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Previous Congressional Robotics Caucus Briefings:
2009
3) ROBOTICS & K-12 EDUCATION 15 October 2009 (Flyer; Videos)
A robot built by the First Team #2989 of Banneker Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
 Mike Doyle, Phil Gingrey and Diane Watson, U.S. House of Representatives and Robotics Caucus members
Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST and DEKA Research & Development Corporation (Kamen's speech)
Christyl Johnson, Executive Director,
National Science and Technology Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy
David Ruppersberger, President & CEO
The Technology Collaborative
Lauren Lyons, former FIRST student;
and engineering graduate of Princeton University
Carla Salinas, former Foshay Learning Center student and robotics captain, now studying at the Univ. of Southern CA
2) MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE ROBOTICS 23 July 2009 (Photos; Video)
Speakers:
Tandy Trower General Manager, Microsoft Robotics Group
Topic: Healthcare Challenges and Robotic Solutions
Maja Mataric, Ph.D. Director, Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, USC
Topic: Socially Assistive Robotics: The promise and potential impact, with a focus on autism, elder care and stroke/traumatic brain injury
Charles Remsberg CEO, Hocoma, Inc.
Topic: Robot-Assisted Recovery & Rehabilitation
Howie
Choset, Ph.D. CTO & Co-founder, Cardiorobotics
Topic: Surgical and interventional robotics Faster, Better, Cheaper: The Future of Medical Robotic Technology
1) A Roadmap for US Robotics:
From Internet to Robotics 21 May 2009 (video)
Speakers:
Henrik Christensen,
Ph.D., Director, Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center, and KUKA Chair of Robotics, Georgia Tech
Topic: CCC Robotics Roadmap:
From Internet to Robotics (& YouTube Video)
Rodney Brooks, Ph.D., Panasonic Professor of Robotics at MIT and Founder of Heartland Robotics,
Topic: Manufacturing
Eric Close, CEO, RedZone Robotics
Topic: Service Robotics
Dan Jones, Ph.D., Director of External Affairs,
Intuitive Surgical
Topic: Medical Robotics
An aspiring robotics engineer interacts with Keepon,
a robot designed to study social development by interacting with children.
Keepon was one of many robots displayed at the Caucus' May 21st briefing.
2008
3) Robotics
in Transportation 17
September 2008
Speaker Bios
Chris
Urmson, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor
Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Topic: The Urban
Challenge and Autonomous Vehicles
Bakhtiar Litkouhi, Ph.D.,
Manager, Vehicle Control Systems & Manager,
Autonomous Driving
Electrical & Controls Integration Lab, General Motors R&D Center
Topic: Towards
Autonomous Driving - Forging a New Revolution
Michael Fetsko, Vice President,
Automated People Movers & James Spakauskas, Director of Sales and Business Development, Bombardier's Systems Division
Topic: Bombardier -
Fully Automated Transportation Systems
2) Industrial
Robotics 18 June 2008
Robotic
Industries Association's appointed speakers:
Richard Litt, Chairman, Robotic Industries
Association
Topic: Industrial
Robots and Productivity
Richard
Seif, Sr. VP, Global Marketing, Lincoln
Electric Company
Topic: Save our Factories, First
Jeffrey A. Burnstein, Executive Vice President, Robotic Industries
Association
Topic: The
Global Robotics Market
John Dulchinos, President & COO, Adept Technology
Topic: Robots Make
America Safe & Strong
1) Kick-Off
Luncheon Focuses on Defense Robotics
The Congressional
Robotics Caucus held it's kick-off luncheon on
26 February 2008.
HC8 The
U.S. Capitol
Welcome
&
Special
Remarks:
Congressman
Mike
Doyle
(PA)
Congressman
Zach
Wamp
(TN)
Speaker
Ellen M.
Purdy,
Enterprise
Director,
Joint
Ground
Robotics
OUSD(ATL)/PSA,LW&M
 Ellen Purdy, Enterprise
Director of the Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise,
OUSD(ATL)/PSA/LW&M, was the keynote speaker and
discussed how robots are saving lives and the
importance of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and
Explosive Ordnance Devices (EODs) to the safety of
soldiers. Several robots were on display, some of
which are currently in theater. more
Last Updated:
17 November 2009
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