The Grand Lake Chapter of the CPCU Society and the Buckeye Insurance Professionals of IAIP held their joint meeting on March 16 at Central Insurance Companies where they learned about robots from multiple perspectives.
- Headlining the event was The Van Wert High School Robotics Team. The team was developed to give students the opportunity to participate in an academic club that incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to solve a complex season long project. The team is completing its 6th year and recently hosted the 3rd annual Northwest Ohio Regional Robotics Competition. Captains of this year's team presented and demonstrated this year's challenge, their robot, and their vision for the future.
- APT Manufacturing Solutions provided their company's story about the ways robots are impacting their business.
- Central Staff Underwriter Amy Grigsby discussed the impact of robots on insurance – from coverage, to pricing, to loss control, to claims.