MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Vincennes University Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to launch its first Collaborative Robotics Training Lab

WHEN: 2-4 p.m. (EST), December 9, 2021

WHERE: Gene Haas Training and Education Center, 316 North Mt. Zion Road, Lebanon, Indiana, 46052 (I-65, Exit 140)

WHO:

• David Tucker, Vincennes University Vice President of Workforce Development and Community Services
• Dr. Chuck Johnson, Vincennes University President
• Albert Chen, Executive Chairman of Telamon Corporation
• Matt Gentry, Mayor - City of Lebanon
• Tony Hahn, Vincennes University Vice President of Government and Legal Affairs 

Vincennes University will launch its first collaborative robotics lab at the Gene Haas Training and Education Center in Lebanon in partnership with Telamon Robotics. The collaborative robotics or cobots lab is the first of three labs to be launched statewide and is in response to VU's efforts to develop training and education to support Industry 4.0 technology statewide.

The collaborative robotics lab has been made possible through Lilly Endowment’s Charting the Future for Indiana’s Colleges and Universities grant funding. VU’s $8 million “Developing a Workforce Ecosystem for Industry 4.0 in Indiana” grant brings together innovative solutions and technology to accelerate key technical skills in Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics workforce.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Laura Carie, Director of University Events and Special Projects

External Relations

Email: lcarie@vinu.edu

NOTE: Per the University’s mask policy, a mask or face covering is required in indoor spaces at all VU campuses and sites which includes the Gene Haas Training and Education Center.

###