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2024 What We Heard Report

The 2024 What We Heard Report captures essential insights from the third annual Canadian Robotics Council Symposium hosted at Microsoft Canada on June 14, 2024 in Toronto — bringing together more than 160 participants from across the country

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What's inside the report:

Key findings on advancing Canadian innovation, collaboration and policy in robotics

Exclusive perspectives from government, industry leaders and international partners

Actionable insights on robot adoption to address Canada’s productivity challenges

Key Themes

Explore hot topics in robotics and opportunities for growth and partnership identified by Canada's robotics community, including:

forging international

partnerships

preparing for the future of work through talent development and test centres

collaborating with workers to adopt new technologies

investing in entrepreneurship and innovation

boosting Canada's productivity through robotics and automation

CRC PARTNER STATEMENT: Jayson Myers, CEO, NGen

"The Symposium allowed for a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing Canada’s robotics companies, and to hear where industry itself sees its innovation investment priorities."
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Read the full statement in the 2024 What We Heard Report

Videos

Watch recordings of key conversations from the 2024 CRC Symposium

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Keynote Address

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How Denmark built a world-class robotics ecosystem

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Panel discussion

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Signs of hope? A robotics perspective on Canada’s productivity crisis, innovation capacity, and global competitiveness

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Panel discussion

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Towards union: Investing in a robot-enabled labour force

Thank you to our report partners and sponsors

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