Over a trillion dollars of value will be created in the next five years through the deployment of machine intelligence, robotics and automation. Already, unmanned systems accounted for over $20 billion of investment in 2017. As autonomous machines are beginning to walk, drive and work among humans, this panel will explore the opportunities for investors, innovators and entrepreneurs in harnessing the potential of mechatronics to drive positive social change.

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