RoboBusiness Conference and Expo Energizes the Mobile Robotics Industry
Framingham, Mass. - May 27, 2007 - Robotics Trends and EH Publishing today announced that the fourth annual RoboBusiness Conference and Expo, the international business development event for the mobile electronics and intelligent systems industry, was a resounding success, drawing over 1,250 attendees from across the globe to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts on May 15-16, 2007. Produced by Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., the event featured a world-class lineup of keynote speakers on consumer, commercial, healthcare, defense and security robotics markets, including:
- Claude Bolton, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, US Army
- Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Tandy Trower, General Manager, Microsoft Robotics Group
- Ellen Purdy, Enterprise Director, Joint Ground Robotics, Department of Defense
- Helen Greiner, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, iRobot
- Paolo Pirjanian, President, CEO, Evolution Robotics
- Richard Mark Soley, Chairman and CEO, Object Management Group
According to Dan Kara, conference chairman and President of Robotics Trends, Inc., "RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition 2007 attracted over 1,250 attendees from across the globe, reflecting a 25% increase over the 2006 event. The continued success and yearly growth of RoboBusiness clearly demonstrates the need for an industry event dedicated to the commercial application of mobile robots and intelligent systems technology. With RoboBusiness 2007, we expanded the focus of the event from product and market development to also address sales, marketing and partnering strategies. In addition, special emphasis was placed on how robots and robotic technology are being employed today and what opportunities exist in a variety of different market segments including first responder, defense and security applications, field robotics, robotic homecare and assistive technology, to name just a few. We also focused on the ways in which the industrial robotics industry can expand robotics usage beyond manufacturing and assembly within large enterprise in the automotive, electronics and semiconductor industries. I believe that these initiatives, along with the organic growth of the market, was responsible the success of the 2007 RoboBusiness event.”
“Once again, RoboBusiness proved to be at the epicenter of the most promising growth and development opportunities in the robot category,” said Helen Greiner, Chairman and Co-founder, iRobot. “Each year, we look forward to seeing the results of this special gathering of leaders and creators in our very exciting industry.”
The 2008 RoboBusiness Conference and Expo will be held in May 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In response to the technical needs of the robotics development community, EH Publishing, Inc. and Robotics Trends will be launching a new conference September 25-26 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California. Ken Moyes, President of EH Publishing, Inc. stated, “We are very excited about the upcoming RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition. The keynotes and general sessions at RoboDevelopment will be specifically designed to provide technical professionals the information they need to develop the next generation of personal, service and mobile robotics, while the RoboDevelopment Expo hall will provide attendees with hands-on access to the latest design and development solutions for producing mobile robotics and intelligent systems technology.”
Complete event details can be found online at http://www.roboevent.com
About Robotics Trends, Inc.
Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc. (http://www.ehpub.com), is the world’s first integrated media firm serving the burgeoning personal, service and mobile robotics marketplace. Robotics Trends services their clientele through three major business divisions:
- Robotics Trends Publishing, which produces http://www.roboticstrends.com, an online news, information and analysis portal focused on business and technology trends for people who build, buy, invest in, and seek to understand the personal, service, mobile and military robotics market;
- Robotics Trends Events, which produces the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition (http://www.roboevent.com and http://www.roboevent.com) and the RoboNexus Conference and Exposition (http://www.robonexus.com); and
- Robotics Trends Analyst Services serving the strategic consulting needs of leading emerging robotics manufacturers.
About EH Publishing
EH Publishing, Inc. is the information leader and resource for the home electronic industry. Serving the technology and construction markets, EH Publishing, Inc. reaches more than half a million home electronic professionals, builders and consumers worldwide. Founded in 1994, EH Publishing, Inc. has defined, cultivated and raised awareness of the $15 billion electronic/installed home industry through its products, which include print publications, on-line publications, trade shows and market studies. EH Publishing, Inc. is the industry's source for home technology information and market analysis, with the targeted print and on-line publications: Electronic House, Home Electronic Ideas, CE Pro, CE Pro Retailing, ChannelPro, TecHome Builder, Live Sound, and targeted tradeshows: Electronic House Expo (EHX), TecHome Builder Conference and Expo (TBX.), Worship Facilities Expo (WFX), ROBOBusiness Conference and Expo, RoboDevelopment Conference and Expo, and the Consumer HealthTech Summit. To find out more, visit http://www.ehpub.com