Local industry leaders will discuss the current and future state of surgical and aerospace robotics at a Nov. 7 conference at the Engineers Club of Dayton.

The interactive forum will address such topics as how surgical robots and remotely piloted aircraft enhance surgeons’ and pilots’ abilities to accomplish their respective goals, as well as how surgeons and pilots train in these constantly changing technologies while maintaining safety and quality.

Keynote speakers include Brian E. Miller, senior director of advanced product development at Intuitive Surgical Inc., and Morley O. Stone, chief scientist at the 711th Human Performance Wing at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Robert “Bart” Barthelemy, founding director of the Wright Brothers Institute and current director of the institute’s IDEA Lab, will moderate a panel discussion featuring area medical and military professionals.

The forum will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Engineers Club, 110 E. Monument Ave.

The event is free, but registration is required. To register, contact Darbie Kincaid at the Engineers Club at (937) 228-2148, ext. 111, or dkincaid@engineersclub.org.