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2023
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Introduction to healthcare service robotics: the challenges from the global case
The thoughtful integration in the healthcare sectors in Wales and Malaysia by EUREKA Robotics Centre
Overview of EUREKA Robotics Centre at the Cardiff School of Technologies
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Why drone adoption is growing rapidly among businesses from disparate industries
How government and the drone sector are working together to achieve a vision for commercial drones will be commonplace in the UK by 2030
Delivering new capabilities, boosting productivity, and reducing emissions and risk to life, while sharing airspace equitably and safely with other users
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Achieve increased productivity with limited investment
Scale up/down to meet changes in consumer demand
Improve accuracy and operator safety
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Real-life case studies where automation and robotics have benefitted smaller manufacturers
How to identify where automation will provide the most benefit
Is there support and funding available? How can you access it?
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Introduction to cognitive robotics – building intelligent capabilities in robots by taking inspiration from psychology and neuroscience
Examples of developmental robotics and applications of human-robot interaction and trust
Overview of robotics research at the Manchester Centre for Robotics and AI
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Construction has a need to embrace robotics and digital technologies
Projects in the construction space where these technologies have been demonstrated
Examples of automation of urban paving, defect detection in precast rebar installation, digital projection for first and second fit utilities, and augmented reality use for electrical cab testing
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Likely early use cases around freight and the role automation could play for first- and last-mile logistics
Potential quick wins and barriers within the existing landscape to enable commercialisation
Why focusing on customer needs and use cases could unlock the opportunities that automation offers
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The importance of selecting the right partners to enable robotics
Understanding the market and what your customers truly want
Understanding the level of autonomy and where they work at scale
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The urgent and unprecedented UK skills challenge
Need for hands-on contact with machines
The importance of public access to high-end resources
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Many business sectors face the same challenges around the use of robotics
Technology developed for one sector can often be deployed in others
Cross-sector solutions have the potential to reduce implementation cost and time
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Benefits of robots in improving your business’ productivity
Examples of successful projects displaying businesses reaching sustainability goals
InnovateUK KTN support and funding
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What are Collaborative Robots
Collaborative Workforce deployment and breadth of application
Company & Employee Benefits: Financial, Quality & Strategic
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What are snake robots?
Examples of snake robots for inspection and repair in confined spaces
Other robots for operations in challenging environments
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What are software-defined factories, how can they boost the evolution of the industry, and why may they be the future of production
What are the key technologies that enable autonomous scalable factory
How technologies can make mass production local, more sustainable and affordable for small and medium business
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Current build process of commercial aircraft
Manual processes are mixed with monolithic automation
Increasing build rates will drive the level of Robotics and Automation in future factories
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Considerations when integrating robotic and automated systems into your wider business
System options for driving effective robotic and automated handling operations
How to enable the blending of human and automated warehouse processes
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Learn more about future safety requirements that will be requested by the end-user due to new EU machine safety regulations
Simplify the system and machine design by using standardized safety solutions
Example of how a wireless safe stop of a mobile machine can be realized in newly designed systems or in a retrofit
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