INNOROBO: INNOVATION ROBOTIC SUMMIT

A successful first edition

Nearly 10 000 registered visitors

Appointment of 14 to 16 March 2012 for the 2nd edition

Paris, April 4, 2011 - Organized by SYROBO, French Federation of service robotics, INNOROBO, the first European summit dedicated to innovation and service robotics, held in Lyon from March 23 to 25, 2011. This first European edition was a resounding success and helped to highlight all of the players, companies, researchers, engineers, experts,... who contribute thanks to their development of service robotics as a major sector of growth global economic activity.

AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AREA

The 80 exhibitors, representing 9 countries including a large delegation of 12 Korean companies, guest of honor, INNOROBO have fully illustrated the richness, diversity and innovation in service robotics in the world. More than 100 robots have been demonstrated which 30 presented for the first time in Europe. They also demonstrate the importance of this market that should grow exponentially in the coming years to reach over $ 100 billion in 2020 (source: IFR).
Innorobo was for many the opportunity to build trade relations and sustainable working.

WORLD CLASS SPEAKERS FOR CONFRENCE PROGRAMS

Three conference programs given as part of INNOROBO - Robolift, Robot Market Focus and 9th European Meeting of Mechatronics - have a large audience, thanks to the high quality of the 39 speakers present. Bringing together an outstanding college of international experts, the various presentations, perspectives and visions of the market have led to some relevant insights to understanding the challenges of robotic services and economic and societal consequences of the intelligence provided to machines.

MANY OF TRADE VISITORS

Between 4000 and 5000 visitors were expected by the organizers !
Thanks to many opportunities and prospects offered by the robotics market of services, INNOROBO was a great success in terms of visitors to professionals in robotics and other related industries, with nearly 10 000 registered visitors over the 3 days summit.
INNOROBO benefited from an extensive campaign through various media and opinion leaders, especially in France but also abroad. The media coverage generated upstream of the event and during the event (more than 150 international journalists were accredited) has contributed greatly to mobilizing industry professionals and other visitors.

A PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY WITH THE PLACEMENT OF PAVILIONS

To allow many players to participate in the summit, INNOROBO hosted 6 pavilions with the support of prestigious partners. Thus, major sponsors like OnlyLyon, Rhone-Alpes, Deloitte, EDF, SNCF, Malakoff Mederic, KPMG have helped a multitude of start-ups to be visible on the display area to present their research in robotics and their existing products. In parallel, Banque Palatine, OSEO, DGCIS SEB Development have supported the various events of the summit, conferences, Robot show or space dedicated to Mechatronics.

INSTITUTIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ACTORS MOBILIZED

As an international summit, INNOROBO drew the attention of political representatives, financial and political spheres with the presence of many officials, came to lend their support to the sector of service robotics. Thus, included honored with their presence at the summit:
- His Excellency Ambassador Park of the Republic of Korea,
- Mrs Nora Berra, Secretary of State for Health to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Health
- Mr. Ronan Stephan, Director General of Research and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education and Research,
- Mr. Gérard Collomb, Senator Mayor of Lyon,
- Mr. Jean-Jack Queyranne, President of the Rhône-Alpes
- Mr. Jung, Executive Director of Association of Korean Robot Industry
- Mr. Baek, Assistant Director of Knowledge Economy Korean Ministery
- Mr.Oh Vice-President External Affairs, Korean Institute of Science and Technology
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The summit has rewarded INNOROBO a personality from the world of robotics by awarding the first Kapek to Colin Angle, CEO of iRobot (U.S.) for his outstanding contribution to the development of robotics.