ASTM Excellent Exo Chat

Send a text Join us for a discussion about the opportunities and the need to explore integrating wearables, exoskeletons, and PPE.  Plus hear about how many environmental well samples Nora can do in a day. 

Send a text Join us for a discussion on what happens when responders have to evacuate or extract a person from an emergency situation when they are wearing an exoskeleton or other wearable. 

Send a text Join us for a discussion with Sarah Ballini-Ross, SAIF Safety Advancement & Innovation Project Coordinator, about how she is introducing exoskeletons to workers (i.e., agriculture, construction, and more) across the state of Oregon to help them be safer and come home not hurting. 

Send a text Join us for a discussion on our recent participation in a technology demo to first responders and how much robots have advanced in dealing with everyday objects like doors and stairs.

Send a text Join us for a discussion of how Nora really needs a blind spot detector in her car.  We talk about how everyone takes sensors for granted but are integral to our everyday life. 

Send a text Join us for a discussion with David Brodie, Ergonomist Lead for Cargill, about how robotics, automation, and exoskeletons are helping to feed the world.  We discuss how Cargill looks to find the best fitting technologies to reduce risk and increase safety for their workers.  

Send a text Join us for a discussion with Aaron Prather, ASTM’s Director of Robotics & Autonomous Systems Programs, about how robots and autonomous systems are starting to revolutionize farming.  We cross the globe from looking at robotic test farms in Tennessee to how developing countries could leapfrog to the latest advanced robotics to deal with food security and accelerate economic develop...

Send a text Join us in our discussion about weed killing robots, wearables that help monitor your farm and garden, and how these new technologies allow you to know when the cows aren’t coming home. 

Send a text Join us for a discussion of agricultural jobs that are back-breaking and how technology and workforce development hold promise to revolutionize this industry. 

Send a text Join us and see how long it takes Nora to identify a classic TV show about bionics.  Nora and Bill talk about the differences and similarities of bionics and exoskeletons.  We talk about how these could be used in everyday applications to rehabilitation and return-to-work.

Send a text Nora and Bill talk about tracking applications for everything from school buses to automated guided vehicles used in warehouses.  When is it important for these to be accurate and how does this tie into managing data and information? 

Send a text What does robot autonomy and perception have to do with late night TV?  Join us for a discussion of robotics in medicine and how much can a robot do by itself.  Nora brings in a medical mystery tv episode and we talk about how robots might handle this situation. 

Send a text Math, color perception, and why do I care.  How could a 100-year-old math equation describing color perception impact our everyday lives?  Why should I care if what I am seeing on my phone or TV isn't the right color?  Join us to see how this could impact robots, self-driving vehicles, and much more 

Send a text  How do personal care robots relate to exoskeletons?   Join us for a discussion with Gurvinder Virk about personal care and service robots.  He helps us understand what they are and how they can engage with other technologies including exoskeletons and robot modularity.

Send a text Join us to discuss the challenges of wearing and using an exoskeleton outside in extreme weather conditions that you might find on construction sites.   

Send a text Join us to discuss how dogs help out on construction sites and how they perform important and surprising jobs. 

Send a text Join us to hear how Bill and Nora discovered through dealing with personal sickness they really need personal care robots.

Send a text Join Nora and Bill as they discuss how emerging technologies are perceived and the different spectrum of reactions. 

Send a text Our guest speaker, Adam Norton , talks about all these emerging technologies and how they are a part of his everyday work. 

Send a text Join us for a discussion with the ET CoE’s intern, Jonathan Ghering, about mechatronics and hear how he got involved in robotics and exoskeletons. 

Send a text What are drones or UAVs and what are they used for.  Join us for a chat about drones and their many uses in construction, public safety, recreation, and other applications.

Send a text What is the “P” word and why exoskeletons could make it a great thing?  Join us in discussing productivity and how exoskeletons can change the conversation. 

Send a text What are autonomous systems and how do they work?  Join us in a discussion about autonomous vehicles and other autonomous systems. 

Send a text How do you define emerging technologies?  Join us in discussing drones, exoskeletons, artificial intelligence, 3D concrete printing, and a number of other technologies that are growing rapidly. 

Send a text How are exoskeletons and skateboards related?  Join us in discussing how people are always testing.