Daniel Theobald, co-founder of Vecna Robotics, will be speaking as a panel member in two sessions at the Robotics and AI Summit: Advancing Manufacturing Competitiveness at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from June 18-19, 2018.  

The first session, titled, “Robotics and Drones for the Next Generation of eCommerce,” will be on Tuesday, June 19 at 10:00 am. The session will explore how supply chains and order fulfillment are facilitated by autonomous systems in complex and highly variable environments. The growing e-commerce market is embracing the use of robots and drones as it seeks to meet customer demand faster. The speakers will share specific examples of how robots have generated a rapid ROI, empowering facilities to retain, retrain, and maximize the productivity of their human capital.

The second session, titled, “Reprogramming Today’s Workforce for Tomorrow’s Technologies: Impact of Public-Private Partnerships,” will be on Tuesday, June 19 at 11:00 am. The panelists will discuss the ethical and policy dilemma of automation and unemployment. They will showcase ways to reduce the friction of technology deployment and demonstrate how collaborative approaches can produce an abundance of opportunities for the U.S.

About Vecna Robotics

Vecna Robotics offers a fleet of intelligent, next-generation autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) to optimize logistics and material handling operations. With two decades of experience developing advanced systems for medical and military operations, our case picking, goods-to-person, person-to-goods, robot-conveyor hybrid material handling systems are the most cost-effective in the market. Vecna Robotics is dedicated to helping companies, ranging from Fortune 50s to SMEs, reduce costs, improve throughput, and stay flexible and competitive.

Vecna is also dedicated to corporate citizenship and has donated more than 170,000 hours of community service and pays team members to spend up to 10 percent of their paid work week on a community service project. For more information visit https://robotics.vecna.com/ or contact info@vecna.com.  

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