Deploying a cobot & Reaching Your Highest Ambitions - Episode V

Implementing industrial automation in a company comes with significant financial and organizational benefits. Deploying a safe and smart solution is crucial for its success. In this episode, four experts discuss what businesses should have in mind when deploying a cobot. There are always important aspects to consider when deploying a robot on the production line, whether it be a smaller collaborative robot such as the UR3e or a high-performance robot like the UR20. In this discussion, experienced professionals give a succinct overview.

Joe Campbell (Moderator)

Joe Campbell is a veteran of the robotics industry. After executive assignments in operations, customer service, sales, and marketing, Joe is now head of North America marketing and solutions development for Universal Robots. He frequently presents on the advantages of robotic automation to business organizations, associations, conferences, and state and local governments, making him a leading figure in the sector.

David Brandt

David is the technology officer at Universal Robots. He holds a Ph.D. in Robotics, and at UR, his primary responsibilities lie in defining the technological direction of universal robots’ physical products with a particular focus on safety systems. David is also involved in coordination and communication with TÜV and other third parties in relation to certification of industrial robots.

Josh Pawley

Josh is the vice-president of business development and a founding partner at Vectis Automation– a company specializing in welding & cutting solutions and a Universal Robots partner. Josh has more than ten years of experience in bringing robotics and welding closer together and creating safer and more attractive work environments in manufacturing. Handling content Josh is very well familiarized both with the challenges manufacturing businesses face today, but also with the opportunities collaborative robots offer to solve such issues.

Michael Hjertebjerg

Michael Hjertebjerg joined Universal Robots in 2019 and is currently the regional president for Northern and Eastern Europe. Michael has over 20 years of management experience and has leading expertise in developing commercial strategies. Michael meets clients from diverse industries daily and has first-hand knowledge about the most significant challenges they face, as well as a good understanding of how collaborative robotics can solve such challenges.

Roberta Nelson Shea

Roberta Nelson Shea is the global technical compliance officer at Universal Robots, responsible for product safety and reducing barriers to global acceptance and deployment. She has spent more than 40 years as a manufacturing automation professional, 23 of them additionally chairing the American National Robot Safety Committee.