BCEC HOSTS INT’L ROBOTICS FORUM
THE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) officially opened this week at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC).
The five-day annual event kicked off 21 May and has attracted more than 2,500 int’l delegates to Brisbane.
“It is the first time this conference has been held in Australia and having Brisbane host this cutting edge event enhances our growing reputation as an innovation powerhouse,” said Qld Innovation and Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones.
Plenaries, poster presentations, and interactive sessions all feature prominently on ICRA’s program, with inventor and UC Berkeley Professor Ken Goldberg and assistant professor at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Angela Schoellig both providing keynote speeches.
Big ideas discussed at the event included autonomous drone flight, machine learning, marine imaging, and the application of artificial intelligence in robots.
The ICRA also upped its engagement with the general public by carrying out a series of technology installations prior to the main conference.
Examples included Robowars, a fight to the death competition for robot warriors and an art installation where members of the public had robot artists sketch their portraits.