Presently, solely 19% of robotics engineers are ladies, in accordance with CareerExplorer. Because of this for a lot of ladies working at smaller robotics startups, they may be the one girl on their crew, or at their firm.
RoboBusiness (Oct. 15-16 in Santa Clara, Calif.,) will function a Ladies in Robotics Lunch for the second straight 12 months. This occasion will present a chance for beneficial networking, engagement, and mentorship amongst ladies within the business.
This 12 months, our Ladies in Robotics speaker is Tessa Lau, founder and CEO of Dusty Robotics. Lau will communicate with Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder of MassRobotics, about her journey in robotics and her present work constructing robots for the development business.
Dusty goals to revolutionize the development business via automated format and a streamlined BIM-to-field course of. Previous to Dusty Robotics, Lau was co-founder, CTO, and chief robotic whisperer at Savioke (Relay Robotics). There, she automated lodge supply and orchestrated the worldwide distribution and administration of consumer-facing robots.
Lau bought her begin in robotics at Willow Storage, the analysis lab and know-how incubator often known as some of the influential forces in trendy robotics. Willow Storage was liable for the creation of an open-source robotic working system that’s nonetheless being utilized by teachers, engineers, and hobbyists around the globe.
Lau is a frequent speaker at enterprise, know-how, and development conferences. She has obtained quite a few awards, together with 2023 Building Dive’s Up and Coming Ladies in Building, Silicon Valley Enterprise Journal’s Ladies of Affect, SVR’s Innovation Award, and the Award for Excellence from the Affiliation of Pc Equipment. Presently dwelling in Silicon Valley, Lau holds a PhD in Pc Science from the College of Washington.
Register for RoboBusiness as we speak!
Based in 2004, RoboBusiness is the premier occasion for builders and suppliers of business robots. The occasion is produced by WTWH Media, which additionally produces The Robotic Report, Automated Warehouse, and the Robotics Summit & Expo.
This 12 months’s convention may even function greater than 60 audio system, a startup workshop, the annual Pitchfire competitors, and quite a few networking alternatives. Over 100 exhibitors on the present ground will showcase their newest enabling applied sciences, merchandise, and providers to assist remedy your robotics growth challenges.
RoboBusiness might be co-located with DeviceTalks West, the premier business occasion for medical know-how professionals. Each occasions appeal to engineering and enterprise professionals from a broad vary of healthcare and medical know-how backgrounds.
Registration is now open for RoboBusiness 2025.
For details about sponsorship and exhibition alternatives, please contact Colleen Sepich at csepich[AT]wtwhmedia.com.
