TMCNet: Robotics Alley to Host Robotics Day at the Minnesota State Capitol

[January 22, 2013]

Robotics Alley to Host Robotics Day at the Minnesota State Capitol

Jan 22, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Robotics Alley hosts Minnesota Robotics Day in the rotunda of the State Capitol on Jan. 28.

"Minnesota's Twin Cities have emerged as a leading industrial cluster within the global robotics industry," said Robotics Alley's Executive Director Andrew Borene, in a release. "On Jan. 28, Minnesota's legislators, state government leaders, and the public will have the opportunity to learn about some of the companies, universities and other organizations driving job creation and economic growth in the booming field of robotics.


"The experience of Robotics Alley has been transformative. We have taken a loose grassroots organization from a concept and grown it into a globally recognized industrial cluster development initiative. Robotics is rapidly transforming industries from medicine and agriculture to security and industrial manufacturing, and it is particularly exciting to see our region emerge as one of the leaders in this field." Executives and robotics researchers from the companies and schools will answer questions from legislators and staffers about the products and programs they represent, and talk about job creation potential in the industry.

Robotics Alley hosts the Annual Robotics Alley Conference and Expo in Edina, an annual conference and exposition in Minnesota's Twin Cities with the help of the Minnesota High Tech Association. The 2013 conference will be held at Saint Paul's RiverCentre.

On Jan. 28, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Robotics Alley, AUVSI members in the Twin Cities, and others will be sponsoring a Robotics Day at the state capitol in the rotunda. This event is open to the public and is free.

Robotics companies PaR Systems, NPC Robotics, Polaris, and ReconRobotics have been invited, in addition to representatives from the Global Robotics Innovation Park, and engineering/robotics groups from MNSCU, St. Thomas and the University of Minnesota.

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