Description:

Our Future with Robots: A Panel Discussion and Open House in Celebration of the Launch of the Center for Robotics and Biosystems

Talk and Panel
3 – 4:30 p.m.
Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center
Hive Studio (2-350)

Reception and Open House
4:30 – 6 p.m.
Technological Institute
2nd Floor AB Wing Atrium

About the Center for Robotics and Biosystems

The Center for Robotics and Biosystems is working toward a future where humans and robots collaborate seamlessly to achieve what is currently impossible; where sensors, actuators, and controllers are inspired by biological principles; and where robotics and computational modeling lead to breakthroughs in our understanding of human and animal neuromechanics. Because our future will benefit from the synergistic co-evolution of humans and robots, the center’s research focuses on the science and engineering of embodied intelligence.

Introductory Remarks 

Kevin Lynch
Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Robotics and Biosystems

Panel Moderator 

Robert Wolcott
Cofounder and Executive Director, Kellogg Innovation Network

Panel Speakers 

Brenna Argall
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Mitra Hartmann
Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Daniel Linna Jr.
Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and Law, Director of Law and Technology Initiatives

Mark P. Mills
Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Author of the book Work in the Age of Robots

Todd Murphey
Professor of Mechanical Engineering