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“You really need to develop a whole product solution—hardware, software, UI, interfaces, and process redesign—with a consideration for what problem you are really trying to solve.” —Aldo Zini
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What obstacles remain for robots to work alongside humans in industrial settings, and how far have we come in eliminating those challenges? Dr. Roland Menassa answers these and other questions in his presentation at the RoboBusiness summit November 2-3 in Boston.
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Dr. Rowe has over fifteen years of practical experience in all applications of field and ground robotics. His specific areas of expertise include unmanned ground vehicle navigation and path planning, sensor processing, computer vision, robotic manipulation and control, and overall system integration of complete robotic vehicles.
“Dr. Rowe’s extensive robotics expertise, successful track record with winning SBIR and other robotics programs, and technical leadership in the unmanned systems industry, make him the ideal person to lead RE2’s research and development efforts,” stated Jorgen Pedersen, president and chief executive officer of RE2, Inc. “We are confident that Patrick will help to continue RE2’s history of innovative robotics technologies while expanding our technical capabilities and growing the business.”
Before joining RE2, Dr. Rowe was a Senior Research Scientist with Applied Perception, Inc., now a subsidiary of Foster-Miller, and a Commercialization Specialist at Carnegie Mellon’s National Robotics Engineering Center. In both of his previous positions, Dr. Rowe has successfully proposed and led numerous multi-million dollar robotics projects for both government and commercial customers. These projects include rescuing wounded soldiers from the battlefield, developing interchangeable payloads for small robot platforms, implementing user interfaces for multi-vehicle command and control, designing automated forklifts, and researching core technologies for autonomous excavation equipment.
Dr. Rowe holds five patents and is the recipient of the 2006 U.S. Army Quality Award for the Small Business Innovation Research program. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.
About RE2, Inc.
RE2, Inc. is a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems and JAUS software solutions. The Company’s manipulation systems utilize the RE2 JAUS Software Development Kit to ensure interoperability with fielded robotic platforms. RE2’s customers include the Army, Navy, government labs, universities, and defense prime contractors. RE2’s expertise lends itself to several markets, including defense, law-enforcement, homeland security, and explosive ordnance disposal. To learn more about the RE2 JAUS SDK, visit http://www.resquared.com/JAUS-SDK.html. For more information, please visit http://www.resquared.com or call (412) 681-6382.
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