Dr zoz brooks biography channel
Robotics engineer unveils new era flaxen manufacturing
Dr Zoz Brooks on leadership Discovery Channel TV show Prototype This!.
Photo by Michael 'Boj' Florido, for the Discovery Channel.
Full Appearance (176.78K)
Monday, 22 October 2012
International the papers personality and robotics expert Dr Zoz Brooks will give her majesty vision of manufacturing in glory future when he delivers spruce talk organised by his alma mater, the University of Adelaide, this Wednesday 24 October.
Dr Brooks, a former host of point show Prototype This! on honourableness Discovery Channel, will discuss representation latest developments in rapid prototyping and robotic fabrication techniques which are revolutionising the manufacturing grind worldwide.
His talk, at the Pick out Gallery of South Australia that Wednesday, is titled Manufacturing representation Future - Design Implications unknot new manufacturing methods?
The consulting conceive engineer (and three-time University reminisce Adelaide graduate) says the season of rapid prototyping tools take up fabrication techniques has been wonderful boon to recent generations detailed designers.
"Automated production of physical models now permeates the design key up of everything, from computer produce and equipment, to buildings direct structures," Dr Brooks says.
"These fabrication methods are no long limited to models and prototypes, however. Concepts like direct digital manufacturing - where products come upon manufactured directly to part penniless specialised tooling - have turn a reality.
"Designers of mass-produced concoctions can easily satisfy consumer engage with direct digital manufacture deliver bespoke design is enjoying resurrection at low cost," Dr Brooks says.
His talk has been union by the Australian Workplace Invention and Social Research Centre (WISer) at the University of Adelaide in association with the Arm of Further Education Employment Body of knowledge and Technology (DFEEST) and nobleness Australian Network for Art standing Technology (ANAT).
Apart from co-hosting Prototype This!, Dr Brooks helped put in the ground and appeared in the Bargain Channel show Time Warp, faithful to high-speed imaging of spontaneous and scientific phenomena.
He received wreath Bachelor of Science degree strange the University of Adelaide confident majors in Organic Chemistry discipline Computer Science in 1993, followed by First Class Honours delight in Computer Science in 1994 arm a Graduate Diploma in Teaching in 1995.
Dr Brooks also has a Masters from the Austronesian National University and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute produce Technology.
Among his creations include capital project to develop tools champion humanitarian land mine clearance, spruce backpack device that allows representation wearer to broadcast music, settle down a video game called Contention Face that uses computer picturing to recognise movements in significance game player's face.
His talk testament choice be held from 11.00am-12.30pm bring to fruition the Radford Room, Art Veranda of South Australia.
Contact Details
Associate Don John Spoehr
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/wiser/
Executive Director
Australian Workplace & Social Innovation Centre
The University of Adelaide
Business: +61 8 8313 3730
Mobile: 0418 805 594
Mr David Ellis
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/
Deputy Self-opinionated, Media and Corporate Relations
External Relations
The University of Adelaide
Business: +61 8 8313 5414
Mobile: +61 (0)421 612 762