Loveland robotics cluster symposium and workshop set for April 24 at RMCIT

By: Steve Tuesday April 9, 2013 0 comments Tags: Brian Argro, David Lung, Kimon Valavanis, Loveland, Marcie Erion, Ro0ger Lopez, robotics cluster, Stan VanderWerf

LOVELAND - The City of Loveland will host a half-day workshop on robotics and unmanned systems on April 24 at the Rocky Mountain Center for Innovation and Technology, 815 14^th St. SW.

The free workshop, which includes morning break refreshments, is sponsored by the city's Technology Transfer program and will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

The workshop will feature speakers talking about Northern Colorado's dynamic robotics, unmanned systems and automated systems industry cluster.

The event will bring together industry, trade and higher education leaders to showcase the region's capabilities and accomplishments and discuss partnering and collaboration opportunities.

Workshop participants include David Lung, director of the city's Technology Transfer Program; Roger Lopez, Autonomous Systems and Controls Division of Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Tex.; Brian Argro, CU-Boulder Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles: Dr. Kimon Valavanis, University of Denver DU2SL Unmanned Systems and Robotics Lab; and Stan VanderWerf, president of Advanced Capitol LLC and proposal manager for Colorado's Team UAS Proposal to the FAA.

The afternoon will be open for individual break-out meetings, one-on-one meetings and local company tours.

To RSVP or for more information, contact [email protected].