Brian Gerkey

CEO | Open Robotics

Brian Gerkey is co-founder and CEO of Open Robotics, which drives the development and adoption of open software and hardware for robotics. Prior to Open Robotics, Brian worked at Willow Garage, SRI, Stanford University, and the University of Southern California. Brian is a strong believer in, frequent contributor to, and constant beneficiary of open-source technology.

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  • May 11, 2022


  • 11:30 AM  - 12:15 PM
    In this information session based on a critical case study, Brian Gerkey from Open Robotics will discuss his organization’s work with Singapore’s Centre for Healthcare Assistive and Robotics Technology (CHART). Underway since 2018, this initiative has led to an open source robot interoperability standard called Open Robotics Middleware Framework (Open-RMF for short) and has been developed to enable communication and coordination from multiple robot vendors at a single location. In this session, attendees will learn:

    The history of Open-RMF
    • Specific challenges to healthcare environments
    • An overview of different interoperability challenges
    Management & Opportunity Track




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