ron@dbrmelb.oz.au (Ron Sharpe) (10/11/88)
SEMINAR - OPPORTUNITIES FOR ROBOTICS IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION Venue: CSIRO National Building and Technology Centre, Division of Building, Construction and Engineering, 87 Delhi Road, North Ryde, Sydney, AUSTRALIA. Time: Monday, 14 November, 1988, 9.30 - 4.00 Fee: $A150 (including lunch, notes, etc.) Sponsors: CSIRO Division of Building, Construction and Engineering; Australian Robot Association Enquiries: Mr. Graham Millett, CSIRO BCE NBTC, Ph. (+612) 888 8888, Fax: (+612) 888 9335 Dr. Ron Sharpe, CSIRO BCE, Ph. (+613) 556 2211, Fax: (+613) 553 2819, email: ron@dbrmelb.dbrhi.oz Dr. Michael Kassler, Australian Robot Association, Ph. (+612) 959 3239, Fax: (+612) 959 4632 Objectives: 1. To assess opportunities for the introduction of robots and manipulators into the building and construction sector over the next decade. 2. To assess whether or not Australia should be involved in research and development for such devices. Collaboration with overseas developers? 3. To assess if Australia has any unique applications which could ultimately lead to export opportunities. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.30-10.00: Registration 1. 10.00-10.15: Opening Dr. Don Gibson, Acting Chief, CSIRO BCE. OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE (Chair: Dr. Gibson) 2. 10.15-11.15 Robots in Building and Construction in Japan Professor Yukio Hasegawa, Waseda University, Japan (Chairman of 5th International Symposium on Robotics in Construction, Tokyo, June, 1988) 11.15-11.30: Tea/Coffee LOCAL KNOWLEDGE 3. 11.30-12.15 Opportunities for Construction Robots in Australia - report on study for Queensland Government Dr. Michael Kassler, President, Australian Robot Association. 4. 12.15-1.00 Construction Robotic Studies Mr. Jonathan O'Brien, Department of Civil Engineering, UNSW. 1.00-2.00: Lunch LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES (Chair: Dr. Kassler) 5 2.00-2.45 Expert Systems - Adding intelligence to machines and robots in building and construction Dr. Ron Sharpe, CSIRO BCE, Melbourne 6. 2.45-3.15 Resources available for construction robot research and development Dr. Hartmut Kaebernick, CSIRO Division of Manufacturing Technology, Sydney 7. 3.15-4.00 PANEL DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE (Chair: Dr. Gibson) Panel of speakers plus Ms. Sonya Hendriks, Building Workers Union of Aust. and Mr Alan Fellows, Aust. Federation of Construction Contractors. - identification of opportunities for research and development. - appropriate ways to introduce technology - international collaboration prospects. 4.00-4.15: Tea/Coffee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Registration Form SEMINAR ON ROBOTICS IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION Name: Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms ................................................ Position: .......................................................... Organisation: ...................................................... Address: ........................................................... ...................................... Postcode: ......... Phone: ........................ Fax: ........................... Please forward with cheque for $150 (payable to CSIRO Robotics Seminar) to: ROBOTICS SEMINAR (Mr Graham Millett) CSIRO (NBTC) Division of Building, Construction and Engineering P.O. Box 30 CHATSWOOD, NSW 2067, AUSTRALIA.