UH Energy invites you to attend the fourth event in the 2020-2021 Energy Symposium Series | Critical Issues in Energy, "Robotics and Automation in the Energy Industry." Advances in automation, haptics and robotics along with artificial intelligence, machine learning and other digital based technologies have disrupted a wide range of activities in the energy industry. These technologies are starting to be rapidly incorporated in the field to improve safety, reliability, efficiency and reducing cost. Advancements in developing autonomous activities through robotics combined with augmented reality and virtual reality are defining the cutting-edge of industrial automation and the symposium will discuss the opportunities and barriers for the continued rapid growth of automation in the energy industry. The implications for the continued growth of automation on the workforce in the energy industry will also be discussed.