April 01, 2008 // Franchising.com // (Boston, MA) - The Robotic Industries Association has announced that Allan Jones, CEO of Puffin Innovations, headquartered in Kingsport, TN will be providing the keynote address at this year's "Robots 2008: What's Next" conference. Taking place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA June 10-12, Jones will be speaking on Discovery Ice Cream's recent groundbreaking innovations. "One of the things that has given us the greatest satisfaction is watching a child – a child who, like many, has never seen a robot before – interact and have fun with an accessible robot," says Jones. The Puffin Innovations CEO will tell the story – for the first time publicly – about the insights that led to their revolutionary innovation of a robotic ice cream machine that allows customers to design their own 6-layer ice cream and candy treat and watch a robot prepare it.
Puffin Innovations is a robotics technology company headquartered in Kingsport, TN. The firm develops robotics machines for customizable confectionary and drink applications. With a management team of leading innovators and engineers, Puffin Innovations is poised to be the leader in the utilization of robotics for the consumer space.
Discovery Ice Cream, LLC also headquartered in Kingsport, TN and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Puffin Innovations, LLC.
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