Robotica: Technology evolution of tomorrow starts today

LOCATION: Milan Fair Centre, Pad.1O, WORKSHOP AREA, PREPARED ROOM IN AREA ROBOTICA.

ENTRANCE:The access to the Conference is free, upon payment of the Fair ticket.

PARTICIPATION: Participants are adviced to report to the conference reception desk well in advance; at least, 20 minutes before the start of the session.

LANGUAGE: Unless otherwise specified, conference presentations will be held in Italian; simultaneous translation will not be provided.

*to be defined

Wendsay, 17th November 2010

10.30-12.30 Inaugural conference in collaboration with SIRI
Chair: Rezia Molfino (Università degli Studi di Genova, SIRI)

10.30-10.35 

Opening of the session and introduction by the Chair

10.35-10.55  

Humanoid robots
Giulio Sandini (IIT)

10.55-11.15 

A non-humanoid human robot
Renato Zaccaria (Università degli Studi di Genova)

11.15-11.35 

Robot?
Rezia Molfino (SIRI)

11.35-11.55 

RoboCup: soccer players robots
Daniele Nardi (Università 'La Sapienza' di Roma)

11.55-12.15 

Autonomous robots in the italian market: possibilities and opportunities
Andrea Bonarini (Politecnico di Milano)

12.15-12.30 

Question time and conclusion by the Chair

14.30-17.30 Humanoid and service robots in daily life
Chair: Rezia Molfino (Università degli Studi di Genova, SIRI)

14.30-14.55 

Robots in medicine
Arianna Menciassi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa)

14.55-15.20 

Robotics and tactile technologies
Domenico Prattichizzo (Università degli Studi di Siena)

15.20-15.45 

Service robotics: Agriculture, Volcanoes, Surgery, and much more
Giovanni Muscato (Università degli Studi di Catania)

15.45-16.10 

Robotics in Micro and Precision Assembly applications
Irene Fassi (CNR-ITIA)

16.10-16.35 

Industrial and humanoid robots: a reference frame and possible scenarios
Arturo Baroncelli (COMAU)

16.35-17.00 

Service robotics: from outlooks to the market
Nicola Tomatis (BlueBotics)

Thursday, 18th November 2010

10.00-13.00 Round table
Robotics meets the industrial world and industrial associations

Chair: Marco Gatti (editor-in-chief of 'Espansione')


Invited to take part:
Domenico Appendino (SIRI)
Roberto Maietti (ANIE-ASSOAUTOMAZIONE)
Paolo Rocco (ANIPLA)
Franco Docchio (SIOF)
Sebastian Fabio Agnello (GISI)
Giuseppe Cazzulani (ASSOLOMBARDA)
Nicola Tomatis (Bluebotics)
Stefano Tonello (IT+Robotics)
Luca Lachello (Comau)

 

Roberto Maietti (ANIE-ASSOAUTOMAZIONE)

 

Paolo Rocco (ANIPLA)

 

Franco Docchio (SIOF)

 

Sebastian Fabio Agnello (GISI)

 

Stefano Tonello (IT+Robotics)

 

Luca Lachello (Comau)

14.30-16.00 Company Focus.
How a robot is born: company presentations

Chair: Andrea Carobene (journalist, collaborator of 'Il Sole 24Ore')

Invited to take part:
Stefano Avenia (Nuzoo)
Nicola Tomatis (Bluebotics)
Stefano Tonello (IT+Robotics)
Luca Lachello (Comau)

 

Stefano Tonello (IT+Robotics)

 

Luca Lachello (Comau)

16.00-17.30 Round Table
Formation for the building of a robot

Chair: Fiorella Operto (Scuola di Robotica)

Invited to take part:
Chair: Fiorella Operto (Scuola di Robotica)

Educational robotics to improve the synergy between school and industry
Gianmarco Veruggio (CNR IEIIT)

Kuka LWR (Light Weight Robot): The first service robot is commercially available
Alberto Pellero (Kuka)

Porte aperte alla robotica: 'robotics laboratory didactic and curricular methods for technical and professional teaching'
Enzo Marvaso (Project Porte aperte alla robotica)

Kuka?School of Robotics Sim.Pro Educational Kit
Mauro Baima (Kuka)

