CONFERENCE AGENDA

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Day 1 Morning:

Registration & Morning Coffee

Welcome by Organiser and Event Chairman

The Commercial Outlook for Humanoid Robotics: Where Will Demand Become Orders

The Industrial Buyer’s View: What Must a Humanoid Prove Before We Invest

Designing for the Job: Bipedal Humanoids, Wheeled Platforms & Mobile Manipulation

Morning Networking Tea Break

Joint Actuators: Delivering Torque, Precision & Longer Operating Life

Scaling Precision Motion: Motors, Gearboxes, Bearings & Encoders

Dexterous Hands or Task-Specific Grippers? Making Manipulation Commercially Useful

Luncheon & Networking

Day 1 Afternoon:

Force, Torque & Tactile Sensing: Improving Contact-Rich Manipulation

Vision & Spatial Perception: Working with Changing Parts and Workspaces

Powering Productive Work: Batteries, Charging & Thermal Management

Reliable Motion Requires Reliable Hardware: Structures, Cables & Connectors

Afternoon Networking Tea Break

Proving Reliability: Endurance Testing, Failure Analysis & Robot Qualification

From Prototype Builds to Repeatable Production: Assembly, Calibration & Quality Control

Building the Humanoid Supply Chain: Make-or-Buy, Supplier Qualification & Cost Reduction

Panel Discussion: What Will Unlock Reliable, Cost-Competitive Humanoid Production

Day1 Closing Remarks

Cocktail Ceception & Dinner

Day 2 Morning:

Morning Coffee & Networking

Welcome by Organiser and Event Chair

Automotive Manufacturing: What Factory Trials Reveal About Humanoid Readiness

Warehousing & Logistics: Building the Business Case for Repetitive Handling

Electronics & Contract Manufacturing: Finding the Right First Applications

Morning Networking Tea Break

Beyond Scripted Tasks: Physical AI for Adaptable Industrial Robots

The Robot Training Challenge: Demonstrations, Teleoperation & Simulation

Measuring Useful Autonomy: Task Success, Human Intervention & Failure Recovery

Luncheon & Networking

Day 2 Afternoon:

Integrating Humanoids into Existing Operations: Workflows, Software & Infrastructure

Safe Deployment Around People: Risk Assessment, Validation & Operational Limits

Managing Connected Robot Fleets: Cybersecurity, Updates & Operational Data

Afternoon Networking Tea Break

Keeping Robots Working: Maintenance, Spare Parts & Service Support

The Economics of Deployment: Cost per Successful Task, Payback & RaaS

Panel Discussion: From Successful Pilots to Repeat Orders - What Must Change

Day2 Closing Remarks