| PROGRAM AT A GLANCE (as of 3.26.19) | |||
| *All breaks, receptions, and spotlight demos will be located in the South Forum Exhibit Hall *Welcome, closing, keynote and general session presentations will be held in the North Forum *Breakout sessions are as indicated |
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 |
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| Time | Activity | ||
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Registration Opens: Breakfast & Networking with Sponsors Breakfast Sponsor: Arizona State University 8:30am – 8:45am: Sangram Redkar to speak on sensors in Exhibit Hall |
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| 9:00am – 9:30am | Welcome/Opening Remarks: Joe Hitt, Executive Director, Wearable Robotics Association | ||
| 9:30am – 10:15am | Keynote (1): Hugh Herr, Ph.D., Professor, Media Arts and Sciences, MIT Media Lab | ||
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Break/Spotlight Demo (Angel Robotics) | ||
| 11:00am – 11:30am | General Session: Jose Pons, Research Professor, Neural Rehabilitation Group | ||
| 11:30am – 12:00pm | General Session: Application of Exoskeleton in NeuroRehabilitation: Vision and Technical Challenges Speaker: Zen KOH, Fourier Intelligence |
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| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch and Exhibits | ||
| INDUSTRY TRACK | Coronado | MEDICAL/REHAB TRACK | Rio Verde | ||
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | B01: Automotive Forum: Status of Exoskeleton Usage Speakers: Marisol Barrero, Toyota Motor North America; Jason Komorowski, Intel; and Marty Smets, Ford Motor Company |
B02: Medical/Rehab: Wearable Technology Design and Clinical Assessments Speakers: Amitav Chaudhuri & Girish Mudgal, TimeTooth Technologies Pvt. Ltd. , India and Ana Luisa Trejos, Western University (Canada) |
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| 2:15pm – 3:15pm | B03: Automotive Forum: Exoskeleton Research & Emerging Standards Speakers: Marisol Barrero, Toyota Motor North America; Jason Komorowski, Intel; Tom Sugar, WearRA/ASU; and Ron Zmijewski, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
B04: Medical/Rehab Speakers: Tim Swift, Roam Robotics and Zack Lerner, Northern Arizona University |
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| 3:15pm – 3:45pm | Break/Spotlight Demo (Skelex) | ||
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | B05: Exoskeletons for Injury Prevention and Assistance Speakers: Matt Marino, Briotix and Harry Asada, MIT |
B06: Medical/Rehab: Clinical Studies in Wearable Robotics Speakers: James Patton, UIC and David Perry, Harvard University |
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| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Welcome Reception & Poster Session for IEEE Accepted Papers Introduction by Tom Sugar, WearRA/ASU |
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019 |
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| 8:00am – 9:00am | Registration: Breakfast & Networking with Sponsors Breakfast Sponsor: Levitate |
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| 9:00am – 9:45am | Keynote (2): Walk: From Bedside to Sidewalk Robert Riener, Ph.D., Professor, Sensory-Motor Systems Lab, ETH Zurich |
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| 10:00am – 11:00am | Innovation Challenge Presentations | ||
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Break and Exhibits | ||
| INDUSTRY TRACK | Coronado | MEDICAL/REHAB TRACK | Rio Verde | ||
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | B07: Industry Applications – Understanding the Impact of Using Physical Support Devices/Exoskeletons Speakers: Yonnel Giovanelli, SNCF and Karl Zelik, Vanderbilt University |
B08: Medical/Rehab: Wearable Robotics for Disability Assistance Speakers: Cristina Piazza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) and Kyoungchul Kong, KAIST / Angel Robotics (Korea) |
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| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch and Exhibits (NOTE: AExG Business Meeting will be held in Rio Verde) |
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| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | B09: Logistics Forum Part 1: Ergonomic Assessments for an Upper Body Exoskeleton Using Electromyography (EMG) Speakers: Terry Butler, Lean Steps Consulting & Jason Gillette, Iowa State University |
B10: Medical/Rehab: Advancements in Robotic Prostheses Speakers: Elliott Rouse, University of Michigan and Helen Huang, NC State University |
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| 2:45pm – 3:45pm | B11: Logistics Forum Part 2: Ergonomic Assessments for an Upper Body Exoskeleton Using Electromyography (EMG) Speakers: Terry Butler, Lean Steps Consulting & Jason Gillette, Iowa State University |
B12: Wearable Robots for Human Movement Assistance, Rehabilitation and Augmentation Speakers: Tomasso Lenzi, University of Utah and Nicola Vitiello, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies |
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| 3:45pm – 4:15pm | Break and Exhibits | ||
| 4:15pm – 5:15pm | B13: Military Applications for Exoskeletons Speakers: William Billotte, NIST; Ben Bronson, GoX Labs; and Jose Vazquez, Boston Engineering |
B14: Medical/Rehab: Bringing Wearable Robotic Devices to Market Speakers: Kristin Davenport, Covington & Burling LLP and Ping Wang, RoboUniverse |
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| 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Sponsor Reception/Innovation Challenge Winner | ||
Thursday March 28, 2019 |
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| 8:00am – 8:45am | Registration & Breakfast | ||
| INDUSTRY TRACK | Coronado | MEDICAL/REHAB TRACK | Rio Verde | ||
| 8:45am – 9:45am | B15: Insurance Forum: Risk and Insurance Impacts of Using Wearable Robotics Speakers: Charlie Sidoti, Insurance Discourse, Delia Treaster, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, and Don Peterson, Northern Illinois University/ASTM |
B16: Medical/Rehab Speakers: Ashish Deshpande, University of Texas at Austin; Diogo Schwerz de Lucena, University of California, Irvine; and Quentin Sanders, University of California, Irvine |
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| 10:00am -11:00am | B17: Insurance Forum: Understanding Products Liability Insurance Issues Speakers: Charlie Sidoti, Insurance Discourse and Patrick Fowler, Snell & Wilmer LLP |
B18: Medical/Rehab Speakers: Gail Forrest and Karen Nolan, Kessler Foundation |
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| 11:00am – 11:15am | Break | ||
| 11:15am – 12:45pm | B19: ASTM Standards Session Speakers: Don Peterson, Northern Illinois University/ASTM and and Seth Burt, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada |
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| 12:45pm – 1:00pm | Closing Remarks: Joe Hitt, Executive Director, Wearable Robotics Association | ||
ASTM Meeting: F48 Exoskeletons and Exosuits (SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED) |
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| Time | Activity (all held in Rio Verde) | ||
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | F48.90 Executive Committee Meeting | ||
| 1:45pm – 2:00pm | F48 Main Committee Opening & Welcoming Remarks | ||
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | F48.02 Human Factors & Ergonomics | ||
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Break | ||
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | F48.02 Human Factors & Ergonomics (con’t) | ||
| 5:00pm – 5:30pm | F48 Main Committee Closing Remarks | ||
Friday March 29, 2019 |
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| 8:00am – 8:15am | F48 Main Committee Opening & Welcoming Remarks | ||
| 8:15am – 10:00am | F48.01 Design and Manufacturing | ||
| 10:00am – 10:15am | Break | ||
| 10:15am – 12:00pm | F48.03 Task Performance and Environment | ||
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Break | ||
| 1:00pm – 2:15pm | F48.05 Security and Information Technology | ||
| 2:15pm – 3:30pm | F48.04 Maintenance and Disposal | ||
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Break | ||
| 3:45pm – 5:00pm | F48.91 Terminology | ||
| 5:00pm – 5:30pm | F48 Main Committee Closing and Closing Remarks | ||