2025 Rutgers Robotics Workshop 

Please join us for the 5th annual Rutgers Robotics Workshop.

The workshop is held annually as part of the NSF National Research Traineeship SOCRATES (Socially Cognizant Robotics for a Technology-Enhanced Society) at Rutgers. It brings together faculty, students, and industry representatives and will feature both internal and external speakers, with a full day of invited talks, poster sessions, lightning talks, and demonstrations. Students will also present their robotics research during a dedicated poster session. A special alumni session will showcase lightning talks from graduates working across industries ranging from healthcare to venture capital. Several AI startups founded by Rutgers alumni will also be highlighted

The workshop is free. Registration is required at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rutgers-robotics-workshop-2025-tickets-1367545087169?aff=oddtdtcreator

Robotics Workshop Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 Check – in 9:00 – 9:30 Introduction
9:30 – 10:30 Plenary Speaker, Dhruv Shah, Princeton University
10:30 – 10:45 Poster Spotlight Talks
10:45 – 11:45 Coffee break & Poster Session
11:45 – 12:30 SOCRATES Faculty Lightning Talks: Socially Cognizant Robotics in Action
Clinton Andrews, Kristin Dana, Kostas Bekris, Pernille Hemmer, Matthew Stone, Jacob Feldman
12:30 – 1:30 Networking Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Industry/Alumni Lightning Talks: AI in industry
2:30 – 3:30 Student Talks (NRT fellows/trainees)
3:30 – 4:00 Keynote Speaker, Gabriela Oana Cula, Janssen Pharmaceutical
4:00 – 4:15 Walkover to Spring Street
4:15 – 5:00 Robot Demonstrations
5:00 – 5:30 Industry Consortium Discussion

For more information, visit https://robotics.rutgers.edu/#workshop