Fostering Digital Industrial Innovation in Europe BERLIN 17th & 18th of June 2014
Oct 31, 2014
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
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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
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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
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pick System
Integrator
Simulation Contest
Elicitation
Use Cases Technologies
Expertise
Challengers 3 x 15 Simulation
Stage Winners
submit * Use Case * Technology * Expertise descriptions
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End Users Technology Developers System Integrators
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Use Cases
Technologies
System Integrators
The Challenge Chart
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The Project Lures
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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
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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
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● 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
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● 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
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● 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
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● 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
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● 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
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● 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
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● 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
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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
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● 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
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● 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
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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
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● 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
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● 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
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● 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