GE Robotics: Bridging the Digital Industrial Gap

Robotics and Automation Society

Presented by: Shiraj Sen, Lead Scientist at GE Global Research

Doors open: 6:00 P.M.
Presentation: 6:30 P.M.
Dinner: 8:00 P.M.

Industrial-grade robotic systems will be the next great industrial tool; a tool that won’t eliminate people from work, rather it will amplify our capabilities, allowing us to safely operate at rates never seen, in places we could never access safely, and with physical and cognitive abilities we haven’t yet imagined. These next generation industrial robots are leading GE’s transformation into a digital industrial company. In this talk, I will share GE’s focus on the development of such “industrial service robots” – robots that can work with humans to address dull, dirty, and dangerous work in dynamic industrial environments. I will discuss some of the unique challenges with regards to the development of such systems for our field and service applications: tiny robots that can crawl inside turbines to inspect and repair them, ground-based robots that can work in railyards without human supervision, or aerial robots that can autonomously inspect assets.

Shiraj Sen – Lead Scientist at GE Global Research

Shiraj Sen is a Lead Scientist at GE Global Research and a core member of GE’s robotics team, focused on the research and development of robotic systems for field and service robots. At GE, Shiraj works toward developing autonomous system that work in the Oil and Gas, Transportation, and power sector. His research interest span perception, navigation, and manipulation to develop systems that work reliably in industrial environments. Shiraj received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA in 2013. Prior to joining GE, Shiraj was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Massachusetts working with NASA to develop techniques that allowed robots to learn, and make decisions under uncertainty.

PARKING DIRECTIONS: If parking becomes difficult, there is a parking garage one block away at 15 Drydock Avenue. The restaurant is also close by.

UNSPONSORED DINNER: La Casa De Pedro, 505 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210

Have more questions? Want to share a drink with the speaker? Want to network with fellow engineers and professionals? Just want to chat about the current goings-on in Robotics, or technology in general? Join us for dinner, where you can talk about Robotics in a more casual setting!

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