 

Alberto Pellero (Kuka)

 

Mauro Baima (Kuka)

Friday, 19th November 2010

10.00-11.30 Round Table
Patents and technology transfer: access to funding and evaluation of research results

Chair: Monia Gentile (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa)

Invited to take part:
Monia Gentile (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa)
Antonio M. Pizzoli (Società Italiana Brevetti)
Alintec
Luca Binda (Fondo Atlante Ventures - Gruppo Intesa Sanpaolo)
Nicola Redi (Fondamenta SGR)
Lorenzo De Michieli (IIT)

 

Antonio M. Pizzoli (Società Italiana Brevetti)

 

Nicola Redi (Fondamenta SGR)

11.30-13.00 Robotics next application
Chair: Claudio Moriconi (ENEA robotic Section)

11.30-11.35 

Opening of the session and introduction by the Chair
Claudio Moriconi (ENEA robotic Section)

11.35-11.50 

Safety aspects in the societies' European of today - the role of the robotics
Claudio Moriconi (ENEA robotic Section)

11.50-12.05 

Market evolution of advanced robots
Attilio Sacripanti (ENEA robotic Section)

12.05-12.20 

Biorobotics: scientific challenges and engineering applications
Cecilia Laschi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa)

12.20-12.35 

New marine technologies - robotics for the surveillance of the environment
Sergio Taraglio (ENEA Robotics Section, Roma)

12.35-12.50 

Materials and solutions for robotic applications
Silvia Appendino (IIT - Italian Institute of Technology @ POLITO - Center for Human and Space Robotics)

12.50-13.05 

Robotic and sensorial solutions for the management of service vehicles
Vincenzo Nanni (ENEA Robotics Section, Roma)

13.05-13.15 

Question time and conclusion by the Chair

14.00-18.00 pad.10, Torricelli Conference Room
Teaching Robotics - Teaching using robots

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Co-Chairs: Emanuele Menegatti and Enrico Pagello (Università degli Studi di Padova)

14.00-14.15 

Opening of the session and introduction by the Chair
Enrico Pagello (Università degli Studi di Padova)

14.15-14.30 

The last frontiers of Educational Robotics - an outline of projects presented at SIMPAR-2010 Conference
Emanuele Menegatti (Università degli Studi di Padova)

14.30-14.45 

The activities of Educational Robotics in Rome
Silvia Celani (Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Roma)

14.45-15.00 

Why using robots for Education? Different motivations and experiences at different educational levels
Andrea Bonarini (Politecnico di Milano)

15.00-15.15 

The EU-TERECop Project: a course for training teachers in using Educational Robotics
Michele Moro (Università degli Studi di Padova)

15.15-15.45 

Coffee Break

15.45-16.00 

The activities of the Robotics School: Training Teachers, Building Networks
Emanuele Micheli (Scuola di Robotica)*

16.00-16.15 

The experience of the construction of a National Network for the development of educational activity in robotics with RoboCup-Junior
Giovanni Marcianò (Rete di Scuole per la RoboCup Junior Italia)

16.15-16.30 

The experience of ITIS Archimede in Educational Robotics: from Catania to Singapore
Domenico Ardito (ITIS Archimede, Catania)

16.30-16.45 

The Open Windows to Robotics Network
Enzo Marvaso (IPSIA Galilei, Torino)

16.45-17.00 

Educational Robotics and Scientific Breakthroughs
Augusto Chioccariello (Istituto di Tecnologie didattiche del CNR, Genova)

17.00-18.00 

Final panel and discussion with participants

14.30-16.00 MEET THE AUTHORS
"The Robotics in the Books"

Chairman: Riccardo Oldani (Robotica Magazine)

Invited to take part:
'Naturoids - On the Nature of the Artificial' (World Scientific Publishing)
Massimo Negrotti (Università degli Studi di Urbino)

'Et voilà i robot - Etica ed estetica nell'era delle macchine' (Springer)
Nunzia Bonifati (Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata')

'Robot 2007: La Robotica nel Mondo, il Mondo della Robotica' (ENEA)
Attilio Sacripanti (ENEA)

Silvio Sosio (Sci-fy writers of 'Robot')