12:00 PM-1:00 PM on September 24, 2014
Location: Marcus Nanotechnology Building 1116
Title: The Confluence of Robotics and Automation for Next Generation Manufacturing
Abstract:
In this presentation we will discuss how hard automation in many cases is getting replaced by flexible automation. The ideal factory is no longer a sequence of fixed processing stations, but a swarm of heterogenous stationary and mobile manipulation systems that can be re-configured to produce one-off products in a system that is fully integrated from design to manufacturing. The integration of new sensors, mixed-human-robot interaction, and cloud services offer an opportunity to rethink modern manufacturing.
Bio
Henrik I. Christensen is the KUKA Chair of Robotics and executive director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also a distinguished professor of computer science with the School of Interactive Computing.
Christensen studies robotics with an emphasis on a systems perspective. His research involves perception, estimation, planning, and systems engineering. He has published more than 300 contributions across computer vision, robotics, and Artificial Intelligence.
Additionally, Christensen was the coordinator for the formulation of the U.S. National Robotics Roadmap, and he serves on the board of RIA and RTC. He is a fellow of AAAS.
