" Engineering Outcomes: Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing at NBRR"
IEEE Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society (AESS) and co-sponsoring Robotics and Automation Society
Speaker: Mark Parsons, Founder & Executive Director of New Bedford Research and Robotics
This presentation outlines the capabilities and impact of New Bedford Research & Robotics (NBRR), a technology hub focused on bridging the gap between frontier innovation and regional economic development. New Bedford Research & Robotics (NBRR) serves as a specialized center for providing access to frontier technologies to drive entrepreneurial and social impact. Located on New Bedford's "Innovation Avenue" proximal to a $2B industrial port, NBRR operates a 33,000 SF facility dedicated to entrepreneurship, research, education, and corporate engagement. This presentation examines NBRR’s multimodal robotics and prototyping capabilities, including: • Additive Manufacturing, Robotic Forming, Material Manipulation(s) • Advanced Robotics & AI: Integrating collaborative robotics (Cobotics), non-linear industrial robotics, embodied AI • Marine Robotics and Shared Data: The Harbor-to-Bay Digital Twin, dynamic data, and various Marine Robotics platforms from ROVs to ASVs. By fostering collaborations with global industry leaders in aerospace and manufacturing, while addressing opportunities of the emerging blue tech markets, NBRR is demonstrating how
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- UMASS Applied Research Corporation
- 55 Old Bedford Road
- Lincoln, Massachusetts
- United States
- Room Number: Suite 100
- Starts 30 April 2026 09:00 PM UTC
- Ends 14 May 2026 10:00 PM UTC
- No Admission Charge
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Mark Parson
" Engineering Outcomes: Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing at NBRR"
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Speaker: Mark Parsons, Founder & Executive Director of New Bedford Research and Robotics
Bio: Mark Parsons is a leading technologist, entrepreneur, and educator with a distinguished history of innovation at the intersection of design, robotics, and community development. He is the founder and Executive Director of New Bedford Research & Robotics (NBRR), a non-profit incubator he established to provide equitable access to frontier technologies like industrial robotics, AI, marine technology, and clean energy. NBRR’s mission is to foster a creative ecosystem, that drives economic empowerment and social impact. Prior to NBRR, Parsons established the Consortium for Research & Robotics in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2014. His 2016 TEDx talk “Making a Thing. Discovering a Space”, explores how creativity and technology can serve as agents for community empowerment. Mark was the Lead Designer and Principal of the Haiti SoftHouse. Before Grad School, Parsons rebuilt a 40 foot sailboat and sailed 2 years and 30,000 miles around the globe.
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