

Tue, Sep 30
|Zoom Workshop
Smart Cities, Smarter Robots: Ensuring Safe and Effective Integration
How can robots positively impact cities? What do you need to know to prepare for adopting this technology safely and effectively?
Time & Location
Sep 30, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT
Zoom Workshop
About the event
This workshop addresses critical questions facing urban planners, policymakers, accessibility advocates, researchers, and technology developers related to streamlining deployment of new technologies in public spaces. By bringing a diverse group of stakeholders together for this collaborative workshop, URF hopes to expedite the successful adoption of urban robots as part of the solution to improving financial stability in our cities, addressing labour shortages, and enhancing livability in our urban spaces.
URF's Managing Director, Lee St James, will lead this workshop with guest speakers: Adam Beck, URF's global head of Urban Planning, and Frederik Ross, Business Development Manager, Odense Robotics.
Target Audience:
· "Smart City" Leaders, Urban/Traffic Planners, Innovation Leads
· Municipal & Regional Regulators and Policy Makers
· Technology Researchers, Innovators
