BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Indian/Maldives BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T081407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0500 TZOFFSETTO:+0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+05 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19600101T000600 TZOFFSETFROM:+0454 TZOFFSETTO:+0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1FR;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+05 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20210824T182015Z UID:7863F482-D2E8-4CC2-B9E4-910C2CF536A0 DTSTART;TZID=Indian/Maldives:20201111T160000 DTEND;TZID=Indian/Maldives:20201111T180000 DESCRIPTION:Future of Robotics\, a webinar on the vision of future robotics \, was held as an event of the RAS talk series and was the first online we binar\, organised by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society\, the studen t chapter of the University of Peradeniya. This was held on 11th of Novemb er 2020 from 4.00 p.m onwards via the zoom platform and youtube live. The webinar was conducted by Prof. Gamini Dissanayake\, a James N Kirby Distin guished Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at University of Technology\, Sydney (UTS).\n\nThe webinar was opened for all the underg raduates interested in Robotics and who plan to succeed in the Robotics In dustry in the future.\n\nAt the commencement of the event\, Dr. Nalin Hari schandra gave an introduction to the keynote speaker. Then\, the session w as handed over to our guest speaker\, Prof. Gamini Dissanayake\, to carry on with his interesting presentation and open up the eyes of the enthusias tic young students who are willing to learn more about the future with rob ots. As an approach to the topic\, Prof. Dissanayake explained about the v ision of future robotics by introducing robot systems and key competencies of Robots. Afterwards\, he briefly introduced how the robots have encroac hed the human job titles but give a more efficient output. He showed that robots have gained the potential to overtake any public job. Also\, he did not forget to mention the applications of Robots in both indoors and outd oors. It was really amusing to hear about autonomous robots\, self-driving cars and underwater robotic inspections. Finally\, the presentation concl uded with the most exciting topic where Prof. Dissanayake explained about humanoid robots\, their applications and drones.\n\nThen the time arrived for the participants\, where they were able to clarify their doubts in the Q/A session\, which they used very effectively. Also the participants wer e delighted to give their valuable feedback to us\, and we got to know tha t the session was a complete success. They have fully understood that the vision of future robotics is of machines that serve humanity\, helping peo ple live more productive\, healthier and happier lives.\n\nFinally\, to re mark the end of the webinar\, the Vote of Thanks was delivered by Mr. Madu sha Athapaththu\, the president of the Robotics and Automation Society\, a nd the session was concluded with more than 100 contended participants.\n\ nSpeaker(s): Prof. Gamini Dissanayake\, \n\nAgenda: \n4:00 pm - Welcome Ad dress\n\n4:05 pm - Introduction about the guest speaker by Dr. Nalin Haris chandra\n\n4:15 pm - The speech by the guest speaker\, Prof. Gamini Dissan ayake\, on Future of Robotics\n\n5:30 pm - Q and A session\n\n5:55 pm - Vo te of thanks by Mr. Madusha Athapaththu\, President of IEEE\, RAS Student branch\n\n6:00 pm - End of the session\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.i eee.org/m/280202 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/280202 ORGANIZER:ieeeraspera@gmail.com SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:RAS talk series - Future of Robotics URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/280202 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Future of Robotics\, a webinar on the vision of future robotics\, was held as an ev ent of the RAS talk series and was the first online webinar\, organised by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society\, the student chapter of the Uni versity of Peradeniya. This was held on 11th of November 2020 from 4.00 p. m onwards via the zoom platform and youtube live. The webinar was conducte d by Prof. Gamini Dissanayake\, a James N Kirby Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at University of Technology\, Sydn ey (UTS).</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;"> The webinar was opened for all the undergraduates interested in Robotics a nd who plan to succeed in the Robotics Industry in the future.</span></p>\ n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">At the commencement o f the event\, Dr. Nalin Harischandra gave an introduction to the keynote s peaker. Then\, the session was handed over to our guest speaker\, Prof. Ga mini Dissanayake\, to carry on with his interesting presentation and open up the eyes of the enthusiastic young students who are willing to learn mo re about the future with robots. As an approach to the topic\, Prof. Dissa nayake explained about the vision of future robotics by introducing robot systems and key competencies of Robots. Afterwards\, he briefly introduced how the robots have encroached the human job titles but give a more effic ient output. He showed that robots have gained the potential to overtake a ny public job.&nbsp\; Also\, he did not forget to mention the applications of Robots in both indoors and outdoors. It was really amusing to hear abo ut autonomous robots\, self-driving cars and underwater robotic inspection s. Finally\, the presentation concluded with the most exciting topic where Prof. Dissanayake explained about humanoid robots\, their applications an d drones.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style= "font-weight: 400\;">Then the time arrived for the participants\, where th ey were able to clarify their doubts in the Q/A session\, which they used very effectively. Also the participants were delighted to give their valua ble feedback to us\, and we got to know that the session was a complete su ccess. They have fully understood that the vision of future robotics is of machines that serve humanity\, helping people live more productive\, heal thier and happier lives.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">& nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Finally\, to remark the end of the webinar\, the Vote of Thanks was delivered by Mr. Madusha Athapaththu\, the president of the Robotics and Automation Society\, and t he session was concluded with more than 100 contended participants.</span> </p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">4:00 pm - Welcome Address&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">4 :05 pm - Introduction about the guest speaker by Dr. Nalin Harischandra</s pan></p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">4:15 pm - The speech by the guest speaker\, Prof. Gamini Dissanayake\, on Future of Robotics</span></p >\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">5:30 pm - Q and A session&nbsp\;</s pan></p>\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">5:55 pm - Vote of thanks by Mr. Madusha Athapaththu\, President of IEEE\, RAS Student branch</span></p >\n<p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">6:00 pm - End of the session</span> </p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR