Industrial Roundtable I
The role of universities, startups and knowledge-based companies research in the field of robotics
Wednesday, November 20, 17:00 – 19:00
Panelists:
Prof. Majid Mohammadi Moghaddam, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU)
Mr. Asgar Barezi, Qeshm Voltage Inc. (CEO)
Mr. Afshin Madinei, Hooshmand Afzar Inc. (CEO)
Mr. Saeid Avatefi, Center for Progress and Development
Dr. Hamed Afshari, Tech-Export Services Corridor, (CEO)
Mr. Amin Asadi, Taharok Fanaver Robotics Inc. (CEO)
Mr. Mohammad Mehdi Salehi, iDesign 3D Printing Group
Mr. Meysam Sheykhlar, Boomrang Co. (Manager of Operations Dept.)
Mr. Pouria Shahverdi, Fira Cup
Universities, Startups, and Knowledge-Based Companies have a significant impact on the development of robotic researches and products. Bringing a preliminary idea from a laboratory of a university to a prototype and into the market is a long run that requires a close collaboration of different entities. The panel focuses on the role of each sector on the development of a robotic solution into the industry. A few success stories that have fulfilled their role are presented, and then opportunities to export the final products are elaborated.
Industrial Roundtable II

Creativity Competitions: Robotics Ideas and Foresights

Thursday, November 20, 11:15 – 13:00

Panelists:
Dr. P. Zarafshan

Dr. M. Dehghani

Prof. H. Taghirad

Mr. Asghar Barezi

Mr. Afshin Madinei

and Finalist Team Leaders of New Ideas and Creativity Contest

In the Creativity Competitions Roundtable, the finalist participants present their robotics and mechatronics design ideas. They justify the impacts of applying their robotic systems to selected tasks in terms of technological, financial, safety and environmental aspects. They also present conceptual designs of their proposed solutions and further requirements. Correspondingly, the participants demonstrate their robotic ideas by their prototypes or simulations mockups.