Our monthly enewsletters are sent to subscribers near the beginning of each month. However, if you missed an update, we are pleased to provide the links to the past few issues here on our blog page.
Momentum is building for the testing and deployment of public-area mobile robots (PMRs) in a wider range of use cases than ever before. This enews update provides you with a summary of some of our favourite news stories and upcoming events in our ecosystem:
ISO/TR 4448-1:2024 is published
Robotics Australia Group sponsors PMR Discovery Workshop (Sept 3/4)
Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility sponsors "PMRs in Airports: Zoom webinar (Oct 2)
Intelligent Community Forum launches first Canadian ICF Institute
#ICYMI - the latest blog posts and Bern's favourite LinkedIn posts from the past 4-6 weeks
We are delighted to share a preview of our forthcoming Regulatory Roadmap to PMRs - download the PDF here. We are currently seeking sponsors to help fund the creation of this guidebook. Please contact Lee to customize a sponsorship package that meets your strategic communications goals!
Bern's IEEE* paper "A Regulatory Roadmap for Public-Area Mobile Robots" has been accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Smart Mobility (September 16-18, 2024 in Niagara Falls, ON). This is a 'hybrid' event and you can register to attend on their website: https://ieeesm.org/
Happy Summer to our members, subscribers and followers! The first half of 2024 is now in the rearview mirror - what are you looking forward to in the coming weeks and months? We are eagerly looking forward to our next webinar - sponsored by the Intelligent Community Forum.
NOTE: The webinar recording is now available on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/VgUCg7FtumM
Sharing Public Spaces with Robots
Zoom Webinar: July 9th (10am EDT/4pm UTC)
The Panel discussion will be moderated by Bern & Lee. We are delighted to welcome three guest speakers:
Michelle Crandall City Manager from 2023 & 2024 Top7 Smart City - Hilliard, Ohio (USA)
Kalle Killar Business Director from 2020 Intelligent Community of the Year -Tallinn (Estonia)
Robert Bell ICF Co-founder (and Matt Owen, ICF Executive Director)
URF's Discovery Guide Our 2024 Discovery Guide is now available for sale - it is is a treasure trove of ideas, guidance and information on everything you need to know to prepare for the deployment of public-area mobile robots. This 80-page PDF is filled with valuable guidance for readers interested in the opportunities and challenges of PMRs. Visit our Guidebook page to purchase your copy.
https://www.urbanroboticsfoundation.org/discovery-guide Non-members pay US$150; discount codes available for URF members (50% off) and partner organizations (ICF, CITM, RAG).
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