[TriEmbed] [TAR] [TAR Meeting Thursday Oct 11 2018 at 6:30pm - NCSU EB1 1005]

[Mike Lisanke]

Mahesh, et.al.

Is there any new status on this meeting? I've been around the Triangle
today and driving has been slowed but; traffic hasn't stopped completely
(unfortunately :-p).

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 2:02 AM Mahesh Balasubramaniam via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

>
> Friends,
>
> The below IEEE PELS and R&A joint event about *"ABB Robot YuMi
> demonstration" *from *David C. Sheperd *has been rescheduled* to October
> 11, 2018 at 6:30pm  (6:00 pm for pizza) in 1005 NCSU Engineering Building
> 1. * All are invited.
>
> Registration link:
> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176086
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mahesh Balasubramaniam
> IEEE ENCS RA24 Chair
> maheshba at ieee.org
> 919-649-6902
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 8:07 PM Mahesh Balasubramaniam <maheshba at ieee.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Friends,
>>
>> As first monday 09/03 is a NCSU holiday, we are having *a joint PELS+R&A
>> meeting on September 13, 2018 at 6:30pm* *(6:00 pm for pizza) in 1005
>> NCSU Engineering Building 1*.  The subject will be
>>
>> The topic will be "*ABB Robot YuMi demonstration*".* David C. Sheperd, a
>> senior Principal Scientist & Research Area Coordinator from ABB *will
>> provide a walk-through of programming Collaborative Robots, including a
>> tutorial and Hands-on demo of ABB's YuMi robot.
>>
>> https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176086
>>
>> Please refer to "Agenda" and "Event Details" below for more information.
>> Please note the timing changes based on the joint event, just for september
>> event. All are invited.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Mahesh Balasubramaniam
>> IEEE ENCS RA24 Chair
>> maheshba at ieee.org
>> 919-649-6902
>>
>>
>> *Agenda*
>> 6:00 - 6:30  Food and networking
>> 6:30 - 7:30  YuMi lecture and Demo
>> 7:30 - 8:00  Q&A
>>
>> *Event Details:*
>>
>> *YuMi® - Creating an automated future together.*
>>
>> The new era of robotic co-workers is here. YuMi® is the result of years
>> of research and development, making collaboration between humans and robots
>> a reality, but it is also much more.
>>
>> ABB has developed a collaborative, dual arm, small parts assembly robot
>> solution that includes flexible hands, parts feeding systems, camera-based
>> part location and state-of-the-art robot control. YuMi is a vision of the
>> future. YuMi will change the way we think about assembly automation. YuMi
>> is “you and me”, working together to create endless possibilities.
>>
>> With the creation of collaborative robots—robots that can safely work
>> directly with humans due to their inherent safety—we have seen a dramatic
>> shift in robot usage. Robots now work in many smaller scale laboratories
>> and workshops, instead of being confined to large factories, and thus are
>> often constantly reprogrammed to fulfill new tasks. In this setting, the
>> method for programming must be quick and easy-to-use. In this presentation
>> David will introduce a new programming interface for industrial robots
>> that, compared to traditional approaches, is approximately 20%
>> easier-to-use, 30% easier-to-learn, and leaves users 35% more satisfied. We
>> will see, via live audience participation demonstrations, just how easy it
>> can be to program an industrial robot.
>>
>> *Speaker Information:*
>> David C. Shepherd is a Senior Principal Scientist & Research Area
>> Coordinator with ABB Corporate Research where he conducts research on
>> topics from developer productivity to end-user programming for robots. He
>> is passionate about increasing the impact of software engineering research,
>> which has manifested itself in his professional activities. His day job
>> serves as a ongoing personal experiment on how to, and how not to, transfer
>> technology. His open source work has created a  tool downloaded by 47,000+
>> developers. His recent chairing of five industrial tracks in software
>> engineering (e.g., ICSE, FSE, ICPC, SANER, ICSME) gave him deep insight
>> into the challenges and successes of others' transfer efforts. His recent
>> project, the FlowLight, which had exposure on venues like The Wall Street
>> Journal and BBC Radio, opened his eyes to the impact of popular
>> publications. Finally, his position as the Co-Editor-In-Chief of the
>> Journal of Systems and Software gives him a more permanent platform to
>> encourage industrial publications. David's career goal is:
>> To be a champion of impact through service and an example of impact
>> through projects.
>>
>> *https://davidshepherd.weebly.com/about.html
>> <https://davidshepherd.weebly.com/about.html>*
>>
>> Plenty of free parking available at following locations adjacent to EB1
>> Building.
>> 911 Partners Way, Raleigh NC 27606 (EB1 entry)
>> 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606 (Hunts library 0.2m away)
>> 890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606   (EB2 entry)
>>
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Best regards,  Mike
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