Opening Celebration for the Robotics Realization Lab

Friday, September 25, 2015
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
0305 Engineering Annex Building (Robotics Realization Lab)
Ania Picard
appicard@umd.edu

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Ania Picard by 9/17/15 (appicard@umd.edu).

Please join us to celebrate the opening of the new Robotics Realization Lab (RRL) at the University of Maryland in College Park on Friday September 25, 2015 from 10am-1pm. The event will take place in the new RRL lab space in the Engineering Annex Building. A map can be found here: http://ter.ps/rrlmap.

The RRL houses the most advanced human-safe robots for manufacturing and medical applications as well as mechanical and electrical rapid prototyping equipment to support the development of robot hardware that is not commercially available. The equipment in the RRL will support research in
* advanced manufacturing
* robotics in healthcare
* robot sensors, actuators, and mechanisms
* human-robot collaboration
* robot locomotion
* numerous other robotics research activities.
Early research using lab facilities has already attracted attention with Prof. Bergbreiter’s TED talk (http://ter.ps/sbted) and Robo Raven’s appearance on Robo Nation TV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZmIdxLcKpM).

There is a simple agenda consisting of brief speeches and introductions at 10am, followed by demonstrations on some of the equipment including Baxter, the Kuka lightweight arms, and the motion capture system. A light lunch will also be available for those who RSVP to Ania Picard by 9/17/15 (appicard@umd.edu).

Please note that this is not intended as a K-12 event.

The lab was established by Prof. Sarah Bergbreiter (the current director of the RRL) and is managed by Shawn Fickes who has worked tirelessly to make sure that the equipment is properly installed and functional. Dean Pines was instrumental in providing the funds to buy equipment for the lab. This lab is a multi-user facility and part of the Maryland Robotics Center.

We hope to see you there!

What: Opening Celebration for the Robotics Realization Lab at Maryland
When: Friday, September 25, 2015 10am-1pm
Where: 0305 Engineering Annex Bldg, map: http://ter.ps/rrlmap
Parking: http://isr.umd.edu/visitors/parking-isr
RSVP: By 9/17/15 to Ania Picard (appicard@umd.edu)

Mark your calendar for this Robotics Realization Laboratory's event during the day and a special robotics-themed event at the Clarice in the evening.

 

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