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Sheffield Robotics Winter Showcase
Sheffield Robotics Winter Showcase
Sheffield Robotics Winter Showcase!
Sheffield Robotics Winter Showcase!
Sheffield Robotics winter showcase had a slightly different angle this year. The format was 3 minute short talks describing your research, upcoming work or recent failures and lessons learned. The aim was to build situational awareness of the amazing research being conducted across the groups. We are pleased to say the RAMS lab took 6 out of 18 slots!
RAMS Lab Co-Lead wins prize for best lessons learned!
RAMS Lab Co-Lead wins prize for best lessons learned!
Winning the best prize of lesson learned at the Sheffield Robotics Winter Showcase, David talked about Time-optimal toolpath trajectory generation for machining and highlighted that Nonlinear optimisation solution metrics are highly dependent on your solution initial guess. and much like ML algorithms, NL Opt tends to work better with values of similar magnitudes so scale your problem beforehand! Good advice, thanks David.
Jess joins OpenSwarm EU as a Swarm Robotics Research Assistant for Summer Placement 2024
Jess joins OpenSwarm EU as a Swarm Robotics Research Assistant for Summer Placement 2024
We congratulate Jess, one of our UGRAs, an incoming 3rd year MEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering student at the University of Sheffield. She has successfully secured, and is currently undertaking her summer internship at Sheffield Robotics, as a member of OpenSwarm EU. She has joined as part of the Sheffield team led by Dr. Roderich Gross.
She is working as a full-time research assistant, studying energy-aware swarm programming using FreeBots, specially designed omnidirectional mobile robots with the unique capability of being able to share energy between each other, developed by KU Leuven. She was also invited to attend the OpenSwarm annual meeting in Leuven, Belgium at the end of June, where she was able to interact with various leading members of the OpenSwarm project and the developers of the FreeBot. By the end of her placement, she hopes to have developed her skills as a researcher, programmer, and have contributed to the advancement of swarm robotics technologies.
Will joins Phlux Technology as a Robotics & Automation Intern for Industrial Placement 2024-25
Will joins Phlux Technology as a Robotics & Automation Intern for Industrial Placement 2024-25
The RAMS Lab team congratulate Will as he will be joining Phlux Technology as a Robotics & Automation Intern this coming Summer for his year long industrial placement.
Phlux is an award-winning tech start-up, born out of world class Photonics Research at the University of Sheffield. The company has commercialised a breakthrough infrared sensor that will be at the heart of driver safety using LIDAR, securing communication networks with quantum cryptography, and seeing the invisible with 3D imaging.
Throughout his placement he will be mainly be focusing on developing automation and data analysis platforms to provide a scalable way to test and verify the performance of Phlux's unique devices in order to identify failures in a cost-efficient manner as the company continues to scale up. This is an exciting and unique challenge and we look forward to seeing Will's progress and updates.
Raj awarded RISE Germany Research Internship at TU Dortmund University
Raj awarded RISE Germany Research Internship at TU Dortmund University
Congratulations to Raj, one of our UGRAs, who has been awarded a RISE Germany Research Internship at TU Dortmund University, Lehrstuhl für Unternehmenslogistik (LFO) Faculty.
The primary focus of this role involves the development of a digital twin of the Mercedes-Benz Tact_2010 automated guided vehicle (AGV) using Unity. This digital twin serves as a sophisticated model to simulate factory planning and warehouse logistics, aimed at testing complex decision-making scenarios.
A significant aspect of the project includes the creation of a comprehensive visual guide to educate factory workers on the operational intricacies of the AGV. By leveraging this digital twin, the project enhances the ability to simulate and optimize industrial processes, thereby improving efficiency and decision-making accuracy.
Additionally, the project hopes to incorporate the use of ROS2 (Robot Operating System 2) to improve modularity, real-time communication, and scalability of the AGV system. Through the use of ROS2, the project aims to advance the capabilities of the AGV, making it more adaptable and efficient for sophisticated automation and robotics applications in modern industrial environments. We look forward to hearing about this progress and wish him Viel Glück!
Ben awarded summer placement with the AMRC Digital Machining Team
Ben awarded summer placement with the AMRC Digital Machining Team
Congratulations to Ben, one of our UGRAs, who has been awarded a placement with the AMRC Digital Machining Team.
He is working to build upon in-house virtual machining software, integrated with CAM systems. The software focuses on using 3D models and tool path planning to predict a range of information including the forces applied during machining. Currently, their software focuses on milling operations and most of Ben's work will be aimed at adding functionality for turning operations. It will be wonderful to see him around the AMRC this summer! Best of luck!
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