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TUESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2018
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08:30
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REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
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09:00
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Kevin Blacktop, Chair, National Robotics Network
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DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED ROBOTICS
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09:10
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ROBOTICS: THE VIEW FROM EPSRC, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Lucy Martin, Head of Robotics, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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09:40
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ADVANCED ROBOTICS FOR NUCLEAR AND OTHER HIGH CONSEQUENCE INDUSTRIES
Rustam Stolkin, Director, National Centre for Nuclear Robotics
- Introducing the work of the UK's new National Centre for Nuclear Robotics
- Overview of recent work including the first ever deployments in history of AI-controlled autonomous robots on nuclear sites
- Demonstrating how methods are being adapted to other hazardous problems including materials handling and recycling industry
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MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
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10:10
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INTELLIGENTENGINE: ROBOTIC IN-SITU REPAIR AND INSPECTION
James Kell, Technologist - In-Situ Repair, Rolls-Royce
- The ‘IntelligentEngine’ concept merges the services world and the product in a way that makes them inseparable
- Alternative methods are required to ensure that engines operate on-time, every time
- Robotic systems offer new ways in which to service engines by inspection or repair via keyhole surgery
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10:40
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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10:55
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SPEED NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT BREAK
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OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN ADOPTION OF ROBOTICS
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11:35
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HOW TO SAVE BILLIONS OF POUNDS IN NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING: ROBOTICS
David Hopper, Principal Consultant and Director, Advanced Robotic Technology Ltd
- The decommissioning stakes are high and we need it done “Safer, Faster, Cheaper”
- In RAS, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) often hold the keys to this but struggle to find the door
- Examples of identifying ways to get great technology to market
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11:55
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FROM LAB TO DEPLOYMENT: HOW TO HARNESS THE BENEFITS OF RAS INNOVATIONS IN NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING
Darren Potter, Capability Leader, Plant Intervention and Modelling – Nuclear Operations, National Nuclear Laboratory
- The need for coordinated research programmes to accelerate decommissioning
- Value of technology transfer from and to other sectors
- Centralised Robotics R&D with End User engagement – why is the end user important?
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12:15
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FROM PROBLEM TO OPPORTUNITY: HOW TO DELIVER THE BENEFITS OF RAS INNOVATIONS IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
John Brotherhood, Engineering Development (Remote Handling Group), Wood Group
- The difficulties of deploying RAS in nuclear and how to overcome them
- What has been done – from new build to decommissioning there are opportunities across the lifecycle
- The importance of cross-sectoral innovation including examples of plant interventions on Nuclear Plant
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12:35
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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12:50
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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GRASPING, SENSING AND MANIPULATING
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13:50
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A HELPING HAND FOR HAZARDOUS ROBOTICS
Rich Walker, Managing Director, Shadow Robot Company
- Addressing efforts to beat the dexterity of the human hand in complex tasks
- Measures to make humans safe in extreme environments
- What if robots had hands like human hands, which humans could control from a safe place?
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14:20
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SENSING AND MAPPING FOR INDUSTRIAL INSPECTION OF OIL AND GAS FACILITIES
Maurice Fallon, Departmental Lecturer, University of Oxford
- An overview of the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (ORCA) Hub including planning, Human-Robot Interaction and certification
- Robotic sensing and mapping technologies for topside and subsea inspection
- Navigation and motion planning research for quadruped robot
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14:50
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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15:00
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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DESIGNING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
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15:30
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ROBOTS ON THE RED PLANET: DESIGNING THE EXOMARS MISSION
Abbie Hutty, Platform Delivery Manager, Airbus Defence and Space
- Introducing ExoMars, Europe’s first Rover mission to Mars: a mission in search of life, past or present
- Identifying the major challenges and design drivers of a robotic mission to Mars
- Addressing how the team are engineering solutions to meet those challenges
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AUTONOMY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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16:00
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AUTONOMOUS EXPLORATION ROBOT TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND MODERNISE THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Tom Lipinski, Co-Founder and CIO, Q-Bot Limited
- General introduction on how Q-Bot is transforming the construction industry with robotics, digital tools and AI
- Main challenges that faces the construction industry in terms of aging infrastructure, labour processes and adoption of innovation
- Development of innovative robotic technologies to build the next generation of autonomous exploration robots (supported by BEIS)
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16:30
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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16:40
PANEL
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND INCREASED AUTOMATION: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE
Ian Morgan, Principal Engineers for Plant, Network Rail
Rob Buckingham, Director, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Head of RACE
Samia Nefti-Meziani, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, University of Salford
Further panellists to be announced
- Understanding the current capabilities of AI and the predicted impact
- The interaction between AI, autonomy and increased automation at large
- Addressing the ethical question of increased automation in engineering, and the impact on jobs
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17:10
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CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
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17:20
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END OF SEMINAR
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