Robotics and AI Symposium 2023

Our annual Robotics and AI Symposium were held again October 12, 2023! As in previous years, Amber Mac was our MC and debate moderator for the day. Our debate posters this year were also designed using Midjourney! We were also very excited to have seven industrial exhibitors for the day.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Angela Schoellig is an Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Munich.

AI Debate

Battle of the Brains: Can universities keep up with industrial labs in AI research?

Our debate panel included Dr. Ting Hu (Queen's University), Dr. Ahmad Beirami (Google Research), Dan Desjardins (CEO, Distributive), and Dr. Ali Etemad (Queen's University).

Robotics Debate

Good Bot Bad Bot: Is robotics helping or hindering progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals?

Our debate panel featured Dr. Heather Aldersey (Queen's University), Dr. Michael Jenkin (York University), Dr. Jackson Crane (Queen's University), and Dr. Melissa Greeff (Queen's University).