Moving Away from Waypoints - Making Industrial Robots Truly Autonomous

15 Sep 2026
Physical AI
Physical AI
Industrial robots are moving beyond rigid, waypoint-based programming towards true autonomy. This session will explore the technologies and architectures that are emerging in both research and industry to further the progress of enabling machines to interpret their surrondings, adapt to their environments, and execute tasks without predetermined path, and how close we are to a new era of flexible, intelligent automation on the factory floor.
Speakers
Heather Carroll
Heather Carroll, CRO - Path Robotics
Eugen Solowjow
Eugen Solowjow, Head of R&D - Robotics & AI - Siemens
Karan Dhabalia
Karan Dhabalia, Roboticist - Physical Intelligence