Robots are increasingly being deployed in retail environments. However, service robots in retail  stores is a very recent occurrence. This summer, our research will be focused on investigating Robotic-Generated Data Standards and Robot-to-Robot Communication Protocols. This research will be presented for industry input on October 31, 2019, in Evanston, Illinois, and published early in 2020.

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    AGENDA

    8:00AM-9:00AM

    Breakfast

    9:00AM-9:10AM

    Introduction to the Retail Analytics Council

    Dr. Vijay Viswanathan, Dir. RAC, Asst. Prof. and IMC Department Chair, Northwestern University

    9:10AM-9:30AM

    Robotics Research Project Overview

    Steven Keith Platt, Research Dir. RAC and Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University

    9:30AM-10:15AM

    Robot Generated Data

    Richard Halter, President, Global Retail Technology Advisors

    10:15AM-10:35AM

    Break

    10:35AM-11:20AM

    Human Centric Robots

    Dr. Han Liu, Assoc. Prof. Computer Science and Statistics, Northwestern University

    11:20AM-11:50AM

    The State of Service Robots and Retail Applications

    Andra Keay, Managing Director and Founder, Silicon Valley Robotics

    11:50AM-1:00PM

    Lunch

    1:00PM-1:30PM

    Results of Retail Survey

    Dr. Martin Block, Executive Dir. RAC and Professor, Northwestern University

    1:30PM-2:30PM

    Retail Robot Panel

    1. Dr. Robert Finkelstein, Adjunct Prof. Systems Engineering, University of Maryland
    2. Derek Gaskins, SVP of Merchandising and Procurement, Yesway
    3. Sean MacCarthy, Global Analytics & Store Segmentation, Claire’s

    2:30PM-2:45PM

    Break

    2:45PM-3:45PM

    Technology Panel

    1. Tim Rowland, CEO, Badger Technologies
    2. Ryan Piela, Assoc. Dir., XRC Labs
    3. Dr. Robert Zhang, Co-Founder and President, CloudMinds Technologies
    4. Dr. Marios Savvides, AI Professor and Dir. CMU CyLab Biometrics Center, Carnegie Mellon University
    5. Brad Bogolea, CEO and Co-founder, Simbe Robotics

    3:45PM-5:00PM

    Group Discussion Sessions (4)

    + Thursday, October 31

    8:00AM-9:00AM

    Breakfast

    9:00AM-9:10AM

    Introduction to the Retail Analytics Council

    Dr. Vijay Viswanathan, Dir. RAC, Asst. Prof. and IMC Department Chair, Northwestern University

    9:10AM-9:30AM

    Robotics Research Project Overview

    Steven Keith Platt, Research Dir. RAC and Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University

    9:30AM-10:15AM

    Robot Generated Data

    Richard Halter, President, Global Retail Technology Advisors

    10:15AM-10:35AM

    Break

    10:35AM-11:20AM

    Human Centric Robots

    Dr. Han Liu, Assoc. Prof. Computer Science and Statistics, Northwestern University

    11:20AM-11:50AM

    The State of Service Robots and Retail Applications

    Andra Keay, Managing Director and Founder, Silicon Valley Robotics

    11:50AM-1:00PM

    Lunch

    1:00PM-1:30PM

    Results of Retail Survey

    Dr. Martin Block, Executive Dir. RAC and Professor, Northwestern University

    1:30PM-2:30PM

    Retail Robot Panel

    1. Dr. Robert Finkelstein, Adjunct Prof. Systems Engineering, University of Maryland
    2. Derek Gaskins, SVP of Merchandising and Procurement, Yesway
    3. Sean MacCarthy, Global Analytics & Store Segmentation, Claire’s

    2:30PM-2:45PM

    Break

    2:45PM-3:45PM

    Technology Panel

    1. Tim Rowland, CEO, Badger Technologies
    2. Ryan Piela, Assoc. Dir., XRC Labs
    3. Dr. Robert Zhang, Co-Founder and President, CloudMinds Technologies
    4. Dr. Marios Savvides, AI Professor and Dir. CMU CyLab Biometrics Center, Carnegie Mellon University
    5. Brad Bogolea, CEO and Co-founder, Simbe Robotics

    3:45PM-5:00PM

    Group Discussion Sessions (4)