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 < [email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > 919-649-6902 > > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 8:07 PM Mahesh Balasubramaniam <[email protected]> > 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 >> [email protected] >> 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) >> >> _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list > > To post message: [email protected] > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe > > -- Best regards, Mike
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