Date: February 2, 2021 at 10:30 A.M. 

LOCATION: via Zoom 

https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/94593169374?pwd=a1RXRHovS2dBSmdpK3BlaHMxK0xIdz09 

 

Meeting ID: 945 9316 9374 

Passcode: EEE690 

 

Dr. Lihui Wang 

Professor & Chair of Sustainable Manufacturing  

Department of Production Engineering  

KTH Royal Institute of Technology 

 

 

Human-Robot Collaboration for Better Sustainability 

Human-robot collaboration (HRC) has attracted increasing attentions recently, both in academia and in industry. For example, in HRC assembly, robots are required to dynamically change their pre-planned tasks to collaborate with human operators in a shared workspace. The aim of HRC is to better assist human operators than replacing the operators, and to provide better working conditions for the operators. To the end, no matter the age, gender, experience and physical condition of each individual, every operator can do the same quality job with the support of HRC. Therefore, it contributes to lasting societal sustainability on factory floors. Within this context, this seminar will first present a snapshot of AI history and then an overview of the current activities of human-robot collaboration research at KTH. At the end of the seminar, remaining challenges and future research directions will be highlighted. 

 

Bio 

Lihui Wang is a Professor and Chair of Sustainable Manufacturing at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. His research interests are presently focused on human-robot collaborations, brain robotics, cyber-physical production systems, real-time monitoring and control, predictive maintenance, and adaptive manufacturing systems. Professor Wang is actively engaged in various professional activities. He is the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Manufacturing Research, Editor-in-Chief of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Manufacturing Systems. He has published 10 books and authored in excess of 500 publications. Professor Wang is a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, CIRP, SME and ASME. He is also a Professional Engineer in Canada, the President of North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, and the Past Chairman of Swedish Production Academy (2018-2020).