Ask The Experts - Live Robotics Webinar
December 15, 2020 @ 11 AM EST
Collaborative robots, or cobots, are becoming one of the most popular applications for manufacturers, as they can be integrated easily into current work processes and are relatively simpler to operate. While cobots are designed with safe use from the start, it’s important to consider safety from every angle, from manufacturer, to end user, to evaluator/certifier.
Join us December 15th, 2020, as we bring together industry experts to discuss the use of collaborative robots in the workplace and the current direction of safety standards.
Meet our speakers:
Roberta Nelson Shea
Roberta Nelson Shea is responsible for UR global product compliance and reducing barriers to acceptance of UR robots, with over 40+ years’ experience in safety and standardization for automation. Roberta is the only remaining consistently active RIA robot safety standards participant since 1982. She has been chair of the US American National Robot Safety Committee for 23 years (R15.06). Additionally, Roberta is actively involved in ISO standardization with an emphasis on robots, automation and safety. Convenor of TC299 WG3 Industrial robotics (ISO 10218 & TS15066).
Roberta was honored as one of the “100 Women in Safety in 100 years” by ASSP. She is a certified Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) and past member of the board of directors of ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and of RIA (Robotic Industries Association).
Mark Lewandowski
Mark Lewandowski is the Director of Robotics Innovation in Global Engineering for Procter & Gamble. He has 30 years of machine controls, robotics, and machine safety experience with Procter & Gamble in high speed converting, packaging, and robotics applications. Mark leads the Robotics Innovation group for the P&G Robotics Technical Network that is chartered to develop standard approaches for robotics technology throughout P&G and is responsible for identifying new and innovative robotic technologies to leverage within the company.
Mark is also a member of the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) Board of Directors and participates in several industry standard development groups for robotics and machine safety.
Ryan Braman
Ryan Braman is the test engineering manager and local field manager for the solar and commercial products group with TUV Rheinland. He has his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ryan has extensive experience with safety standards for the semiconductor, manufacturing, packaging and robotics industries, particularly within North America and Europe. Ryan participates on both the ANSI/RIA R15.06 and R15.08 standards committees where he assists in developing safety requirements and testing methodologies for industrial, mobile and collaborative robots.
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