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In the present day, girls make up 48% of the full workforce, and simply 34% of the STEM workforce, in response to the Nationwide Ladies Collaborative Challenge. In terms of engineering and robotics roles, the quantity is even smaller, with girls solely making up about 16% of the workforce. 

Ladies working inside the business usually discover they is likely to be one of many solely ones on their staff and even at their firm. This may be an isolating expertise, making it tough for girls in robotics to discover a neighborhood to assist them. 

The Robotics Summit & Expo, which takes place on the Boston Conference and Exhibition Heart on Could 1-2, will embody its first Ladies in Robotics Breakfast. This networking occasion will present feminine engineers and roboticists a possibility to attach with others within the business. It will likely be at 8:00 a.m. ET on Day 2 of the present.

The occasion may even function a dialog with Dr. Kate Darling, a analysis scientist at MIT and chief of the Ethics & Society analysis staff on the Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Her award-winning work explores the societal and authorized implications of robotics. She’s the creator of The New Breed: What Our Historical past with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots.

On the Ladies in Robotics Breakfast, Darling will focus on her analysis, the state of girls in robotics, and recommendation for these getting began of their careers.

Tickets might be bought earlier than the occasion for $25 and are open to all-access go holders, audio system, and sponsors.

Extra concerning the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo

The Robotics Summit & Expo focuses on the design, improvement, and scaling of economic robots. WTWH Media, which additionally produces The Robotic Report, mentioned it expects a report 5,000 attendees and greater than 200 exhibitors.

Keynotes will function luminaries from Agility Robotics, Amazon Robotics, Teradyne, Disney Analysis, and Medtronic. The occasion may even embody numerous networking alternatives, a startup showcase, and extra!

New to the summit is the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards Gala. It would embody a cocktail hour, dinner, and an opportunity to listen to from the Robotic of the 12 months, Startup of the 12 months, and Utility of the 12 months winners. Every RBR50 winner will obtain two complimentary tickets to the Robotics Summit and RBR50 gala. A restricted variety of tickets is obtainable, however they’re promoting quick!

The Robotics Summit will likely be co-located with DeviceTalks, an occasion targeted on medical units, and the inaugural Digital Transformation Discussion board. Registration is now open for the occasion.

Be taught from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and plenty of extra.