We’re so thrilled to have you participating at FEI 2024 in a couple of different ways. Let’s first talk about the Tatum T1, the robot that you have created, and the fact that we are featuring that at our “Brunch with the Bots” session.
Johnson notes, “Our T1 is our tactile signing finger spelling hand. This is the first assistive communication device designed specifically for people who are deaf and blind. We actually developed a robotic hand that looks and feels like a human hand that deaf/blind people can hold onto and receive communication independently, whether that’s books, news, websites, weather, things like that. The Brunch with the Bots session is meant to be collaborative. So, hopefully, attendees can come up, feel it, get to experience the same things that deaf/blind people do as they use it.”
Speaking of collaborative, we’ve got several different ways that we’re collaborative at FEI. It has always been a cross-industry event. It also has been an interdisciplinary event, bringing together several different job titles from across a corporation. Really, it’s always been designed for those corporate change makers. And what we’re doing this year is making sure to increase the interactivity of those folks on-site. There’s a lot of round tables and interactive sessions. One of those sessions is our Gen Z focus, bringing together folks like you from Gen Z who have actually accomplished something, and that brings in our intergenerational interactivity that we’re doing at FEI24. Thanks so much for being a part of this panel. What are you excited about?
“I think you’ve spoken to really the breadth that’s on the panel, and that’s so exciting to see,” says Johnson. “You know, I’m obviously in the robotics sector, but you have people who are influencers, people who are speaking at the UN and really just building this really broad space that people with different backgrounds can really speak to the impact that Gen Z is having and really the change that’s being made as a result.”
Attend FEI 2024
Looking forward to FEI 2024? The conference, which will be held June 10 to 12, will feature the keynote session and next generation intelligence panel, “Gen Z Focus.” While not a traditional focus group, this live session launches with Gen Z creators sharing their thoughts on corporate innovation—what they see currently working and what is currently turning them off.
The show will also feature the keynote session, “Brunch with Bots,” at FEI 2024. This session provides a mix of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), Articulated Robots, Humanoids, Cobots, Hybrids and of course dogs greeting the delegation in a Bot Commencement Ceremony with handler’s giving dashboard information about each bot. Each bot and handler is then available for networking at various stations throughout the main hall. Register for FEI 2024 here.
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