Schunk Expert Days Service Robotics 2011 Symposium

On 23-24 February 2011, Schunk the competence leader for clamping technology and gripping systems, will meet experts in service robotics from all over the world. For the fourth year in succession the international symposium that is said to be the worldwide leading communication platform for applied service robotics will take place at the Schunk automation plant in Brackenheim-Hausen, Germany. The 20 experts presenting at the event include experts in service robotics, such as: Prof. Paolo Dario from Italy; Prof. Kerstin Dautenhahn from Great Britain, Prof. Danica Kragic from Sweden; as well as Prof. Dragomir Nenchev from Tokyo. Moreover, there will be a number of industrial experts in attendance with a technical-industrial background, who will report on impressive practical applications of service robotics, such as: Stefanie Angerer from Audi AG; Dr. Andreas Bley from Metralabs GmbH and Reinhard Teutenberg from Polysius AG. The Expert Days are an ideal platform for generating international networks that can discuss forthcoming projects that stretch the imagination and potential for the industry. The two-day symposium will be presented by Professor Dr. Henrik I. Christensen, holder of the chair in robotics 'KUKA Chair of Robotics' at the Georgia Instutute of Technology, located in Atlanta, US, as well as Martin Hägele, Head of Department Robot Systems at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Engineering and Automation IPA in Stuttgart, Germany. For additional detailed information on the event and a registration form for the symposium, visit the weblink below.