bruno siciliano, martin hägele, rainer bischoff, christoph huerzeler and reinhard lafrenz |...
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After completing the initial year, I4MS has hosted its first public international event on 18th June in Berlin, in cooperation with the launch of the German manufacturing programme, Autonomik für Industrie 4.0". I4MS has brought together more than 150 professionals from industry and innovation, who have attended to several presentations about what has been achieved by I4MS and further funding opportunities for SMEs and middle size corporates (mid-caps) under the Initiative. The event signified the importance of SMEs in Europes manufacturing industry and their role in the reindustrialisation process for Europe. At a glance: SMEs are providers of around 45% of manufacturing added value and roughly 59% of employment in the manufacturing sector.TRANSCRIPT
Fostering Digital Industrial Innovation in Europe
BERLIN 17th & 18th of June 2014
INNOVATIVE ROBOTICS
EXPERIMENTS IN MANUFACTURING
Moderator: Bruno Siciliano, University of Naples Federico II (IT)
• Martin Hägele, Fraunhofer IPA (DE), EuRoC
• Rainer Bischoff, KUKA Laboratories GmbH (DE), EuRoC
• Christoph Huerzeler, Alstom Inspection Robotics (CH), EuRoC
• Reinhard Lafrenz, TU Munich (DE), ECHORD++
EuRoC ― The Robotics Challenge
Initiative for European Manufacturing
Bruno Siciliano, University of Naples Federico II (IT)
• EuRoC in a Nutshell
• The Timeline
• Match Making
• The Challenge Chart
• The Project Lures
• The Call Information
• Follow Us
EuRoC in a Nutshell
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
Reconfigurable Interactive
Manufacturing Cell Shop Floor Logistics
and Manipulation
Plant Inspection
and Servicing
● Three industry-relevant Challenges
● Open call framework
● Three stages of increasing complexity (incl. application experiments)
● Benchmarking and performance evaluation on shared resources
The European manufacturing industry needs competitive solutions to
keep global leadership in products and services
EuRoC in a Nutshell
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
EuRoC Video
The Timeline
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● Launch: 1 April 2014
● Three challenges articulated in three stages
● QUALIFYING
● REALISTIC LABS
● FIELD TESTS
● Duration: 48 months
Match Making
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
pick System
Integrator
Simulation Contest
Elicitation
Use Cases Technologies
Expertise
Challengers 3 x 15 Simulation
Stage Winners
submit * Use Case * Technology * Expertise descriptions
pick Use Case to solve
pick Technologies needed to
implement Use Case
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End Users Technology Developers System Integrators
register
Use Cases
Technologies
System Integrators
The Challenge Chart
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
The Project Lures
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
1. Cumulative sum of € 7 M grant money available to the Challengers
● 30 Teams will receive up to € 5 K each in the first stage
● 9 Teams will receive up to € 375 K each in the two stages
● 6 Teams will receive up to € 585 K each in the three stages
2. Added value of the challenge experiments
● Benchmark new algorithms on three first-class European hosting platforms
● End users, technology developers and system integrators on board from start
● Open access to platforms
● Full support from local hosts and end users
● Test algorithms at end-user site in the final stage
● Financial support available to cover personnel and travel/lodge costs
3. Formation of Challenger teams
● Gain business experience
● Great networking opportunities
The Call Information
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
Call for Challengers
● Publication: 1 April 2014
● Deadline: 30 June 2014
Call for End Users, Technology Developers & System Integrators
● Publication: 1 April 2014
● Deadline: 15 November 2014
Follow Us
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● Email queries
● Website
● http://www.euroc-project.eu
● Video
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJDjJ02lYjw
● Press release
● http://www.euroc-project.eu/fileadmin/articles/EuRoC_PR_2014-04-01.pdf
● Seeker spotlight
● http://www.innocentive.com/blog/2014/03/31/seeker-spotlight-euroc/
● Facebook page
● https://www.facebook.com/eurocproject
● Twitter page
● https://twitter.com/EuRoCproject
EuRoC Challenge 1
Reconfigurable Interactive Manufacturing Cell
Martin Hägele, Fraunhofer IPA (DE)
• Motivation & RTD Issues
• Platform
• Support
• Contact
Motivation & RTD Issues
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Motivation
● Develop innovative manufacturing solutions that
benefit the European industry
● Push the state of the art in manufacturing
technologies
● RTD Issues
● Adaptive perception and cognition skills in presence of complex workcell layouts and
dynamic environments, illumination changes and tolerances
● Robust assembly skills in presence of part tolerances, flexible parts
● Safe and productive human–robot interaction in presence of ambiguous situations, tight
workplaces
● Methods to control robustly multi-role and multi-arm cooperative robotic systems in an
industrially relevant setting
Platform
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● Hardware
● Automation – robots (UR5, Kuka LWR, Kuka
KR16, Schunk LWA 4P), light curtains, suction
and fingered grippers, 2D and 3D cameras, IO
modules, S7 safe PLC, force torque sensors
● Mechanics – fixtures, tables, clamps, etc.
