Amazon’s Bhavana Chandrashekhar to speak at RoboBusiness’ Women in Robotics Lunch
From left to right: Bhavana Chandrashekhar and Joyce Sidopoulos. Currently, women make up just 35% of the global STEM workforce and 22% of the global AI workforce. This means many women in the robotics industry struggle to find community with other women. At RoboBusiness 2026, which will be on Oct. 20 and 21 in Santa Clara, Calif., spend an hour connecting with robotics professionals in an environment designed for thoughtful conversation and mentorship. The Women in Robotics Lunch is an opportun
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A senior manager of applied science at Amazon Robotics will participate in a Women in Robotics Lunch at an industry conference in October 2026, where she will discuss AI and robotics with the co-founder of MassRobotics. Women represent only 35 percent of the global STEM workforce and 22 percent of the global AI workforce, making such networking events designed to build community and mentorship among women in robotics significant. The lunch is one of several programming at RoboBusiness 2026, a conference focused on commercial robotics development and applications across multiple industries.
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