Anders Beck

VP, AI Robotics Products | Universal Robots

Anders Billesø Beck is Vice President, AI Robotics Products, at Universal Robots, where he leads the global AI product strategy for the company’s collaborative robot platform with a focus on innovation, adaptability, and the AI ecosystem. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in flexible and collaborative automation, with more than 20 years of experience advancing product development, new applications, and smart manufacturing.

Previously at Universal Robots, Anders Billesø Beck has served as Vice President, Technology, guiding the development of cobot platforms, AI, safety, and the UR+ developer ecosystem, and as Vice President for Strategy & Innovation, shaping the future of human-robot collaboration and next-generation UR products.

Beyond his executive responsibilities, Anders Billesø Beck is an active voice in the robotics community. He serves on the board of Odense Robotics, Denmark’s national robotics cluster, and is a frequent speaker at global industry events, including NVIDIA GTC, Automatica, Digital Tech Summit, and multiple podcasts.

All Sessions by Anders Beck

May 27, 2026

Opening Keynote: Building Reliable Robots at Scale
9:05 AM - 9:50 AM
Keynote Room 253 ABC
In this panel, QNX and industry leaders will share how they architect performance across control, perception, and networking, and how certified processes can compress time to market for safety-relevant systems. The panel will cover practical trade-offs when combining ROS 2 with hard real-time workloads. Attendees will leave with concrete patterns for building and validating reliable robotic systems.

May 28, 2026

Productionizing AI in Robotic Systems
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Room 254 A
Leaders from Path Robotics, Universal Robots, and PickNik Robotics will explore how artificial intelligence is making today’s robots more capable, adaptable, and easier to deploy. The discussion will take a practical, engineering-focused look at what AI can and can’t do in real-world production environments, from vision-guided welding and collaborative manipulation to motion planning and autonomy.<br><br> The panel will examine the current state of AI in robotics: how leading companies are integrating machine learning, foundation models, and advanced perception into commercial systems; the infrastructure and data challenges involved; and the lessons learned from deploying AI-enabled robots at scale.

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