robotics BOOTH 557

•Boston Dynamics BOOTH 758

•CreateMe BOOTH 457

•Geek+

BOOTH 644

Dynamics live and in action! Oli will also be involved in other

TENNIBOT

Get ready to test your pickleball skills at the Robotics Summit on our full-size pickleball court! Tennibot’s Partner robot ball machine will toss serves to attendees who can practice their dinks, drop shots and backhand punches. Don’t miss your chance to compete and be crowned the best pickleball player in the robotics industry!

RBR50 ROBOTICS INNOVATION AWARDS RECEPTION & GALA

The RBR50 Awards honor the industry’s top advancements each year. The 2026 RBR50 winners will be celebrated during a reception and dinner that returns to the Robotics Summit. * pre-registration required

DEVICETALKS MIX & MINGLE NETWORKING RECEPTION * Add-on experience

Sponsored by CPC ROBOTICS SUMMIT MIX & MINGLE NETWORKING RECEPTION * Add-on experience

Sponsored by Harmonic Drive & UberAI

Hosted by MassRobotics

WOMEN IN ROBOTICS BREAKFAST

Spend an hour connecting with robotics professionals in an environment designed for thoughtful conversation and mentorship. Featuring insights from Joyce Sidopoulos of MassRobotics and Mikell Taylor, Head of Robotics Strategy at GM, this breakfast offers opportunities to form new connections, deepen relationships, and champion increased female representation in robotics leadership. * pre-registration required

THURS. MAY 28, 8-9AM

Featuring Joyce Sidopoulos Co-Founder and Chief of Operations | MassRobotics, Mikell Taylor Director, Robotics Strategy | General Motors

WOMEN IN MEDTECH BREAKFAST: DESIGNING FOR REALITY

Now in its seventh installment, the Women in MedTech Breakfast has become a cornerstone of the DeviceTalks experience. On May 28, the tradition continues with a fireside chat with Carla Goulart Peron, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Royal Philips, where we will discuss the importance of designing medical devices for the full spectrum of real-world conditions from the outset, ensuring innovations are accessible, scalable, and effective across all economic environments, not just ideal settings.

The program continues with curated small-group breakout discussions led by senior leaders from Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, and more. * pre-registration required

THURS. MAY 28, 8-9:15AM

Featuring Carla Goulart Peron, MD Chief Medical Officer | Royal Philips

BOOTH COMPANY NAME

724 Paragon Medical 709 Polygon Company 908 Protolabs, Inc 601 Real-Time Innovations 717 Source Intelligence

Stratasys Direct 712 Stueken North America

714 Syrma Johari MedTech Limited

806 Tata Elxsi

Tecan

testlabs 819 TransPak 823 Vantedge Medical

Veryst Engineering, LLC

Wheelhouse DMG

Anyware Robotics

Boston Dynamics

CreateMe

HEBI Robotics

Tatum Robotics

3DMaterials Co.Ltd. 837 AB Electronics, LLC. 426 ABCorp 3D Inc.

ADVANCED Motion Controls

229 Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute

631 AgiBot

222 Allied Motion, an Allient Company 440 Alva Industries 238 Amphenol Communications Solutions 640 Analog Devices Inc. 242 Apex Sensing LLC

Atlanta Drive Systems

Axioforce Inc

Bal Seal Engineering

Baro Studio Co. Ltd.

Shenzhen Union lmage Co., LTD.

Shenzhen Union lmage Co., LTD.

QNX

Bogen Magnetics, USA, LLC

Bota Systems

Cadence Inc.

523 Canon USA, Inc. - Motion Control Products Group

423 CCTY

313 CGI, Inc.

638 Charles River Analytics 231 Cirexx International, Inc. 513 Cirtronics 344 Coast IPC 623 Cofactr

124 Commonlands Cameras & Optics

Cone Drive Gearing Solutions

Contactile

Copley Controls

CubeMars

DBR77

Dell Technologies

SDP/SI - A Designatronics Inc. Company 828 Digi International

East Coast Automation 522 East Coast Automation Sales LLC

Electrocraft

Elmo Motion Control, Inc. 528 EMAG LLC

Jiangsu Hanvo Safety Product Co., Ltd

eYs3D Microelectronics, Co.

Factur

FAULHABER MICROMO

Fictiv

Fizzion AI

ForceN, Inc.

Formlabs Inc.

Franka Robotics

Fresco Design

Fulling Motor (North America), LLC

FUTEK

General Foundry Service

Goddard Technologies, Inc.

Greenberg Traurig

Grepow Inc.

GTR Manufacturing

Guangdong World Precision Technology Co., Ltd.

Haply

Haption Corp.

Harmonic Drive

Hawk Ridge Systems

HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær

Helbling Precision Engineering

Hello Robot Inc

Hightec

Howland Technology

SteadyWin Motor

igus Inc.

iMerit Inc.

InDro Robotics

Infranor

Innodisk

Insperity

JF Shaw

Jiga

John Evans Sons, Inc

Kablooe Design

KHK USA Inc

Kickmaker

Kolektor Mobility d.o.o.

Leidos

Leuze Electronic

LINAK U.S.

Looking Glass Services, Inc

Mabuchi Motor America Corp.

MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge

MassRobotics Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst

MassRobotics Physical AI Accelerator

MassRobotics Start-Up Alley

maxon

MorpheusTEK

Xsens

Nabtesco Motion Control

NanoSen GmbH

NdotLight

Netzer Precision Position Sensors

New England Wire Technologies

Newgrange Design

NexCOBOT

Nidec Drive Technology Corporation

Nidec Motor Company

NMB Technologies

Noitom Robotics Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Novanta

NXP USA, Inc

Onvio

PPM (shenzhen) Inc.

Quabbin Wire & Cable Co.

Quanten Technologies Inc

Quantum Devices, Inc.

R+W America L.P.

Regal Rexnord

Renesas Electronics America, Inc.

Renishaw, Inc

Resense GmbH

RESH Inc.

Robify

Rova Batteries

RRC Power Solutions Inc

Rugged Science / Vecow

Ruland Manufacturing

Sager Electronics

Schaeffler Group USA Inc.

SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc.

Seyond

Solid Sands

Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America (SMA)

Sun-Wa Technos America, Inc

Symage by GSI

Symbotic LLC

Synapticon

TASKING US Operations, Inc

TaskUs Holdings Inc. 1650

TBI Motion

TDK Corporation

Tesollo

TG0

The Noelte Group Inc.

Tianhe Magnetics Technology GmbH

Times Microwave Systems

TQ-Systems USA INC.

TQ-Systems USA INC.

TransCOR Information Technologies

Transense Technologies PLC

UberAI Solutions

Ubicept

UFP Technologies

VARTA AG

Vaxor Motor

VividCloud

Voysys

Vulcan Spring & Mfg. Co.

Wiferion

Wittenstein

wolfSSL

WPG Americas

XCOM RAN by Globalstar

XELA Robotics

XJCsensor

X-trodes Ltd.

ZeroErr Inc.

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