● General infrastructure – computers, network
● Further components from the teams can be
integrated if needed
● Software
● ROS compatible interface of most supplied
components
● Proprietary interfaces (however not supported)
● Location
● IPA lab or ARENA2036 site (both in Stuttgart)
SDA20D
(Yaskawa)
Support
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Platform host (Fraunhofer IPA)
● Hardware setup (mounting, dismounting, tools etc.)
● Software integration of the platform components
● Mechanical and electrical workshop and 3D printers can be accessed in case that some
mechanical/electronic parts/adapters are needed
● Technology Developers & System Integrators (Open)
● Challenge platform introduction day in Stuttgart where the platform components, their
functionalities and how to integrate and use them are explained in detail SDA20D
(Yaskawa)
Contact
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● Bernd Winkler, Fraunhofer IPA
● Ramez Awad, Fraunhofer IPA
EuRoC Challenge 2
Shop Floor Logistics and Manipulation
Rainer Bischoff, KUKA Laboratories GmbH (DE)
• Motivation & RTD Issues
• Platform
• Support
• Contact
Motivation & RTD Issues
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Motivation
● Addresses the SRA2009 scenarios Logistics and
Robotic Co-Workers
● Mobile manipulators as suggested solution
● Utilisation as logistic carriers and dexterous
manipulators
● RTD Issues
● Bring torque controlled robots to industrial maturity
● Enable robots to operate autonomously in unstructured environments
● Establish safe and effective human–robot collaboration schemes
● Develop new applications and markets
Platform
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Hardware
● Omnidirectional base (omniRob)
● Navigation included
● Compliant robot (LBR5 iiwa)
● Sensor pole: depth images from stereo
● TCP camera (depth and images)
● Software
● KUKA Sunrise (Java-based) for
manipulator and base programming
● Sunrise connectivity for motion
programming
● Framework for base and advanced
functionalities (e.g. motion planning)
● Location
● DLR (near Munich)
SDA20D
(Yaskawa)
4 computers
- 1 Server
- 1 GPU-enabled
FPGA Board (SGM)
8 ToF cameras
for 3d SLAM
mono + PMDNano
mast with pan-tilt-unit
+ stereo camera
+ ToF camera
Support
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Challenge host (DLR + KUKA Laboratories GmbH)
● Management and support of the mobile manipulator base /
arena installation
● Provision and support of the existing technologies on the
system and best practices
● Technology Developer (KUKA Roboter GmbH)
● Development and construction of the mobile manipulator
● Support of the platform hardware
● Field evaluation and use case scouting for mobile manipulators
● System Integrator (KUKA Systems GmbH)
● System integrator in field-test stage
● Support to the end-user enrollement
● Experience gain with mobile manipulation and end-user sales
scenario scouting
SDA20D
(Yaskawa)
Contact
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● Christoph Borst, DLR
● Daniel Braun, KUKA Labs
EuRoC Challenge 3
Plant Inspection and Servicing
Christoph Huerzeler, Alstom Inspection Robotics (CH)
• Motivation & RTD Issues
• Platform
• Support
• Contact
Motivation & RTD Issues
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Motivation
● Inspection & Surveillance is a hot industrial issue
● High altitude / dangerous environments
● (Semi-) autonomous operation to assist
inspection experts without piloting skills
● RTD Issues
● No / restricted GPS, indoor & outdoor operation
● Real 3D tasks, no 2.5 D assumptions
● Robust perception in challenging environments
● Multi-sensor fusion
● Path / task planning
● Interaction with operator
Platform
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Hardware
● Revised and enhanced version of the sFly hex-rotor
helicopter AscTec Firefly
● Optimized for size and weight (safety & flight time)
● Sufficient payload capability for on-board computers & VI-
sensor, challenger/end-user payloads
● Novel flight control / autopilot hardware AscTec Trinity
● Visual-Inertial SLAM sensor
● Software
● Versatile interface options
● Fast on-board computing for user control loops, sensing
algorithms, etc.
