<div dir="ltr">Noah, <div><br></div><div>That is definitely a novel approach - I would be very interested in the results of that experiment.</div><div><br></div><div>-Mike.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Noah Clay <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nclay@seas.upenn.edu" target="_blank">nclay@seas.upenn.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Vince,<div><br></div><div>We’re considering a robot for this, with active remote monitoring through camera by a lab member.  I’m a fan of ALD’s Pepper:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/pepper-aldebaran-softbank-personal-robot" target="_blank">http://spectrum.ieee.org/<wbr>automaton/robotics/home-<wbr>robots/pepper-aldebaran-<wbr>softbank-personal-robot</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.ald.softbankrobotics.com/en" target="_blank">https://www.ald.<wbr>softbankrobotics.com/en</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word"><div style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;word-wrap:break-word"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Noah Clay</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i>Noah Clay</i></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i>Director, Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility</i></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i>School of Engineering & Applied Science</i></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i>University of Pennsylvania</i></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i>Philadelphia, PA</i></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><br></i></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><a href="tel:%28215%29%20898-9308" value="+12158989308" target="_blank">(215) 898-9308</a></i></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><a href="mailto:nclay@upenn.edu" target="_blank">nclay@upenn.edu</a></i></div></div></div>
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<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div>On Oct 5, 2016, at 12:29 PM, Luciani, Vincent (Fed) <<a href="mailto:Vincent.Luciani@nist.gov" target="_blank">Vincent.Luciani@nist.gov</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_2928277537349850890Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div class="m_2928277537349850890WordSection1" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hello All,<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Michael Hume brings up an interesting and poignant topic for us as we are also reexamining our after-hours access  and buddy-system policy.  It is always interesting to see what others are doing and this is always an interesting topic.  Here at CNST our policies are pretty much in alignment with the “best practices” that are being described;  buddy system, CCTV cameras buddy matchmaking etc.  We do allow 24/7 use of our external microscopy labs that pose little risk.  However, we have recently been discussing options to permit more 24/7 flexibility in a safe and cost effective manner.  So, I’ll as the group:<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Has anyone found a technology solution they like?  We have discussed the “I have fallen and can’t get up” type monitors; CCTV surveillance; phone apps that detect falls etc.  At a minimum we are pondering a system where there are 3 categories of activities:<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1) Activities where no buddy system is needed.  For example:  operating a SEM or an AFM.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2) Activities that require an electronic buddy at a minimum:  For example: Operating a sputter system or RIE system.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3) Activities that must have a nearby buddy.:  Anything that requires manual handling of dangerous liquids.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Has anybody tested the viability of these electronic devices to augment a buddy system?<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best,<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Vince<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif',sans-serif">Vincent K. Luciani<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif',sans-serif">NanoFab Manager<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif',sans-serif"><a href="http://www.cnst.nist.gov/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif',sans-serif">National Institute of Standards and Technology<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif',sans-serif">100 Bureau Drive, MS 6201<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif',sans-serif">Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6200 USA<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Microsoft Sans Serif',sans-serif"><a href="tel:%2B1-301-975-2886" value="+13019752886" target="_blank">+1-301-975-2886<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