STARWEST 2023 Concurrent Session : How Mechanical Robots Are Transforming Mobile QA Testing

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Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

How Mechanical Robots Are Transforming Mobile QA Testing

New approaches in robotics are changing the way companies build and test software as it becomes increasingly device dependent. Companies like Apple, Google, and T-Mobile already rely on in-house robotics fleets to automate manual testing of mobile apps on devices. And that is just the beginning. Robots can perform all of the expected actions that a human would make on a device, including finger swiping, switching between various apps, toggling the notification center, and more. Using computer vision, a field of AI that teaches computers how to parse digital images and videos, robots can understand what's on the screen and use applications like a human would. They can use OCR to read and check text, learn common workflows users will make on an app, and execute complex actions like copying and pasting text between different app contexts. In this session, learn more about how development teams are integrating real, physical robots into the QA process to save time, release faster, and build better performing mobile applications.

Mobot

Eden Full Goh is the Founder and CEO of Mobot, a physical testing infrastructure in the cloud for mobile apps powered by supervised, mechanical robots. At Mobot, Eden works directly with mobile-first companies to support their mobile testing strategy and implementation of physical testing automation. Previously, Eden built products that spanned the energy, healthcare and government sectors at Palantir Technologies and Butterfly Network. Eden studied mechanical engineering and computer science at Princeton University before dropping out to found SunSaluter, a global non-profit that deployed an open-source solar panel tracker design in 19 countries, impacting 17,000+ people.