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The building opened during the pandemic, so the university had to skip most of the fanfare, but faculty hosted an internal ceremony that featured two Omron autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for the opening. These robots opened the ceremony by playing the fight song and delivering the scissors for the ribbon cutting.
Thanks to Omron’s donation, the ELB now has a collection of mobile and collaborative teaching robots that are designed to function safely alongside humans without barriers or cages fencing them off. Collaborative robots are highly flexible robotic arms that can be programmed to perform a wide variety of repetitive tasks.
Engineering professors at the university are particularly enthused about the mobile robots from Omron, which they say will open up many teaching opportunities in motion control, path planning, robotic perception, and human-robot collaboration. Mobile robots are used in many state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to dynamically move materials between stations.
Overall, the ELB incorporates 45 different instructional and research labs specialized for subjects that range from mechanical and electrical engineering to artificial intelligence and game design. Instructors are pleased to have so many disciplines under one roof, since that helps foster innovation.
The building is also notable for its architecture, with gigantic windows and glass interior walls that let natural light shine in. Informal gathering spaces are placed prominently throughout the ELB, making it easier for students of all branches of engineering to collaborate with one another and share ideas.
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