– is a not-for-profit membership organization and a leading international developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering. Founded as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1880 by a small group of leading industrialists, ASME has grown through the decades to include more than 130,000 members in 151 countries. From college students and early-career engineers to project managers, corporate executives, researchers and academic leaders, ASME’s members are as diverse as the engineering community itself. ASME’s mission is to serve diverse global communities by advancing, disseminating, and applying engineering knowledge for improving the quality of life; and communicating the excitement of engineering.

Founded in 1974, A3 is the world’s largest not-for profit trade association focused on robotics, artificial intelligence, machine vision & imaging, motion control & motors, and related automation technologies. A3 represents over 1350 member organizations including robotics and automation manufacturers, system integrators, component suppliers, end users, consulting firms, research groups, and educational institutions. A3’s flagship Automate Show, held annually, is North America’s largest robotics and automation trade show, featuring over 850 exhibitors and attracting over 35,000 registrants. Other A3 events include the annual International Robot Safety Conference, the Humanoid Robot Forum, the A3 Business Forum, and specialty events focused on artificial intelligence, machine vision, robotic grinding & finishing and other key industry topics.  A3 also develops industry standards, collects and reports quarterly statistics, holds over 50 webinars a year, and has a content-rich website attracting over a million visitors per year. For more details, visit www.automate.org or call 734 994 6088.

– an association of more than 200 North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing research; and affiliated professional societies. CRA offers experts to answer your questions about policies involving computing research and computing technology in general.

– is one of the nation’s leading research universities, providing a focused, technologically-based education to its students through the Colleges of Design, Computing, Engineering, Sciences, Business, and Liberal Arts. Georgia Tech has many nationally recognized programs and is ranked in the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech has more than 100 centers focused on interdisciplinary research that consistently contribute vital research and innovation to American government, industry, and business.

– an organizational unit of the IEEE, the world’s largest professional association – with more than 400,000 members globally – for the advancement of technology. IEEE-USA offers, experts on engineering R&D policies and programs, innovation and fast moving technologies, and many other topics related to sustaining U.S. technological leadership and promoting economic competitiveness.

– established in 1979 to conduct basic and applied research in robotics technologies relevant to industrial and societal tasks. Seeking to combine the practical and the theoretical, the Robotics Institute has diversified its efforts and approaches to robotics science while retaining its original goal of realizing the potential of the robotics field. The Institute’s faculty and students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and represent many unique areas of expertise. They can answer your questions about the multi-disciplinary nature of robotics, which encompass aspects of computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, psychology, and many other disciplines.