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Roberta Nelson Shea highlights her career developing robot safety standards

By Mike Oitzman | June 2, 2023

The Robot Report Podcast ยท Roberta Nelson Shea: 2023 Joseph Engelberger Robotics Award winner

On the show this week we interview Roberta Nelson Shea, Global Technical Compliance Officer, Universal Robots. Roberta was selected as the 2023 Joseph F. Engelberger Application winner for her outstanding work over the course of her career in global robotics safety. For over 45 years, she has been one of the central figures in the development of industrial robot safety standards in North America and around the world.

Roberta shares some great stories from her experience leading the development of global robotics safety standards. She brings a unique perspective to the critical importance of robotics safety and is well deserving of the Joseph F. Engelberger award this year.

News this week:

robot9 rocap robot.

The Rocap is a cable robot from Robot9. | Credit: Robot9

We introduced the new cable robot company Robot9.

Rocap Specs:
  • Workspace coverage of up to 35m x 35m x 15m
  • Ability to lift loads of up to 100kg

Other news:

  • PAL Robotics introduces TIAGo Pro Edition mobile manipulator (The Mobile Robot Guide)
  • NVIDIA unveils updates for Metropolis for Factories, Isaac AMR & more (The Robot Report)
  • Ukrainian tractor automation company develops homegrown demining solution (The Mobile Robot Guide)

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About The Author

Mike Oitzman

Mike Oitzman is Senior Editor of WTWH's Robotics Group and founder of the Mobile Robot Guide. Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran with 25-plus years of experience at various high-tech companies in the roles of marketing, sales and product management. Mike has a BS in Systems Engineering from UCSD and an MBA from Golden Gate University. He can be reached at [email protected].

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