Technical Talk: Battery Energy Storage Systems, Robotics & Automation hosted by IET Singapore Local Network

The event aims to provide insights on the battery energy storage systems. The speaker, Dr. Cheng Kai Xian will provide an overview on the battery energy storage systems. Then, he discusses further on how batteries are designed, manufactured, operated and maintained, as well as eventually disposed to meet the safety standard. Dr. Cheng will also give some elaboration on how large scale battery systems are deployed into electrical grid for supporting the electricity consumption needs.

The second speaker, Mr. Jayathas will discuss how robotics and automation brings disruptive changes to our workplace and daily lives. The use of robots allows human to offload some works to them, however, this increases our dependency to robots. Mr. Jayathas will discuss what we should learn and balance the pros and cons when using the robotics technology.

Tech Talk 1: Overview of battery energy storage systems (BESS)

Synopsis:

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) introduce a distinct set of risks that must be clearly understood to ensure safe and reliable deployment. This presentation examines the nature of these risks across the BESS lifecycle, from the cell level through modules, systems, and ultimately grid integration. It then highlights how these risks can be managed effectively with a clear, structured framework. Bringing these elements together, the presentation offers an end to end, cell to grid perspective on BESS safety — showing how a comprehensive approach enables consistent, high quality, and resilient energy storage deployments.

Tech Talk 2: Human and robots: how we work together?

Synopsis:

As robots move from factory floors to our office spaces, the workplace is changing fast. This session looks at how we can stay ahead by leaning into the strengths only humans have. We’ll talk about:

•    Soft Skills with a Human Touch: Why empathy and building real relationships are more valuable than ever.
•    Thinking Outside the Box: Using critical thinking and creativity to guide AI, not just follow it.
•    Getting Tech-Fluent: Understanding the "language" of robots (like Python) so you can work alongside them with confidence.
•    Better Together: Learning how to hand off the boring stuff to machines so you can focus on the big picture.