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- From: michael@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Michael Kassler)
- Subject: "Robots for Competitive Industries" conference, July 1993
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- Summary: 14-16 July 1993 conference in Brisbane, Australia, call for papers
- Keywords: Australian Robot Association, International Federation of Robotics
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- Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 11:07:11 GMT
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- Call for Papers
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- ROBOTS FOR COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIES
- An International Conference of the Australian Robot Association
- and the International Federation of Robotics
- Sheraton Brisbane Hotel
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 14-16 July 1993
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- ROBOTS FOR COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIES
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- Agriculture and Food
- Construction and Cleaning
- Health and Retirement Care
- Manufacturing
- Minerals and Mining
- Security and Other Services
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- Robots originally were developed to automate specific manufacturing tasks such as welding
- cars, loading machines, painting appliances, palletising cartons and assembling electronic
- components. Most of the 1650 robots at work in Australia today perform these classical
- applications.
- However, recent technological advances in machine vision and other sensors, in novel end
- effectors and in enhanced locomotion are enabling robots to perform a wide variety of additional
- tasks, and not only in manufacturing industry. This has great significance for Australia as the countrys economic strengths lie primarily in
- non-manufacturing industries such as agriculture, banking, construction, health care, mining,
- retailing, tourism and other services. Australias largest manufacturing sector is food
- manufacturing, which has different automation requirements to the metals industry for which the
- classical robot applications were designed.
- The aims of the ARA/IFR 1993 conference are to show:
- how robots are now being used in various industries and countries to enhance productivity and
- profitability;
- how recently developed technology enables robots to automate new tasks in many industrial
- sectors;
- how and when todays robotics research is expected to lead to new practical robot applications
- for which there is clear market demand if the technology could be made available at an
- affordable price.
- Papers are now solicited on these and on other topics relevant to the future of
- robotics. Case studies demonstrating how robots have improved productivity and
- competitiveness are particularly welcome, as are descriptions of policies that have
- enhanced competitiveness through encouragement of automation. Intending speakers are
- invited to submit a title, abstract and near-final text of an original, unpublished paper by
- 15 January 1993 to Professor Hartmut Kaebernick, School of Mechanical and
- Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, P.O. Box 1, Kensington
- NSW 2033, Australia, fax +61 2 663 1222. The programme committee (also including
- Professor Ray Jarvis, James Trevelyan and Dr Richard Willgoss) will reply by 1 March
- 1993, and the selected speakers will be asked to submit the revised text of their paper in
- camera-ready form by 1 May 1993 for publication in the conference Proceedings.
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- This conference takes place just before the 12th World Congress of the International
- Federation of Automatic Control (Sydney, 19-23 July), enabling overseas visitors to
- participate in two major events and to experience Australias unique touristic attractions.
- For financial support of this conference the Australian Robot Association is grateful to the Queensland
- Department of Business, Industry and Regional Development and the National Industry Extension Service.
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