About this Event
Shaping the Future of Safety in Robotics and AI Systems
Join us for an exclusive Summit on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be applied in safety-critical systems and what it takes to get these solutions certified for real-world deployment. We’ll also touch on how emerging standards like ISO/IEC TS 22440 are opening doors to new possibilities. Designed for forward-thinking leaders in emerging technologies, this event brings together those shaping the next generation of robotic and AI systems for industry and everyday use.
Why You Want to Be There
As AI rapidly integrates with physical systems, understanding and implementing robust safety measures is essential for ensuring operational integrity and protecting your organization from significant risks. This Summit offers a unique opportunity to directly engage with leading safety experts and gain insights into the state-of-the-art safety opportunities. You’ll participate in high-level discussions and gain foresight into the future of industrial AI and robotics safety.
Who Should Attend
This event is specifically tailored for professionals in industries where safety is paramount. If you are an industrial innovator, a safety expert, or a decision-maker responsible for the safe implementation of cutting-edge technologies, this Summit is for you. This event is free to attend.
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Agenda
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Check-In & Networking
Theme: Lessons Learned from Large-Scale Deployments and The Future of Function
🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:40 PM
Welcome
Host: Nicole Sophie Christiansen, CCO, Reynolds & Moore
🕑: 01:40 PM - 01:55 PM
Robotics and AI Safety – Where We Stand, Where We’re Going
Host: Paul Schmitt, CTO, Reynolds & Moore
Info: Explore the current state of robotics and AI safety, the challenges shaping today’s landscape, and the emerging approaches driving safer technologies for the future.
🕑: 01:55 PM - 02:15 PM
Functional Safety at Scale – Large-Scale AMR Systems
Host: Mark Nehrkorn, Director of Functional Safety, Symbotic
Info: Explore how functional safety requirements evolve as autonomous mobile robot deployments grow from individual pilot programs to fleets of thousands operating alongside people. Learn what it takes to maintain functional safety across an increasingly complex operational ecosystem.
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Networking Break
Theme: Solving Safety Challenges When Deploying Physical AI
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Getting Autonomous Mobile Robots Out of Their Cages
Host: Rinus Strydom, Chief Revenue Officer, FORT Robotics
Info: Discover how human-in-the-loop control, active onboard safety, and outside-in safety can support autonomous mobile robots operating beyond traditionally restricted environments. This presentation will examine how these complementary approaches can enable safer human-robot collaboration without sacrificing operational efficiency.
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Functional Safety: Make vs. Buy in Humanoid Robotics
Host: Jordan Schaeffer, Business Development Manager, Novanta
Info: Explore whether humanoid robotics developers should build safety functions internally or buy certified motion control, sensing, and safety technologies from specialized partners. Drawing lessons from industrial automation and emerging humanoid platforms, this presentation examines the cost, risk, certification, timeline, and performance of tradeoffs of each approach.
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Choosing the Brain: The Safety Questions to Ask Before You Pick Your Processor
Host: Milton Walker, Sr. Robotics SAE & Technical Lead, Intel
Info: Compute decisions get made early in a robotics program and are rarely revisited, yet they set the limits on timing predictability, sensor synchronization, and whether real-time motion control and AI inference can share one brain. Learn which processor-level questions to ask while the design is still open, and what those answers mean for the safety case later.
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Networking Break
Theme: Path Toward Certification of Physical AI
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Two Kinds of Trust: Deterministic Verification in an Age of Probabilistic AI
Host: Daniel Simon, Distinguished Software Engineer, Qt Group
Info: Explore how physical AI combines deterministic control software with AI-driven perception. Discover why classical safety verification and emerging AI trust methods under IEC 61508 and ISO/IEC 22440 must coexist as robotics teams pursue certification.
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Path to Testing & Certification for AI-Driven Solutions
Host: Anita Dodia, Lab Manager, SafetyCert.AI
Info: Safe deployment of AI-driven solutions in safety-critical applications requires impartial, accredited validation. This presentation explores the path to certification for AI in functional safety through AI safety life cycle assessment and novel testing methods that link abstract virtual testing to physical AI.
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Networking
🕑: 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Physical AI & Safety: An Evening in Boston at Qt Group
Info: Continue connecting with the Physical AI community at Qt Group, located approximately a 10-minute walk from the Summit venue. Join speakers from the event, like-minded peers, and industry experts as you discuss the latest developments and challenges in functional safety and AI systems—all while enjoying beer, pizza, and great conversation. Space is limited.
Please indicate whether you plan to attend when registering for the Summit.
Event venue & nearby stays
MassRobotics, 12 Channel Street, Boston, United States
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