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The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will host its annual meeting in conjunction with the Automate 2017 show in Chicago.
When: April 7, 2017 (Immediately following Automate 2017)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Adler Meeting Room, 2nd Floor
2233 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Chicago, IL 60616, USA
Pre-meeting Dinner: A dinner will precede the April 7 meeting at 7:30 PM on April 6 (see below for details).
Host:Paul Hvass, RIC-Americas Program Manager
Registration:Click this link to register.
Agenda
Thursday Evening April 6, 2017, 7:30 PM:
- Dinner (Provided): A hosted dinner will be held at the Chicago Oyster House near the McCormick Center the evening before the RIC meeting.
Friday April 7, 2017, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Members Only): Some highlights of the annual members meeting include:
- Consortium Updates: Learn about the latest ROS-I community developments from the three leaders of our international Consortia, and planned Consortium activities for 2017.
- Lunch Keynote:
- Title: Flexible Automation for Manufacturing in Heavy Industries
- Presenter: Matthew Robinson, Automation Team Leader, Manufacturing Technology, Caterpillar Inc.
- Abstract: Traditional automation solutions serving high volume uniform product applications haven’t translated well to high-mix low-lot applications in heavy industries. A new flexible approach is needed to enable new capabilities for traditional robotic equipment by leveraging modular, advanced perception-driven functionality. To realize this vision, the whole robotics community – including university partners, applied researchers, industry, regulation, and integrators – needs to embrace open solutions. The Scan-N-Plan Robotic Blending Consortium project is an important first step on our advanced robotics journey to the benefit of shareholders, customers, and partners in the factory.
- Technical Presentations: Invited talks by ROS-I innovators.
- Focused Technical Projects: We will provide an update on current Consortium projects and upcoming 2017 projects.
- Roadmapping: The meeting will include a round table discussion about the ROS-I technical roadmap which will set the agenda for the 2017 activities.
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Detailed Agenda for April 7
| Time | Description | Organization |
| 0800 | Registration, Light Breakfast | |
| 0830-0845 | Welcome and Introductions | Host |
| 0845-0915 | ROS-I Consortium is Global and Growing | SwRI |
| 0915-0945 | ROSIN: ROS-I as an EU Digital Industrial Platform for Robotics | Fraunhofer IPA |
| 0945-1000 | Break | |
| 1000-1030 | ROS-I Consortium Asia Pacific Launch | ARTC |
| 1030-1100 | Open Mic Q/A with Tully Foote | OSRF |
| 1100-1130 | Automated Path Planning to Constraint Manifolds in Confined Space... | Boeing |
| 1130-1200 | Paths to Trajectories: Time Parameterization in the Context of ROS-I | 3M |
| 1200-1230 | Lunch | |
| 1230-1300 | Keynote: Flexible Automation for Manufacturing in Heavy Industries | Caterpillar |
| 1300-1400 | ROS-I Technical Roadmapping Round Tables | Moderators |
| 1400-1445 | Upcoming Focused Technical Projects (FTPs) | SwRI |
| 1445-1500 | Break | |
| 1500-1530 | FTP Round Tables | Moderators |
| 1530-1600 | ARM Institute | Manufacturing USA |
| 1600-1645 | Short Topics: NIST, Traclabs, UT Austin NRG | Multi |
| 1645-1700 | Wrap up and Action Items | Host |
| 1700 | End |
