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Assistive Robots –

Requirements and demands of future industrial applications

Robotics –Current trends and future perspectives

Joanneum Research Graz, 21.01.2015

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Content

Company Profile

Challenges in semi-manual Manufacturing

Field of Applications

Human – Robot Teams

Technical Requirements

Current Industrial Applications

Projects@Profactor

Future Trends

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Increase efficiency in manufacturing

processes

Avoidance of faults and improving quality

Reduction of working instructions with

high variants

Documentation of the assembly progress

and the final state

Fast instruction of new staff

Discharging the worker from monoton an hard operations

Supporting the staff in case of process adaptions

Challenges in semi-manuell-Manufactuing

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Human – Robot – Team

Human

Detection Assistance

Power Assistance

Information &-

Decision-

Assistance

Sensitivity; Problem solving expertise

Endurance, Repeatabitly, Force, Information

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Key Facts:

Less costs / work station

Small footprint / less required space

Mobile for fast transfer

Integrated safety / no safety fence

Easy to adjust for new products (within minutes) by the worker

Self integration by the operator

Source: Profactor – User Feedback 2014

Technical Requirements for Assistive Robots in Production

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Sensitive, power limited arms (abstract)

Universal Robots UR 10 Kuka - LWA

Bosch - APAS

MRK Systems - KUKA Kr 5 SI Rethink Robotics - Baxter

ABB - YuMi

Gomtec Roberta F&P Robotics P-Rob

Technical Requirements for assistive robots in production

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Less power < 300 W

Workspace up to 1800 mm

Payload up to 14 kg

Programming by Demonstration / By pushing / pulling manually the arm / Joysticks or touchscreens

Less weight (of the arm)

Robot-Setup within a few minutes

Integrated sensors for detection of collision and overload

System specific integrated gripper

Current Systems – Features

Fraunhofer IPA Universal Robots Gomtec

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Current Industrial Applications (Abstract)

Assembly

Machine Tending

Filling sealant

Mobile Handling

www.kuka-robotics.com

www.technologyreview.com

www.universal-robots.com

www.biosch-presse.de

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Projects @ Profactor

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X-Rob

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CustomPacker –

Flexible robot system for packaging of electronic devices

Flexible packaginge for mid and high volumes

Generic mechanical concept

Various products

Short setup time

Usage of an industrial robot

Human & Robot working together

Technologies

Flexibles grasping system

Gesture &Voice Control

Mobile Interface

www.custompacker.eu

Source: Custompacker, TUM

Projects @ Profactor

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Locobot – Low Cost Co-Worker

Robot system for battery and starter motor assembly

Support for

Lifting of heavy loads

Fine positioning by the worker

Technologies

Modulares Setup

Gesture and Voice Control

On Board – Navigation

Integrated Bin Picking

Mobile Interface

www.locobot.eu Source: Locobot.,Profactor

Projects @ Profactor

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X-ROB – Robotic assistant for handling and inspection

Compact robotic system for a wide variety of tasks:

Lightweight Robot: UR10 (10 kg payload)

Platform with wheels

Floor Space: 800x800 mm

Control system: PC-based / WIN 7 / 8

Programming time (<15min)

Onboard-3D-sensor for inspection & handling Optional: automatic path-planning to avoid collisions Simple user interface for quick process creation Reconfigurable control technology based on IEC 61499 Clock cycle depending on process < 12 s

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Projects @ Profactor

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Future Trends / Applications

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Future Trends- Requirements

Need:

Seamless co-operation of workers and robots

Robots as universal co-workers

Self-learning of tasks by observing masters

Interactive task programming

Cooperation of assistive robots in a production side / plant

Workload balancing between human and robot

Source: Profactor – User Feedback 2014

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DI Dr. Andreas Pichler

Geschäftsführung

Tel: +43 (0)7252 885 306

andreas.pichler@profactor.at

DI (FH) Helmut Nöhmayer

Teamleitung Robotik & Assistive Systeme

Tel: +43 (0)7252 885 305

helmut.noehmayer@profactor.at

Contacts

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