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How to Build an Autonomous System: Software & Systems Architectures of EdgeAI Robotics in 2026
In 2026, autonomous systems are no longer a futuristic concept, but a practical reality. Autonomous systems are often 'software defined' allowing system capability to evolve.
- Speaker:
- Sam Duffield Staff Software Engineer Balena
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 8th September 2026 @ 12:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Robotics and Mechatronics TN
Online
Approach to Fusion Safety
Fusion is inherently safer than fission due to the absence of nuclear chain reactions. However, operating fusion power plants will not be risk free. There will still be numerous hazards that will need careful management in order to safely build, operate and ultimately decommission a fusion power plant. Ensuring a robust safety demonstration that covers all radiological and non-radiological hazards is therefore vitally important for the future permissioning and consenting of fusion power plants.
- Speaker:
- Omar Afify
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 9th September 2026 @ 12:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Nuclear Engineering TN
In-Person
Digital Hearing Aid Technology
Hearing is the detection and interpretation of pressure waves. It attempts to answer the what and where questions, as well as interpreting the sound. Human hearing is complex and very sophisticated. The talk will review how hearing works from the outer ear to the auditory cortex. Complex systems like hearing can fail in many different ways and hearing aids can help for some of these. The speaker will discuss the basics of digital hearing aids and which hearing impairments they can and cannot help with.
- Speaker:
- Professor Leslie Smith
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 16th September 2026 @ 2:00 PM
- Location:
- Napier University Craiglockhart campus, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland South East
In-Person
Visit to Penicuik Papermaking Heritage Museum
Learn why Penicuik was once the papermaking capital of the world, track the rise and fall of the mills along the River Esk, and view the many papermaking exhibits. Visitors can also learn how paper is made and then make a sheet themselves.
- Speaker:
- Volunteers from the Penicuik Development Trus
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 7th October 2026 @ 1:45 PM
- Location:
- Penicuik Papermaking Heritage Museum, Penicuik, EH26 8LL
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland South East