INNOROBO: INNOVATION ROBOTIC SUMMIT
A successful first edition
Nearly 10 000 registered entries

Next edition is planned from the 14th to the 16th of March 2012

Paris, April 4, 2011

Organized by SYROBO, French Federation of service robotics, INNOROBO, the first European summit dedicated to innovation and service robotics, was held in Lyon from March 23 to 25, 2011. This first European edition was a resounding success and helped to highlight all of the players, companies, researchers, engineers, experts,... who contributed thanks to their development of service robotics to this major sector of growth in the global economic activity.

AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AREA
The 80 exhibitors, representing 9 countries including a large delegation of 12 Korean companies, guest of honor, have fully illustrated the richness, diversity and innovation in service robotics in the world. More than 100 robots have been demonstrated out of which 30 were presented for the first time in Europe. They also demonstrate the importance of this market that should grow exponentially in the coming years to reach over $ 100 billion in 2020 (source: IFR).
Innorobo was for many the opportunity to build trade relations and sustainable working relationships.

WORLD CLASS SPEAKERS FOR CONFERENCE PROGRAMS
Three conference programs were given as part of INNOROBO - Robolift, Robot Market Focus and 9th European Meeting of Mechatronics - We gathered a large audience, thanks to the high quality of the 39 speakers present. Bringing together an outstanding college of international experts, the various presentations, perspectives and visions of the market have led to some relevant insights to understanding the challengesand opportunites of robotic services and economic and societal consequences of the intelligence provided to machines.

NUMEROUS TRADE VISITORS
Between 4000 and 5000 visitors were expected by the organizers !
Thanks to many opportunities and prospects offered by the robotics market of services, INNOROBO was a great success in terms of visitors to professionals in robotics and other related industries, with nearly 10 000 registered entries  over the 3 days summit.
INNOROBO benefited from an extensive campaign through various media and opinion leaders, especially in France but also abroad. The media coverage generated upstream of the event and during the event (more than 150 international journalists were accredited) has contributed greatly to mobilizing industry professionals and other visitors.

A PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY WITH SPONSORSHIP OF PAVILIONS
To allow many players to participate in the summit, INNOROBO hosted 6 pavilions with the support of prestigious partners. Thus, major sponsors like OnlyLyon, Rhone-Alpes, Deloitte, EDF, SNCF, Malakoff Mederic, KPMG have helped a multitude of start-ups to be visible on the exhibition area to present their research in robotics and their existing products. In parallel, Banque Palatine, OSEO, DGCIS, SEB Development have supported the various events of the summit, conferences, Robot show or space dedicated to Mechatronics.

INSTITUTIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ACTORS MOBILIZED
As an international summit, INNOROBO drew the attention of political representatives, financial and economical  spheres with the presence of many officials, who came to lend their support to the sector of service robotics. Thus, the following official representatives honored the summit with their presence :
- His Excellency Ambassador Park of the Republic of Korea,
- Mrs Nora Berra, Secretary of State for Health to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Health
- Mr. Ronan Stephan, General Director of Research and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education and Research,
- Mr. Gérard Collomb, Senator Mayor of Lyon,
- Mr. Jean-Jack Queyranne, President of the Rhône-Alpes region
- Mr. Jung, Executive Director of Association of Korean Robot Industry
- Mr. Baek, Assistant Director of Knowledge Economy Korean Ministery
- Mr.Oh Vice-President External Affairs, Korean Institute of Science and Technology
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The summit has rewarded a personality from the world of robotics by awarding the first Kapek to Colin Angle, CEO of iRobot (U.S.) for his outstanding contribution to the development of robotics.

SYROBO wishes to thank all partners who have mobilized to make this first edition a success shared by everyone:
Only Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, Expobooster, Cité Centre de Congrés, DGCIS - Ministry of Economy and Finances, Ministry of Research and Higher Education, Korea Association of Robot Industry, Malakoff Mederic, EDF, SNCF, SEB, Deloitte, Banque Palatine, Oséo, CCI of Lyon, KPMG, Cap Robotique, IT Partners, Coupe de France Robotique, Class Export, Le Point, LCI, TLM, Planète Robots, 01 Informatique Business et Technologies, Robotics Trends, l’Ordinateur Individuel, 01net, Robotica, The Robot Report, Assemblive, ZigZag, Amatome alias Frank Fesquet.