Robotics: An economic driver for the 21st Century

Robotics: An economic driver for the 21st century

Over the last decade we have started to see a significant pickup in use of robotics and intelligent machines. This includes use of robot technology for reshoring manufacturing, using robot systems to give increased independence to people with disabilities and increasing the safety of first responders. In this presentation we will discuss current advances in robotics and the research frontier for robotics across manufacturing, services, and defense applications. We will use examples from the Georgia Tech IRIM institute to illustrate advances but also try to provide the broader perspective on robotics and its impact across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, homeland security, and driverless cars.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Henrik I. Christensen is the KUKA Chair of Robotics and the Executive Director for the Georgia Tech Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines. Dr. Christensen has been trained in mechanical and electrical engineering, and computer science. He was the editor of the National Robotics Roadmap (2009 and 2012). He does research on systems engineering for robotics. Dr. Christensen has publicshed more than 300 contributions across robotics, computer vision and artificial intelligence. He is the co-founder of 5 companies. He was awarded the Engelberger Award 2011, the host honor bestowed by the industry and was Boeing Supplier of the Year 2012. He is a fellow of AAAS and IEEE.