Cobot Expo

As part of the Symposium, attendees will also have the opportunity to speak with a variety of cobot-associated services, suppliers and integrators. Attendees will get to try out cobots for themselves with some of our reserach project demonstrations as well as interact with cobot suppliers and services. The Australian Cobotics Centre will be there to showcase some cobot demonstrations and talk about their research.

Attendees can book a 10 minute slot with any of the exhibitors or simply visit the stand on the day to find out more. We will continue to add exhibitors to this page as they are confirmed.

CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS

Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development

The new Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional & Rural Development is responsible for mining and petroleum, mine safety and health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land interests and titles, land management, rural and regional economic development, cross sector coordination to enhance economic growth as well as manufacturing industry development.

ARM Hub AI Adopt Centre

The ARM Hub AI Adopt Centre is a national network of partners dedicated to helping Australian SMEs unlock the transformative power of AI safely and responsibly. We are one of four centres funded by the Australian Government AI Adopt Program.

At this event we will be showcasing the free services available to SMEs to maximise the benefits of AI.

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Queensland XR Hub

Catalysing XR Adoption and Innovation

Standing at the forefront of extended reality innovation and adoption in Australia, the Queensland XR Hub fosters connections between industry leaders, cutting-edge startups and SMEs, research and educational institutions, government agencies, and global technology companies.

By facilitating collaboration, research, knowledge sharing, and business opportunities, we’re not just growing the XR industry—we’re shaping its future.

DSICIV Technologies

DCISIV Technolgoies are based in SE Queensland and specialise in providing innovative, economical and functional machine automation and industrial robotics solutions across Australia. Their expertise includes:

Machine design, prototyping, machine building and installation
Robotic applications and robotic tooling
In-house 2D and 3D CAD, 3D printing, assembly and prototyping
Mechanical and Servo indexing and positioning
Custom machine framing, workbenches and/ or trolleys

Weld Australia

Weld Australia is the peak body representing the welding industry in Australia.

Welding is an enabling technology used across a wide range of industries and applications, from micro-joining of medical devices, electronics and photonics to larger scale applications such as mining equipment, pressure vessels, ships, rail transport, water pipelines and components.

At the symposium, they will demonstrate how cobot welding with their Soldamatic training system & Doosan robot.

COBOTICS CENTRE RESEARCH DEMONSTRATIONS AND STANDS

Human Robot Interaction Research Program

Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) has the potential to improve work across various sectors, but it also brings changes to work practices, processes, and ways of thinking. Practical design tools are needed to connect the technical advancements in HRC with the real-world needs and expectations of end-users. This demonstration introduces the 'kinematic puppet,' a novel, cost-effective, modular interface that makes it easy to explore robotic movements and interactions. By physically simulating different scenarios and controlling robot actions manually through “puppeteering”, it enables teams to test HRC concepts without needing specialised robotics skills. This hands-on approach provides actionable insights into the usability, efficiency, and ergonomic suitability of robotic platforms across different HRC scenarios and tasks.

Human Robot Workforce Research Program

Advancing technology in manufacturing has profound implications for organisations and workers. Talk to experts and hear about our research examining the workforce implications of advanced technology in manufacturing including employee attraction and retention, skills and training needs, workforce diversity, and organisational readiness for cobots.

Biomimic Cobots Research Program

Human-robot collaborative applications require scene representations that are kept up-to-date and facilitate safe robot motions in dynamic scenes. In this exhibition we showcase an interactive distance field mapping and planning (IDMP) framework that handles dynamic objects and collision avoidance through an efficient Gaussian Process field representation. In terms of mapping, IDMP is able to fuse point cloud data from single and multiple sensors, query the free space at any spatial resolution, and deal with moving objects without semantics. In terms of planning, IDMP allows seamless integration with gradient-based reactive planners facilitating dynamic obstacle avoidance for safe human-robot interactions. Video, code, and datasets are publicly available at https://uts-ri.github.io/IDMP.

"XR Application for Cobot Interaction and Workflow Optimisation" demonstration

The "XR Application for Cobot Interaction and Workflow Optimisation" demo will showcase an Augmented Reality (AR) interface using a Meta Quest headset and Unreal Engine 5. Attendees will see how the AR system employs simple visual and interactive elements to send commands to a cobot, enabling it to perform tasks like picking and placing items with precision. The AR interface highlights the 3D environment, giving users a clear, intuitive understanding of how cobots can be effectively integrated into real-world spaces.

Designing Socio-Real-Time Collaborative Action Tracking (ReCAT) system demonstration

The Real-Time Collaborative Action Tracking (ReCAT) system demonstrates how human pose, movement, and gestures can be detected and tracked through a camera in real time. Using advanced computer vision techniques, attendees can see firsthand how a webcam captures and interprets behaviour, offering valuable insights to support the future of human-centred design in human-robot collaboration.

Quality Assurance and Compliance Research Program

The demonstration stand will include three different components:

Video Demonstration 1: A video showcasing the use of the Spot Dog as an assistant, recorded in the lab.

Video Demonstration 2: A video highlighting the potential of live feedback to optimize robotic welding processes.

Live Demonstration: A hands-on demo illustrating how a haptic device along with cobot can be utilized for inspections in manufacturing environments.

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