Future of robotics in Finland seminar

http://site.ieee.org/finland-csrasmc/news-and-events/

November 27, 2013
Otaniemi, Espoo

Making robotics succeed as business, On-going trends in research, Future impact

Come to listen to keynote talks and to debate the future of robotics and autonomous systems technologies in Finland. You can also present your own activities in a poster and demo session.

Program

Lecture Hall 1D (Otakaari 1)

9:00 Opening, Service robotics, Prof. Ville Kyrki, Aalto University
9:25 Cleantech robotics, Timo Taalas, ZenRobotics Ltd.
9:50 (to be announced), Prof. Juha Röning, University of Oulu
10:15 Coffee
10:45 Valmistavan teollisuuden robottisovellukset, Fastems Ltd., Mika Laitinen
11:10 Katsaus Suomalaiseen robotiikkaan, Jyrki Latokartano, Tampere University Of Technology / Finnish Robotics Association
11:35 Lunch
12:35 Modular mobile robotics, Antti Tikanmäki, Probot Ltd.
13:00 Liikkuvien työkoneiden robotiikka/Robotics of Mobile Machinery, Prof. Kalevi Huhtala, Tampere University of Technology
13:25 Micro- and nanorobotics: trends and outlook, Prof. Quan Zhou, Aalto University
13:50 Closing and mini-panel
14:00 Moving to TUAS building
14:15 Coffee, Posters, Demos, Informal discussions
15:00 Parallel workshops

Workshop topics (preliminary)

  • Robotics in mobile machinery – an European perspective
  • Service robotics – Opportunities in Finland

The seminar is targeted primarily for professionals in both industry and academia.

Free participation.

To help us organize practical arrangements including coffee, please register your participation at  http://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/A503F4377D822384.par

The seminar is organized by Aalto University and IEEE Finland Joint Chapter of Control Systems, Robotics & Automation, and Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Societies.

The seminar is part of the first Finnish Robotics Week organized as part of European Robotics Week 2013 in November 25 – December 1. Information about the Finnish Robotics Week can be found at http://www.suomalainentyo.fi/robottiviikko/tervetuloa-robottiviikolle (in Finnish).

Further information

http://site.ieee.org/finland-csrasmc/news-and-events/

Prof. Ville Kyrki
Aalto-yliopisto, Sähkötekniikan korkeakoulu
+358-50-4082035
ville.kyrki@aalto.fi

Summer course with IEEE Finland CSS/RAS/SMCS Joint Chapter

Dear members of IEEE Finland CSS/RAS/SMCS Joint Chapter,Course program

We will have a summer course on “surface tension effects in microsystems”, given by Prof. Pierre Lambert from ULB. The course will start on August 20th, in room AS3, TUAS building, Otaniementie 17, Espoo. If you are interested in, you are warmly welcome to attend the course or selected lectures.

The course will be free of charge. More details of the course can be found in the attached file. If you have any question related to the course, please contact the course assistant: Ville Liimatainen (Ville.Liimatainen[at]aalto.fi).

IEEE Finland CSS/RAS/SMCS Joint Chapter established

IEEE Finland CSS/RAS/SMCS Joint Chapter has been established on 25.10.12. Members of IEEE Control System Society, Robotics and Automation Society and Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society have a constructive meeting in Aalto University TUAS buliding during 14:00-15:10. The meeting discussed the mission, objectives and activities of the joint chapter and presented the chapter officers’ duties. The candidates for the four chapter officers – chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer have been presented and elected by the meeting attendees: Ville Kyrki for the chair, Lasse Eriksson for the vice-chair, Quan Zhou for the secretary and Tapio Pahikkala for the treasurer.