Robotics

ROBOTICS

The Council’s Robotics Cluster fosters economic development through education, knowledge-sharing, and relationship building among the region’s leading robotic companies, academic research laboratories, and related organizations. The cluster examines business and government applications of existing and future robotic technology through public and private meetings with industry leaders, researchers, and policy makers.

The Robotics Cluster Advisory Board meets on a regular basis and is open to member executives with direct experience/expertise in the Robotics field. The Organizing Committee convenes breakfast briefings where industry experts discuss the latest issues and are available for general Q&A from the audience. These sessions highlight the critical role of the Massachusetts Robotics Cluster in the research, development, and deployment of robotic technologies worldwide.

Mission:

The mission of the MA Robotics Cluster is to raise awareness of region’s robotics industry throughout the United States, attracting thought-leaders and resources, and to grow the robotics industry in Massachusetts by creating opportunities for new and existing companies.

Robotics Report Released at 2009 MassTLC Annual Meeting

We are excited to report the official release of the Council's report on the robotics industry in the Massachusetts region - Achieving Global Leadership: A Roadmap for Robotics in Massachusetts. View the report as a PDF: http://www.masstlc.org/roboreportfinal.pdf

What People Are Saying...

“There is no better place in the world to start a robotics enterprise than in Massachusetts.”

- Dr. Rodney Brooks, iRobot co-founder & CTO, and Director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab

“Massachusetts has all of the elements necessary to maintain and broaden its role in mobile robotics and intelligent systems.”

- Dan Kara, President, Robotics Trends

“The combination of world-renowned academic and industrial strengths guarantees that the Massachusetts robotics industry will make huge contributions to healthcare."

- Ron Newbower, Co-founder, CIMIT (Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technologies)

“The highly educated labor force in Massachusetts provides a competitive advantage that has fueled our business for the past fifty years.”

- Dr. William Ribich, President, Foster-Miller

“One of my fondest robot memories is of a gorgeous 1971 hydraulic arm at Marvin Minsky's MIT AI Lab in Technology Square that reached back under computer control and ripped out its own shoulder. Since then Massachusetts robots have overcome their suicidal tendencies and developed caring personalities, military and industrial applications, online avatars, and are now even vacuuming rugs.”

- Bob Metcalfe, MIT engineer, Ethernet inventor, 3Com founder, Infoworld pundit, and now Polaris Venture Partners partner

Cluster Chair:

Tom Ryden, North End Technologies

Council Representative:

Elizabeth Newstadt, Relationship Manager, Elizabeth@masstlc.org

To participate in the ongoing activities of the Robotics Cluster, email Elizabeth with biography demonstrating robotics industry background and contact information.

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