Enkhsaikhan "EK" BoldsaikhanPh.D., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Assistant Professor Office: Engineering Building 204C |
Research Areas:
- Manufacturing
- Industrial Robotics and Automation
- Friction Stir Welding
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cyber-Physical Systems
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The Collaborative Robotics Lab focuses on the fundamental research and training in the areas of collaborative robotics, automation, smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, machine vision, and control systems. The lab capabilities include programming and simulation of industrial robots and PLCs, sensor integration, signal processing, and data acquisition. The lab owns state-of-the-art industrial equipment including a UR10e collaborative robot, a SICK Ranger-E 3D vision camera, Siemens S7-1200 PLCs, Siemens IoT 2040 gateway devices, and material handling end effectors.