Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Australia; A/Prof Chao Chen received Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1996, and Master and Ph.D. Degrees in Robotics at McGill University in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He received FQRNT Post-Doctorate Fellowship and worked at University of Toronto from 2006 to 2007. A/Prof Chen joined Monash University in 2007 and established the Laboratory of Motion Generation and Analysis, with the goal to improve the quality of life of people by robotic technology. His research has been driving innovation in the areas of manufacturing robotics, agricultural robotics, medical robotics, and space robotics. His publications received the Award of “Editor’s Choice Article” by Sensors and Superior Paper Award by COMPAG. A/Prof Chen is the Supervisor of Monash Nova Rover Team, which achieved the Second Place among 180 teams in the University Rover Challenge in Mars Desert Research Station in Utah in 2022.
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On Tuesday 4th October 2022 , MDPI and the Journal Technologies organized the 1st Webinar on Agronomy entitled “ Development of Fruit Picking Robots”. This online seminar was chaired by Professor . Dr. Chao Chen from Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Australia, who was joined by Professor . Dr. Kerry Walsh from the Institute for Future Farming Systems, Central Queensland University, Australia . Both scientists responsible for driving innovation in the areas agricultural robotics. The presentations detailed, Design considerations for automated mango harvest which included the development of a machine vision system for use in flower and fruit load estimation, with re-purposing of this technology into an auto-harvesting platform targeted to mango. Professor Dr Chao Chen presented the latest innovations in agricultural robots, presenting the Monash Apple Retrieving System (MARS).
The presentations were followed by a Q&A and a discussion, moderated by the Chair. The webinar was offered via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found here on Sciforum website. In order to stay updated on the next webinars on Agronomy be sure to sign up for our newsletter by clicking on “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
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