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): The distinguished lecture is from 4:00-5:00 PM, followed by a social from 5:00-6:00 PMSpeaker: Ken Goldberg, PhD (
) — William S. Floyd Distinguished Professor of Engineering at UC Berkeley and President of the Robot Learning Foundation Talk Title: TBD When: Thursday, September 24, 2026 @ 4:00-6:00 PM Central Where: Auditorium, Duncan Hall, Rice University (6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005) Parking: Paid parking will be available in Founder's Court Lot or the Entrance 3 (COB) Garage. Visit the Rice University Campus Maps webpage (
) for directions. Organizers: Ken Kennedy Institute (
)Speaker Bio Ken Goldberg is William S. Floyd Distinguished Professor of Engineering at UC Berkeley, President of the international Robot Learning Foundation, IEEE Fellow, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief emeritus of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), and Co-Founder/Chief Scientist of Ambi Robotics. Ken leads research in robotics and automation: grasping, manipulation, and learning for applications in warehouses, homes, agriculture, and robot-assisted surgery. He is Distinguished Professor of IEOR, EECS, and Art Practice. Ken has published 12 US patents and over 450 refereed papers. He has presented over 600 invited lectures to academic and corporate audiences.
