When: 20th of February, 1:00pm AEDT
Where: This seminar will be partially presented at the ACFR seminar area, J04 lvl 2 (Rose St Building) and partially online via Zoom. RSVP
Speaker: Joyce Sidopoulos (Co-Founder & Chief of Operations at MassRobotics)
Title: Robotics Research to Industry Adoption
Abstract:
In this talk, Joyce Sidopoulos explores robotics and automation adoption across industry: what technologies are funded, where momentum grows, and what lies ahead. She contrasts “state-of-the-art” research with commercialization realities, highlighting time, testing, safety, regulatory and acceptance barriers slowing uptake. The discussion connects these trends to customer discovery, examining who holds challenges, what they invest and how adoption happens.
Bio:
Joyce Sidopoulos is the Co-Founder and Chief of Operations at MassRobotics, the largest independent robotics hub dedicated to accelerating robotics innovation, commercialization, and adoption. She works on initiatives to expand the breadth and depth of the robotics ecosystem and develops high impact programs, highlighting startups technology, matching startups with funders and customers, advocating for robotics adoption, connecting talent to employers, and working with academia to help commercialize research. Prior experience includes 14 years of civil service with the USN’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center as Chief Scientist for Acoustic Prediction Systems, Systems & Test Engineer, and Sonar Systems Analyst. She held senior Business Development and Engineering & Technical Resource Manager roles at General Dynamics and defense contractors and previously led the Innovation & Robotics Community for the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
MassRobotics are in Australia for the launch of ARM Hub’s AI & Robotics sprint: Propel-AIR. Propel-AIR is Australia’s premier AI and robotics innovation sprint, delivered by ARM Hub in partnership with Boston’s MassRobotics. It fast-tracks Australian robotics startups and scaleups to global markets, culminating in a one-month residency at MassRobotics for the winning team.