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Innovation Day, Hosted by PNSQC
October 11 @ 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Humanoid robots, a quadruped (robotic dog), Virtual Reality Education/Games, Industrial and Military Drones, Rocket, Student Inventions, Robotic Games, Grid Cybersecurity and big questions about AI.
PNSQC Innovation Day is bringing high school students together with universities, research laboratories, nonprofits, robotics teams, and technology companies for an afternoon of demonstrations, projects, and Featured Talks.
The event is free but space is limited. RSVP here: https://pnsqc.org/innovation-
Sunday, October 11, 1:00–5:30 p.m. University Place Hotel and Conference Center
310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, OR 97201
Some of the technologies on display will include:
• A Unitree robotic dog• Humanoid robots• A fixed-wing LiDAR mapping drone• The StingerMAV, a tactical autonomous UAS• A rocket and satellite• An autonomous germ-killing robot• AR/VR demonstrations• Robotics for mobility rehabilitation• Haptic technology (touch and force feedback)• Ultrasound and music AI projects• IoT and grid cybersecurity
Some of the student projects will include:
• A student-built virtual reality training tool for nursing education• An AI-driven adaptive prosthetic hand• ADAPT: Early-Warning Drought Forecasts for Farmers• Sentience, a virtual reality project
Five robotics teams will also compete in an exhibition match: Team 187 Phoenix Robotics, RevAmped Robotics, Overcharged Robotics, Super Sigma Robotics, and Mechanical Mages.Our Featured Talks will explore how students can use AI without sacrificing critical thinking, how AI and advanced technology are changing construction and the skilled trades, and why human judgment remains essential:
• Audrey Norris: “The How Matters: Prioritizing Growth, Not Results, in Education”• Justin Kwong: “How AI and Technology Are Shaping the Future of Construction”• Judson Birkel: “The Human in the Loop: AI Literacy for the Next Generation”
Come see what students are building, meet the people working with emerging technology, and explore where it may lead next.