The first ever SXSW Robot Petting Zoo brings out friendly ground & aerial robots for SXSW attendees to touch, operate, and even program. RPZ organizer the Field Innovation Team (FIT) and robot handlers will explain how robots have done - and have potential to do - incredible work in disaster before setting kindly humans loose to interact, learn, and play. Spatially-oriented humans will get to play with robots whose functions mimic those of humans. Humans wishing to slip the surly bonds of earth will meet robots who have flown above disasters to gather critical data. Humans interested in Macgyver-esque robots will meet robots that can serve many purposes, such as flying while 3D printing. Robot friends will learn about FIT's first ever Robot Petting Zoo in the migrant crisis on the US-Mexico border and will learn about the incredible promise for robots to do good in all manner of disasters and humanitarian crises. Come meet the many friendly robots that await your friendship at the Robotics Petting Zoo.

All Robot Handlers will give short presentations about their robots on a stage to an audience throughout the day. Schedule of presentations for Monday, March 16, is below. Be sure to check out March 15 and March 17th's Robot Petting Zoo schedule for other great presentations by a variety of roboticists.

11:15-11:30am FIT
11:35-11:40am Double Robotics
11:45am-12:00pm Gensler MUPPette
12:05-12:20pm Texas A&M CRASAR
12:25-12:40pm Halodrop
12:45-1:00pm Reaction Housing
1:05-1:20pm FIT
1:25-1:40pm Illumiloon
1:45-2:00pm Matternet
2:00-3:15pm BREAK
3:15-3:45pm Blabdroid
3:45-3:50pm TBD
3:55-4:10pm Ozobot
4:15-4:30pm BorgFest 1
4:35-4:50pm BorgFest 2
4:55-5:10pm BorgFest 3
5:15-5:30pm CRASAR
5:35-5:50pm FIT