IEEE RAS TC on Agricultural Robotics and Automation Webinar
IEEE RAS TC on Agricultural Robotics and Automation Webinar # 019
25 June 2014 at 10:00 US EST
Harvest Automation is one of the few companies today successfully commercializing robots for agricultural production. Don't miss the opportunity to hear the story of how they are revolutionizing the nursery industry, told by their own founder & CTO, Joe Jones!
Title: Three Million and Counting: How Real Robots are Revolutionizing Real Nurseries
Speaker: Joe Jones, Founder and CTO, Harvest Automation
Joe Jones invents practical robots. A robotics visionary with 24 years in the field, Joe was the first employee of iRobot, where he and Harvest Automation cofounder Paul Sandin invented Roomba, the floor-cleaning blockbuster, which has sold over 5 million units. He spent 9 years in robotic research at the MIT AI Lab, authored three books on robotics, and holds 15 patents.