Page 2 -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, May 26, 1983 Robot firm stresses industry-education tie By DAN GRANTHAM Education and business need to work together to make the robotics industry a success, a representative from a local robotics firm said Tuesday. _ Barry Baker, manager of organizational development at the DeVilbiss Company, told a convention of robotics industrialists and educators at the Sheraton Inn that while the resources of educational centers can be a big attraction to the industry, education must continue to progress to keep up with the industry. THE CONFERENCE, entitiled "Product Innovation: Robots and Automation" was sponsored by the Product Development and Management Association, in cooperation with Eastern Michigan University and the University's In- stitute of Science and Technology. "Educational resources were certainly a major factor in DeVilbiss' decision to locate here," Baker said, as communication with the universities provides information about new developments in technology. "We mostly discuss where the in- dustry might be going," he said, adding that he has "spent considerable amoun- ts of time talking with students and professors about what they're doing." IN ADDITION, the environments of college towns can help recruit new company members, Baker said. "The cultural and social things that are con- nected with the university are very im- portant to the community," he said. But Baker said that in order for this relationship between business and universities to be beneficial, they need to work together to keep up with the technology. This effort must include restruc- turing schools' curriculums to train students for jobs and to adapt to changes in the robotics industry, Baker said. HE ADDED THAT junior colleges and smaller schools are particularly in danger of being left behind, and need financial help because they do not have the resources and funds that the larger universities have. But junior colleges are not the only schools that need curriculum changes. Universities need to offer more classes that will help students understand the entire manufacturing process, rather than a specific part of it. "I see more and more the need to take a broader systems approach," to the manufacturing process, Baker said. One of the major impacts of robotics will be the elimination of many un- skilled jobs, meaning that the workers who currently hold these positions will have to be retrained, he said. Univer- sities and businesses need to work together "to have a real impact" on the retraining process, Baker said. Other speakers at the conference in- cluded representatives from Ford Motor Co. and Nordson Corp. who talked about the implementation of robots in the factory. The conference concluded with a panel discussion bet- ween members of the robotics industry and representatives from the Univer- sity of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Wisconsin. EMU student found dead An Eastern Michigan University student was found dead by two fisher- man Tuesday afternoon on the banks of the Huron River, in Ypsilanti: the vic- tim of an apparent murder. Ypsilanti Police said the body of 26- year-old Laura McBride, who had been stabbed repeatedly, was found near the LeForge Street Bridge. It is not known whether she was sexually assaulted. Police have no suspects in the case. - Halle Czechowski TODAY HAPPENINGS THURSDAY Films AAFC-Our Man in Havana, 7:30 p.m., The Third Man, 9:30 p.m., Angell Aud. A. Cinema Guild-A Little Night Music, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., Lorch. CFT-Johnny Got His Gun, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Michigan Theater. Performances Performance Network-"Just Friends" by Rachelle Urist, 81p.m., 4081W. Washington. Union Arts Program - Ellen Forster, harpsichord, 12:15 p.m., Pendleton Rm., Union. Speakers Vision-Lunch seminar, Vincent Pluvinage, "How Light Intensity is Coded by Turtle Cones," 12:15 p.m., 2055 MHRI. Public Health-Adria Sherman, "Iron and Immunity," 12 p.m., Rm. 3042, SPH I. Meetings Campus Crusade for Christ-7 p.m., 2003 Angell. Med. Ctr. Bible Study-12:30 p.m., Rm. F2230 Mott Children's Hospital. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship-7 p.m., Union. Ann Arbor Libertarian League-7 p.m., basement of Dominick's, 812 Monroe. LaGroc-7:30 p.m., Welker Rm., Union. Racquetball-Practice meeting, 6-8 p.m., Cts. 10 & 11, CCRB. Aikido-Practice, 5 p.m., Wrestling Rm., Athletic Bldg. Sailing club-Meeting followed by sailing lecture, 7:45 p.m., 311 W. Engin. Ann Arbor Democratic Party-7:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Public Library. Miscellaneous Scottish Country Dancers-Beginning class, 7 p.m.; intermediate class, 8 p.m., Forest Hills Community Center, 2351 Shadowlawn. League-American Heritage Night, Pennsylvania Dutch, 5-7:15 p.m., Cafeteria. Museum of Art - Art Break, The Annunciation (Juan de Valdex Leal) and Vanitas (Pieter Claesz), Mary Paul Stubbs, 12:10 p.m., N. Gallery. FRIDAY Films Alternative Action-The Desk Set, 7:30 p.m., Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 9:30 p.m., MLB 4. *AAFC-Mv Dinner With Andre, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., MLB 3. Cinema Guild - Missing, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.;Lorch. CFT-Rude Boy, 7 & 10:50 p.m., McVicar, 9:10 p.m., Michigan Theater. Cinema II-Bonnie and Clyde, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Angell Aud. A. Performances Performance Network, - "Just Friends" by Rachelle Urist,81p.m., 408W. Washington. Meetings Korean Christian Fellowship-Bible study meeting, 9 p.m., Campus Chapel. International Student Fellowship-7 p.m., 4100 Nixon Rd. Aikido-Practice, 5 p.m., Wrestling Rm., Athletic Bldg. Tae Kwon Do Club-Practice, 6-8 p.m., behind IM Bldg. Ann Arbor Chinese Bible Class-7:30 p.m., Univ. Reformed Church. Miscellaneous Museum of Art-Art Break, "Kyoto Metalwork," Ginny Castor, 12:10 p.m., Apse. Eckankar-Free introductory talk, 7:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Public Library, Muehlig Rm. Interfaith Council for Peace-Peace through Justice week, potluck and films, E.F. Shumacker-As If People Mattered and Farming is Far- ming-The Small Farm in America, First Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw. SATURDAY Films Alternative Action-Gaslight, 7 p.m., A Star is Born, 9 p.m., MLB 4. AAFC-Excalibur, 7 & 9:30 p.m., MLB 3. CFT-Last Tango in Paris, 7:40 & 10 p.m., Michigan Theater. Cinema II-Wait Until Dark, 7:30 p.m., Psycho, 9:30 p.m., Angell Aud. A. Cinema Guild-Diner, 7:30 & 9:40 p.m., Lorch. See HAPPENINGS, Page 13 4 4 4 4 { The Michigan Daily, Vol. XCIII, No. 10-S Thursday, May 26, 1983 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at the Univer- sity of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. 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