Mike Oitzman

In this keynote panel, leaders from Agility Robotics, ASTM International, Boston Dynamics, and RealSense will cut through the hype to examine what humanoids can realistically accomplish in factories and warehouses today. The discussion will explore current capabilities, technical and operational challenges, safety and standards considerations, and key lessons learned from early deployments and testing. Attendees will gain a grounded understanding of where humanoids are delivering value now—and what must improve for broader industrial adoption.

Robots don’t get smarter by accident; they improve through a deliberate data flywheel. This panel explores how real-world robot data is captured, curated, and fed back into perception, autonomy, and system performance. Drawing on lessons from field-deployed robots, we’ll explore how to design the data flywheel from day one, turning pilots into scalable, field-ready platforms that continuously learn and improve in production.

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.