{"id":279,"date":"2026-03-06T17:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/?p=279"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:18:08","slug":"event-retrospective-ieees-after-hours-with-dr-melvin-haas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/event-retrospective-ieees-after-hours-with-dr-melvin-haas\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Retrospective: IEEE\u2019s After Hours with Dr. Melvin Haas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On November 27th at 18:00, the IEEE student branch hosted an insightful session of “IEEE\u2019s After Hours”<\/strong> featuring Dr. Melvin Haas<\/strong>, founder of ISOCHRONIC AG and a distinguished EPFL alumnis. In a compelling talk titled “From Invention to Industrial Automation Revolution,”<\/strong> Dr. Haas shared his journey of transforming a core technical concept into a disruptive force in the robotics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The presentation delved into the engineering challenges and creative breakthroughs behind reinventing pick-and-place robotics<\/strong>, moving beyond traditional limitations to achieve unprecedented industrial efficiency. Dr. Haas bridged the gap between academic theory and real-world entrepreneurship, offering attendees a rare look at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The “Invention” Phase:<\/strong> How to identify fundamental flaws in current automation standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Scaling Journey:<\/strong> Navigating the transition from a laboratory prototype to an industrial-grade solution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Future of Automation:<\/strong> What is required to lead a revolution in a competitive global market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    The evening concluded with a lively networking session over ap\u00e9ro and pizza<\/strong>, where students engaged in deeper discussions about the future of robotics and the startup ecosystem at EPFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    On November 27th at 18:00, the IEEE student branch hosted an insightful session of “IEEE\u2019s After Hours” featuring Dr. Melvin Haas, founder of ISOCHRONIC AG and a distinguished EPFL alumnis. In a compelling talk titled “From Invention to Industrial Automation Revolution,” Dr. Haas shared his journey of transforming a core technical concept into a disruptive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":289,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279\/revisions\/289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-epfl.ch\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}