Monday April 9, 2012
8:00 AM Onsite registration and badge pickup opens
Morning Session
9:00 AM Michigan Robotics Day Introduction- National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Executive Director Phil Callihan
9:05 AM Welcoming Remarks – National Center for Manufacturing Sciences President & CEO Rick Jarman
“Robotics: An Historic Opportunity for Michigan”
9:20 AM Dean David Munson- College of Engineering, University of Michigan
9:35 AM The Honorable Carl Levin, United States Senator
9:45-11:00 AM Industry Panel
Moderator- Andrew Dallas, Vice President, Federal Systems, Soar Technology, Inc.
- Andy Denny, FANUC Robotics
- Chuck Jacobus, Cybernet
- Jerry Lane, SAIC
- Jim McBride, Ford Motor Company
- Jonathan Nicols, Pratt & Miller
- Mark Rosenblum, Soar Technology
11:00 Jim Overholt- Chief Scientist for Robotics U.S. Army
11:20-1:00 Demonstrations & Poster Session #1
12:30-1:00 Lunch & Networking (Industry and FIRST Teams visits begin)
Afternoon Session Education Focus
1:00-1:10 PM Welcoming Remarks- Dr. Kenn Oldham, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, University of Michigan
1:10 – 1:30 PM University Research Highlights- Professor Stephen Forrest, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan
1:30-3:00 Break-out Sessions
- Autonomous Automobiles and Active Safety
- Robotic Reliability
- STEM- Making the connection between industry opportunities and curriculum goals
1:30-3:30 PM Demonstrations & Poster Session #2
3:30-4:30 PM Keynote Address- Dr. Lawrence Burns, Professor, Engineering Practice, Industrial and Operations Engineering University of Michigan and Director on Sustainable Mobility Columbia University
Reinventing the Automobile: The Transformational Mobility Systems and Services Made Possible by Self-Driving/Driverless Car and the ‘Mobility Internet’
4:30-5:00 PM SMART Scholarship Representative Recognition of Outstanding FIRST Teams
5:00-515 PM Closing Remarks- National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Executive Director Phil Callihan
5:30 Event end.
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