Motoman Robotics is pleased to announce Erik Nieves, technology director, joined the 2012 Advisory Council for the RoboBusiness Leadership Summit and the new Robotics Business Review premium content online information resource. Nieves is technology director at Motoman Robotics, a division of Yaskawa America, Inc, and is responsible for strategic planning of the corporate technology roadmap with special focus on robots for emerging applications.  During his nearly 20-year tenure at Motoman Robotics, Nieves has held a variety of leadership positions in the United States and abroad. He is an active member of the Robotics Industries Association (RIA), where he serves on standards development committees and on the "Ask the Experts" forum.  Nieves has published many articles on advances in robot technology, including multiple manipulator control, teleoperation, vision-guidance and robotic metrology. Nieves holds a B.S. degree in mathematical physics from Southwestern Adventist University (1990).

"RoboBusiness sits at the nexus of industrial, service and commercial robotics.  It is a valuable venue for Yaskawa as we move towards the next generation of applications for robots," said Nieves.  "I am honored to serve on the Council."

RoboBusiness Leadership Summit, formerly RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition, is an international event that focuses on decision makers in the consumer, commercial, civil, industrial and military markets. Included in this event is the Robotics Trends Technology Innovation Awards Program, which honors companies best capitalizing on major robotics industry trends.