MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge Presents "Robotics in Healthcare: Solutions for the Hospital and Home"
iRobot CEO Colin Angle to Keynote, Addressing Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Practical Robots in Home Healthcare
(firmenpresse) - CAMBRIDGE, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/26/12 -- On April 9, 2012, the will present an Innovation Series event: "Robotics in Healthcare." Featuring renowned iRobot Co-Founder and CEO Colin Angle as keynote, and an impressive panel of speakers, the discussion will address the role of robotics in major healthcare situations. The current challenge for the industry is to move beyond the hype cycle and into practical applications that can be used in the hospital, elder and rehabilitative care and home environments.
leadership at iRobot has transformed the MIT spin-off into a global leader of practical robots and he will share advances to address the global need to extend independent living for the aging population. iRobot designs and builds robots for consumer, government and industrial markets.
The list of panelists features:
Colin Angle, CEO and Co-Founder of iRobot;
, President and CEO, Corindus Vascular Robotics;
, Advisory Board Member, Coroware and Founder and Chairman of the RoboBusiness Leadership Summit;
, Chairman, President and COO of Myomo;
, Professor and Associate Chair of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell
The moderator and event organizer is
Sponsor for the event is .
Monday, April 9, 2012
5:30pm to 6:10pm Registration
6:10pm-8:00pm: Program
MIT Stata Center, Room 32-123, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Forum members: $25, Non-members: $45. Students from all universities are free with college ID. Pre-registration is encouraged.
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