Keynote Speaker

Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics

Goldenberg

Andrew Goldenberg, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering
University of Toronto
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Evolution of Robotics: Technology & Related Business
Past, Present & Future

Abstract

The presentation covers technology and business of robotics from a personal career perspective.

  1. Preamble
  2. Personal Career Stages and Robotics
    • Industry Stage
    • Academic Stage
    • Commercial Stage
    • Entrepreneurial Stage
  3. Academia and Industry
  4. Robotics as an Industry
    • Is Robotics an Industry?

Bio

Dr. Goldenberg is the founder of the field of Robotics at the University of Toronto where he has been since 1982 a Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (now Emeritus), cross-appointed in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has a high publication record with over 6000 citations (128 archival journal papers, 294 papers in major conferences, 15 book chapters and 73 patents granted and applied). He has supervised to date 46 PhD and 64 MASc theses. From 1975-1981 he has been an employee of SPAR Aerospace Ltd., of Toronto, working on the development of the first Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm).

Dr. Goldenberg is the founder of Engineering Services Inc., established in 1982. The company has been operating in the development of robotics-based automation. Under his leadership, the company has achieved significant growth and a global leading role in a wide range of industrial sectors. In 2000 ESI has sold its Biotechnology Robotics division to a public company. In 2015 ESI was fully acquired by a Chinese Shenzhen-based consortium, and as of November 2016 the company become publicly listed in Hong Kong. Dr. Goldenberg is the Chief Technology Officer of the public company.