RoboDevelopment Conference & Expo Energizes Robotics Industry
Framingham, Mass. – November 1, 2007 – Robotics Trends and EH Publishing today announced the RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition, the international technical design and development event for the personal, service and mobile robotics industry, was a resounding success, attracting over 1,000 attendees. The conference was held Oct. 25-26, 2007 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. The RoboDevelopment website is www.robodevelopment.com.
According to Dan Kara, conference chairman and President of Robotics Trends, "The success of the inaugural RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition, in terms of attendance, quality of speakers and industry leading sponsors, speaks volumes about the rapid expansion of a wholly new technology market, mobile robotics and intelligent systems, as well as the need for a forum for technical professionals to learn from industry leaders, exchange information with their peers and evaluate the latest tools and techniques for building commercial robotics products and technologies.”
“The emerging new market for robotics must be fueled by opening up development to a wider audience,” noted Tandy Trower, general manager at Microsoft Corp. “The RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition provided Microsoft with a great opportunity to demonstrate our platform and tools for building robotics applications and services.
"The RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition provided National Instruments with an excellent opportunity to educate technical professionals on how graphical system design can be applied to simplify the development of sophisticated robotic systems," notes National Instruments Vice President Ray Almgren. “We look forward to continuing to work with this dynamic industry by providing the robotics community with the products required to meet the demands of commercial robotics design and development.”
Paolo Pirjanian, CEO of Evolution Robotics notes, “It is very exciting to see companies of all sizes joining Robotics Trends’ events such as RoboDevelopment. It is particularly interesting to see that attendance at the inaugural RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition exceeded those of established robotics events of long standing.”
The RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition featured many industry announcements including:
- Willow Garage Announced a New Standardized Personal Robotics Platform;
- WowWee and Evolution Robotics Announced a Partnership to Bring Breakthrough Consumer Robotics Products to Market;
- Braintech Released New Vision Software for Service Robots; and
- Robots Objective Interface Systems Announced Complete Middleware Solutions for Robotics.
About Robotics Trends, Inc.
Robotics Trends, the world’s first integrated media firm serving the burgeoning personal, service and mobile robotics marketplace, services their clientele through three major business divisions:
- Robotics Trends Publishing, which produces 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 (www.roboevent.com), the RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition (www.robodevelopment.com) and the RoboNexus Conference and Exposition (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 www.ehpub.com.
Contact For further information, please call Dan Kara at (508) 663-1500 x329 or email .