2026 Construction Robotics Summit

{ "agenda": [ { "time": "9:00 AM - 9:45 AM", "streams": [ { "title": "Registration & Breakfast", "description": "" } ] }, { "time": "10:00 AM - 10:10 AM", "streams": [ { "title": "Welcome from Contech, New York Robotics, and Industry City", "description": "• Val Tzvetkov – Contech Alliance\n• Jacob Hennessey-Rubin – New York Robotics\n• Nick Shears – Industry City", "comment": "Main Stage (Strategy) — BLD. 3 | Level 1" } ] }, { "time": "10:15 AM - 11:00 AM", "streams": [ { "title": "Panel #1 — AI to Autonomy on the Jobsite: What's Here, What's Next", "description": "• Val Tzvetkov — Contech / PANYNJ\n• Sumay Parikh — Nvidia\n• Varad Mohod — Zacua\n• Thomas Pelletier — Bedrock Robotics", "comment": "Main Stage (Strategy) — BLD. 3 | Level 1" }, { "title": "Live Exhibition Space Open", "description": "", "comment": "Live Exhibition Space — BLD. 5-2-A" } ] }, { "time": "11:00 AM - 11:45 AM", "streams": [ { "title": "Panel #2 — Making the Business Case: Do Robotics Deliver Real Returns?", "description": "• Robert Ioanna — Syska Hennessy (Moderator)\n• Viktor Orekhov — HITT\n• Cynthia Brosque — Hilti Ventures\n• Rudolf Gedeon — Gedeon Consulting", "comment": "Main Stage (Strategy) — BLD. 3 | Level 1" }, { "title": "Live Demos #1–3", "description": "Live Demo #1 — Evercam [11:15, 15 min]\nLive Demo #2 — Human Friendly [11:30, 15 min]\nLive Demo #3 — BDX Robotics [11:45, 15 min]", "comment": "Live Exhibition Space — BLD. 5-2-A" } ] }, { "time": "12:00 PM - 1:00 PM", "streams": [ { "title": "Lunch in Exhibition Space", "description": "BLD. 5-2-A", "comment": "All tracks" }, { "title": "Live Demos #4–6", "description": "Live Demo #4 — Teleworker [12:15, 15 min]\nLive Demo #5 — DroneDeploy [12:30, 15 min]\nLive Demo #6 — HP Site Print (ABTECH) [12:45, 15 min]", "comment": "Live Exhibition Space — BLD. 5-2-A" } ] }, { "time": "1:00 PM - 2:00 PM", "streams": [ { "title": "Deployment Stage Open — Reverse VC Pitch with Q&A", "description": "[1:00 PM] 5 min each:\n• Wes Mizell — Metaprop\n• Varad Mohod — Zacua\n• Cynthia Brosque — Hilti\n• Natan Reddy — Ironspring Ventures\n\n[1:30 PM] Industry Insights #1: Fireside Chat — The AEC as a Physical Challenge [15 min]\n• Aaron Anderson\n• Dylan Vanavery — Mortenson\n\n[1:45 PM] Industry Insights #2: Wood Additive Manufacturing [10 min]\n• Peter Sepassi — Plynth", "comment": "Deployment Stage (Builder Track) — Live Exhibition Space — BLD. 5-2-A" } ] }, { "time": "2:00 PM - 2:45 PM", "streams": [ { "title": "Panel #3 — The Implementation Gap: From Pilot to Program", "description": "• Anthony Manganiello — Hines (Moderator)\n• Conley Oster — Raise Robotics\n• John Horn — Barton Malow\n• Anton Ruesing — IUPAT\n• Jon Miller Schwartz — Ultra", "comment": "Main Stage (Strategy) — BLD. 3 | Level 1" }, { "title": "Industry Insights #3–5", "description": "[2:00 PM] Industry Insights #3: Robotics Implementation at Haskell [10 min]\n• Leah Roalty — Haskell\n• Abigail Paris\n\n[2:10 PM] Industry Insights #4: How Actuators Contribute to Robot Safety and Task Effectiveness [10 min]\n• Stuart Diller — ESTAT\n\n[2:20 PM] Industry Insights #5: Monumental Labs [10 min]\n• Micah Springut — Monumental Labs", "comment": "Deployment Stage (Builder Track) — Live Exhibition Space — BLD. 5-2-A" }, { "title": "Live Demos #7–9", "description": "Live Demo #7 — Okibo [2:15, 15 min]\nLive Demo #8 — Hilti Jaibot [2:30, 15 min]\nLive Demo #9 — Gedeon Robotics [2:45, 15 min]", "comment": "Live Exhibition Space — BLD. 5-2-A" } ] }, { "time": "2:45 PM - 3:45 PM", "streams": [ { "title": "Construction Robotics Coalition Intro + Panel #4 — How Physical AI is Reshaping Jobsite Risk", "description": "Construction Robotics Coalition Intro [10 min]\n• Henning Roedel\n\nPanel #4 [45 min]\n• Vinita Jajware-Beatty — Enkompass Power (Moderator)\n• Jay Bell — Zurich\n• Lindsey Elliott — Nexterity\n• Henning Roedel — Hardhat Robotics", "comment": "Main Stage (Strategy) — BLD. 3 | Level 1" }, { "title": "Industry Insights #6–10", "description": "[2:30 PM] Industry Insights #6: Flying Drones in NYC [10 min]\n• Polina Ustinova — Entech\n\n[2:40 PM] Industry Insights #7: Building Alternative Energy Projects with Drones [10 min]\n• Sofia Monfiglio — Skanska\n\n[2:50 PM] Industry Insights #8: Robust Magnetic Encoders for Harsh Environments [10 min]\n• Mark LaCroix — Timken\n\n[3:00 PM] Industry Insights #9: Using Drones to Inspect Infrastructure [10 min]\n• Miles Kilcourse — Gedeon Consulting\n\n[3:10 PM] Industry Insights #10: Robotics and the Future of Craft/Making in Architecture & Design [10 min]\n• Ali Seyedahmadian", "comment": "Deployment Stage (Builder Track) — Live Exhibition Space — BLD. 5-2-A" }, { "title": "Live Demos #10–13", "description": "Live Demo #10 — Haskell [15 min]\nLive Demo #11 — Aerospect [15 min]\nLive Demo #12 — Bilton [15 min]\nLive Demo #13 — TBD [15 min]", "comment": "Live Exhibition Space — BLD. 5-2-A" } ] }, { "time": "4:00 PM - 4:30 PM", "streams": [ { "title": "Closing Remarks", "description": "", "comment": "Main Stage (Strategy) — BLD. 3 | Level 1" } ] }, { "time": "4:30 PM - 6:00 PM", "streams": [ { "title": "Happy Hour + Networking", "description": "", "comment": "All tracks" } ] } ] }