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Saturday at NextFest

By Josh Karpf — September 30, 2006 11:53 AM

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Panel presentation on the main stage

In case no one mentioned it before, there is a Main stage here with presentations and panel discussions every couple of hours. Shortly, there will be a discussion with a group of inventors to talk about Robots and their human-like qualities. Nextfest is featuring some pretty amazing bots: ballroom dancers, Albert Einstein, and robotic limbs. It starts at noon and runs about 45 minutes.

Participants include: David Hanson, Hanson Robotics (Albert Einstein face creators); Takehashi Mita, Kokoro Company (creators of the Actroid).

Here’s the schedule for the rest of the afternoon….

Let’s Go Already: The Future of Exploration 2:00 - 2:45 PM.

Robots: Here We are Now, Entertain Us 4:00 - 4:45 PM