NIAR Robotics and Automation Lab announces new director

The National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State has hired Matt Tomblin as director of its Robotics and Automation Lab effective Monday, Jan. 23.

Tomblin is uniquely experienced in advanced manufacturing and automation, previously serving as operations manager for the Smart Factory @ Wichita, a division of Deloitte, where he was directly involved in implementing the Smart Factory’s state-of-the-art production line.

NIAR’s Robotics and Automation Lab is located on the Innovation Campus in the John Bardo Center. It is part of the 3DEXPERIENCE Center, a partnership with Dassault Systèmes. The lab employs 14 full-time employees and more than 50 student lab technicians in applied learning positions.

Tomblin is uniquely experienced in advanced manufacturing and automation, previously serving as operations manager for the Smart Factory @ Wichita, a division of Deloitte, where he was directly involved in implementing the Smart Factory’s state-of-the-art production line.

NIAR’s Robotics and Automation Lab is located on the Innovation Campus in the John Bardo Center. It is part of the 3DEXPERIENCE Center, a partnership with Dassault Systèmes. The lab employs 14 full-time employees and more than 50 student lab technicians in applied learning positions.