UC San Diego Alumni Power San Diego Robotics Ecosystem

San Diego, Calif., November 14, 2019 -- From companies worth billions of dollars to startups employing a small number of people, UC San Diego engineering alumni are at the core of the robotics ecosystem here in San Diego County. This was clearly evident at the sixth annual robotics forum organized by the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute Nov. 7. The forum focused exclusively on local companies this year and was dubbed the San Diego Robotics Forum for the occasion. The goal was to showcase the breadth and depth of the region's robotics strengths, and solidify San Diego's reputation as Robot Beach. "We have an important mission here to showcase how strong San Diego is in the area of robotics," said Henrik Christensen, director of the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute.