Towards zero manual intervention

Introduction
UK strategy recognises the significance of robotics for challenging environments in order to provide safe, reliable and re-usable solutions. The talk will consider the potential for advanced AI techniques, including deep learning, in conjunction with increasingly commoditised robot hardware to address common issues including inspection and remote maintenance interventions. 
Two uses cases will be explored: 
1.Autonomous vehicles as a vanguard application of robotics which has the potential to be the breakthrough technology; 
2.Fusion offers huge potential for large scale base load electricity supply. Research shows that manual maintenance of a future fusion reactor is not credible. This leads to remote maintenance being both device defining and mission critical. RACE's research has much wider cross sector impact, including space exploration and under water mining, all of which is being addressed under the RACE technology roadmap called 'RACE to ZERO'.
Presenter/Guest
Dr. Rob Buckingham
Time
2017-11-20 10:00:00
Address
Area 3 Room 102, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Open range
Faculty
Undergraduates
Graduate
Registration requirements
No need to register
Lecture to accommodate
100