Tuesday August 19, 2014 – 11am
Posted Aug 19, 2014 01:46:41 PM.
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11:00- Ryan Gariepy, Co-founder and CTO of Clearpath Robotics
The Kitchener-based robotic vehicle manufacturer is the first robotics company to sign on with the Campaign To Stop Killer Robots, “an international coalition of non-governmental organizations working to ban fully autonomous weapons.” The aptly-named Campaign To Stop Killer Robots seeks legislation and regulation that would block people from having access to or creating robotic weapons that can make decisions to kill without human intervention. Meghan Hennessey, marketing communications manager at Clearpath, told Business Insider, “I came across the campaign, and [company CTO and co-founder] Ryan Gariepy was on board with their ideas. We’re the first company in the robotics industry to step forward on this issue.” Clearpath is a five-year-old company gaining massive traction in research and development for unmanned robotics. Its client list is impressive, boasting names like the Canadian Space Agency, Google, and MIT. Most interestingly, this list also includes the Department of National Defense and the Navy – exactly the entities that might want a fully autonomous weapon that can function without a human operator.
11:30- Marc Brazeau, President and CEO of the Automotive Industries Association of Canada
Finding a good or even great service technician (or mechanic) can be a difficult thing for many drivers. Brazeau explains how to tell the difference between the good ones and what to watch out for so you don’t get taken advantage of when in need of repairs. How do you know who is good, word of mouth from Friends, family or co-workers? How did you find your current Service Tech? Have you ever had issues with any repairs made to your vehicle, how’d you handle it?
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