Seminar In Person

Rise of the Robots in Construction

by CIOB Reading

    Event details

    • Chancellors Building, Reading University, Reading
    • 21 May 2026
    • 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM GMT

    Event fees

    CIOB member

    Free

    CIOB Non-Member

    £25.00

    CIOB Assist Optional Donation

    £5.00

    Summary

    Join the Reading Hub on Thursday 21st May at Reading University for this exciting event!

    An interactive session including refreshments on arrival, a presentation focused on robotics from our guest speaker Aron at Unitree with demonstrations both inside and outside....along with a Q and A session. An event not to be missed!

    "The new wave of Reinforcement Learning that accelerated creation of capable dexterous robots" - Aron Kisdi headlines

    Further Details


    Location: The University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus - Chancellors Building, Room 107 'Resources' 1st Floor, RG6 6EL

    Time: Arrival from 18:00

    Refreshments: Light bites on arrival. Please specify any dietary requirements when booking.

    Parking:

    • There are no parking restrictions after 5.00 pm on the Whiteknights campus.
    • Sat nav postcode. If you are using a sat nav or GPS device to navigate to the University, please use the following postcode: Whiteknights campus main entrance RG6 6UR.

    Public transport from Reading train station to UoR Whiteknights campus:

    • Getting to Whiteknights campus from the centre of Reading is easy. The 21 and 21a buses run from Reading train station in the town centre to our Whiteknights campus at regular intervals, 24 hours a day.
    • The number 21 & 21a stops on campus - Whiteknights House and Pepper Lane entrance. Please get off the bus on the ‘Whiteknights House’ bus stop (Building number 27 - C3 zone).
    • A single bus journey will cost you £2.00 (a day ticket is £4.00. You purchase your ticket on the bus and will need either the exact change or a contactless bank card).
    • The taxi rank can be found outside the Reading Train station. A taxi will cost you approximately £8.


    Please note: This event is for over 18’s only. This learning activity can contribute to your

    annual CPD return and should be logged accordingly.


    How can we help you get the most out of this event? We want to ensure accessibility for all of our members. Please contact us in confidence prior to attendance and we will do our best to answer any questions and support any additional needs you may have.

    Contact

    Natasha Martin

    Member Services and Events Coordinator

    [email protected]


    Agenda

    • Agenda
      18:00
      Refreshments on arrival and a short introduction by Dr Shu-Ling Lu
      19:00
      Presentation on the latest Robotics from guest speaker Aron Kisdi of Unitree
      • Aron Kisdi
      Aron's mission it to create and scale useful robots affordable by everyone. As a managing Director of Autodiscovery he distributes the highest quality robots in the UK and develop new capabilities with these platforms. Aron graduated from University of Southampton in Space Systems Engineering and spent his early carrier at RAL Space, UKRI working on Mars rover related work including multiple trial campaigns to the Atacama desert to test long range rover autonomy. He then joined GMV to work on space robotics software including Moonrise for underground exploration and minerology discovery robot and multi-robot collaborative teams. He also worked for Oxford Dynamics working on STRIDER robot for decontamination of dangerous areas. In 2021 he founded Autodiscovery that is now a growing robotics first cross sector company with applications in security, retail, automotive, aerospace, agriculture and mining using robust field ready robots and cutting edge dexterous manipulation.
      19:30
      Q and A
      20:00
      Practical Demonstration of Robots Inside and Outside from Aron