RoboNexus Rolls into Silicon Valley

North America’s Largest Robotics Conference and Exposition Features Large International Contingent, Broad Media Coverage

NORTHBORO, MA, AND FRAMINGHAM, MA, OCTOBER 17, 2004 - Robotics Trends and IDG World Expo today announced that RoboNexus comes to Santa Clara the week of October 17th, making Northern California and Silicon Valley the international center of the robotics world. The RoboNexus Conference and Exposition, the nation’s largest event for intelligent, mobile robotics technologies, will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA on October 21-23, 2004. The conference website is http://www.robonexus.com.

According to Dan Kara, conference chairman, President and Co-Founder of Robotics Trends, "RoboNexus was planned as an international event right from the start, and judging by the strong international flavor of participating exhibitors and media outlets, as well as the attendees, that was the correct approach. Of the more than fifty companies featured at RoboNexus, a large component will be from outside the US and will include exhibitors from Japan, France, Canada, Switzerland and other countries, many of which will be demonstrating robots and robotic technology that have not been seen outside their respective countries. The media and attendees participating in the event will be equally worldly, with representatives from Asia, Europe, and North and South America.”

According to Eliot Weinman, CEO and Co-Founder of Robotics Trends, “Robots and robotic technologies have an intellectual and emotional appeal that transcends any other type of engineered product, and this appeal has equal applicability across all forms of media - print press, Web press, film, and radio. The large amount of media sources converging on RoboNexus gives evidence that media outlets throughout the world understand the attraction and fascination of robotics technology to people of all ages, and are serving their customers by providing coverage of North America’s largest robotics event.”

RoboNexus sponsors include: founding sponsor iRobot, premiere sponsor Wany Robotics, platinum sponsor Evolution Robotics and association sponsor Robotics Foundry. A complete list of all corporate, media and association sponsors can be found at http://www.robonexus.com.

About Robotics Trends
Robotics Trends is the world’s first integrated media firm serving the burgeoning personal, service and mobile robotics marketplace.Robotics Trends serves their clientele through three major business divisions:
• Publishing, which produces www.roboticstrends.com, an online magazine launched in October 2003, which produces over 300,000 page views monthly;
• Events, which produces RoboNexus and the Emerging Robotics Technologies & Applications Conference; and
• Analyst Services, which serves the strategic consulting needs of leading emerging robotics manufacturers.

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About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces technology-focused tradeshows, conferences and events for professionals seeking world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping. As the leading technology event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of technology-focused events and conferences, enabling technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo®, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, Bio-IT World Conference + ExpoTM, Health-IT World Conference + ExpoTM, Portable Power Conference & ExpoTM, and Wireless Sensing SolutionsTM and RoboNexus. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company.

About IDG
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, research, and event company. A privately-held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers including Bio-IT World, CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, Macworld Conference & Expo®, DEMO®, and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com.

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