Attendees heard from a number of speakers covering such diverse subjects as:
application of robotics in advanced manufacturing;
trends in factory-of-the-future concepts;
latest developments in service and field robotics
application of robotics in nuclear decommissioning
Legged Robotics: Humanoids, Quadrupeds and Exoskeletons
How would you feel working alongside a robot? Currently robots are separated from human operators for safety purposes but there is much effort to develop systems that can safely work alongside of people as co-workers in manufacturing and service robots in domestic and leisure environments.
And whoever knew that the manufacture of Velcro was inspired by burdock seeds?
Links to the presentations given in the morning are below:
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The event culminated in a lively debate, and then, all too soon, the lure of Bonfire Night in Manchester was too great and the delegates headed off into the night.
Post Event feedback included:
"The speakers and subject matter were excellent"
"This was my first IET event and I was very impressed by the content, speakers and location. It was a very valuable day and one which has opened up new ideas to my learning and career aspirations."
"Excellent and very motivating. A great balance of presentations with broad interests. I very much want to participate in this initiative"
"Great event very impressive speakers especially from Festo, Sellafield great technology particularly Smart Bird & Robo snake."
