[TriEmbed] [TAR] [TAR Meeting Thursday Sep 13th, 2018 at 6:30pm - NCSU EB1 1005]

[Mahesh Balasubramaniam]

Friends,  Please note that this Event is cancelled due to NCSU closing
based on Hurricane Florence and will be rescheduled.


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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