Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The annual conference of the Digital Technologies in Industry Association, "Time for Digital Solutions," was held in St. Petersburg. The event brought together representatives of industrial enterprises and technology companies to discuss key development areas: engineering AI, robotics, R&D support, and the development of engineering competencies.
Dmitry Plotnikov, Associate Professor at the Higher School of Economics, Institute of Mathematics and Information Technology (HSE IMMiT), and Senior Researcher at the Industrial Stream Data Processing Systems Research Laboratory, participated in a discussion titled "Where Robots Meet Capital," which was also attended by representatives from Gazprom Neft, the St. Petersburg Science Foundation, and manufacturers of service robots for the fuel and energy sector.
Dmitry Plotnikov discussed Polytechnic University's experience in developing robotic mobile platforms for various purposes, as well as the specifics of interacting with industrial customers.
The speaker noted the complexity of transitioning projects from prototype robots to industrial implementation and the importance of a qualified customer in this process.
Dmitry Plotnikov also noted the challenges of integrating robots into the actual technological processes of fuel and energy companies and the need to redesign processes for the effective implementation of mobile robots.
Engineer at the Higher School of Transport of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport of SPbPU Vsevolod Gaiduk demonstrated a utility robot developed by the Polytech Voltage Machine team for use in the Far North.
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