● Reliable flight control, always available as fall-back
solution
● Location
● ETH (Zurich)
SDA20D
(Yaskawa)
Support
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
SDA20D
(Yaskawa)
● Challenge host (Autonomous Systems Lab & Institute
for Dynamic Systems and Control @ ETH Zurich)
● Help with software integration, building blocks for MAV
operation / navigation
● Onsite support for Realistic Labs stage
● Simulation environment throughout the challenge
● Technology Developer (Ascending Technologies)
● General MAV platform support
● Help with electrical/mechanical integration of on-board
sensors and electronics
● MAV / Autopilot interfaces
● System Integrator (Alstom Inspection Robotics)
● Advice & support for the proposed industrial use cases
● Supporting the relationship to the end users
● Practical support for onsite demonstrations
Contact
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Markus Achtelik, ETH Zurich
● Daniel Gurdan, Ascending Technologies
● Ekkehard Zwicker, Alstom Inspection Robotics
The ECHORD++ project
Reinhard Lafrenz, Technical University of Munich (DE)
• Introduction
• ECHORD++ in a Nutshell
• Experiments
• Robotics Innovation Facilities
• Contact
Introduction
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Motivation
● Based on experience in previous ECHORD project
● Experiments + 2 additional instruments
● Clear focus on impact
● SMEs as one of the main target groups
● Scenarios
● Cognitive Tools and Workers for Cognitive Factories
● General Purpose Robotic Co-workers
● Cognitive Logistics Robots for Industry
● Medical Robotics
● Agricultural and Food Robotics
ECHORD++ in a Nutshell
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
Experiments
● Small-scale subprojects
● Typically 2-3 partners
● 2 open calls
● 300k€ funding
● 18 months duration
Robotics Innovation Facilities (RIFs)
● 3 physical infrastructures
● Bristol, UK
● Peccioli/Pisa, IT
● Paris, FR
● Open access to HW and
support
● Light touch applications
Pre-Commercial Procure-ment Pilots (PCP Pilots)
● Prototypical installations
at public bodies in 2 areas
● Healthcare
● Smart Cities
● Demand-driven
development by R&D
consortia
Experiments
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● Call 1 (deadline was April 14, 2014)
● 137 eligible proposals received, 348 partners in total
● Emphasis on impact-oriented cooperation between industry and research
● SME participation in call 1
● 109 SMEs = 32% of the applicants
● 40 “new” SMEs, i.e. not yet involved
in EU projects
● Next call mid-2015
● Please follow us on www.echord.eu
Robotics Innovation Facilities
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Three physical lab infrastructures
● RIF @ Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Bristol, UK:
● Manufacturing, Assisted Living, Medical engineering, Food and
Agriculture, Edutainment, General robotics, automation, sensors
and actuators
● RIF@ Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pecioli (near Pisa), Italy:
● Robotic worker, Logistics robots, Robot co-worker in domestic
environments, Edutainment, agricultural robotics
● RIF@CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies
alternatives), Paris, France:
● Teleoperated surgical robots, multi-modal sensing of the
operation site, cognitive interface between the surgeon and the
robot system, smart instruments for minimally invasive surgery,
Telemedicine, Rehabilitation robotics
RIFs
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● New concept to allow for access to research infrastructure and expertise
● Three physical infrastructures providing infrastructure and services
● Stay duration up to 6 weeks, re-application after a successful stay possbile
● No application deadlines
● No need to become a formal partner of ECHORD++ (no amendment request)
● Evaluation panel every 2 months
● Intended user groups
● SMEs and start-ups
● Students
● New user groups
● E++ Experiments
● Workshop Attendees
Contact us
I4MS: FOSTERING DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION IN EUROPE
● Email enqueries
● Website
● http://www.echord.eu
● LinkedIn group
● www.linkedin.com/groups/ECHORD-European-Clearing-House-Open-6528015
INNOVATIVE ROBOTICS
EXPERIMENTS IN MANUFACTURING
OPEN DISCUSSION
• How can companies and end users be attracted in order to
jointly speed up the innovation processes?
• How to further lower the entrance barriers and boost the interest
by SMEs?
• Which mechanisms can be used for effective knowledge and
technology transfer from research to industry?
• What are the success indicators / metrics for novel instruments?
• Which application areas are most promising?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION