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Andra Keay is a global thought leader and ecosystem builder in the emerging sectors of robotics. Subscribe to Robots&Startups at https://249x.substack.com Andra is the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, an industry group supporting innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies. The Silicon Valley area is home to the world’s largest robotics and AI cluster, with over 600 robotics companies, and more than 50 robotics/AI research labs.Andra is an experienced robotics, AI and deep-tech investor and startup advisor, the founder of Robot Launch, global startup competition, cofounder of Women in Robotics and Robot Garden makerspace. Andra is also the VP of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Industrial Activities Board and the Deep Tech VP for IEEE Entrepreneurship. She is involved in global standards development for inclusive and ethical A/IS, autonomous and intelligent systems.Andra has keynoted at major international conferences including Future World 2018, Global Female Leaders Summit 2018, Global Talent Summit at Davos 2018, Delphi Economic Forum 2018, SVIEF 2018, 2017, 2016, Ada Lovelace Festival 2017, Road to GES 2017, Singularity U Global Summit 2017, Strata+Hadoop 2017, Design 2017, WebSummit 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, World of Drones 2017, USI 2016, SxSW 2015 and 2018. Andra talks about; a. Good Robot Design; b. Building Successful Deep Tech Technology Clusters; c. Robotics Industry And Investment Trends.For more information see 52-Insights "The Future is Here: How Robotics Will Change Our Lives" Interview: http://www.52-insights.com/inspirations/the-future-is-here-how-robotics-will-change-our-lives/And Women Mean Business Interview: http://www.womenmeanbusiness.com/2015/12/4967/Andra also cofounded Robohub, the global robotics research news site, building on her background in film, television and media production, internet and computing technologies, with degrees in Interaction, Communication and Human/Robot Cultural Studies and was selected as an HRI (Human-Robot-Interaction) Pioneer in 2010. Andra taught Interaction Design and Theory, and started the professional community womeninrobotics.org.