The European Robotics Forum, the most influential meeting of the robotics community in Europe, has been held in Malaga, Spain, on 3-5 March 2020, at the Trade Fairs and Congress Center of Malaga (FYCMA). Over 1000 European robotics top experts are expected to attend the 11th edition of the conference. ERF2020 hosted a major exhibition where companies, universities and research institutes showcase the most advanced European prototypes, products, services and projects funded under EU’s Horizon 2020 research programme. With over 50 workshops highlighting the newest robotics research, the event offered a unique window to the latest developments on the European markets.
Within this context the 7th Workshop on Hybrid Production Systems took place on March 4th.
This workshop is dedicated to presenting the latest technologies, research results facilitating Human Robot Collaboration (HRC) in an industrial setting. Some examples of such technologies are:
Mobile autonomous co-workers
Innovative human machine interfaces for collaboration
AI based dynamic planning and control of hybrid production systems
Versatile manipulation
Exoskeletons, human supportive robotic systems
Workplace optimization technologies
Perception as an integrated cognitive capability, considering collaborative perception
Facing the non-expected situations and adapt their behavior to better handle them
Human safety and novel methods for autonomous and AI based risk assessment
The aim of this workshop is to present early results from ongoing research projects, final results from finished projects as well as the lessons learned from the latter ones. The purpose is to exchange experiences between the researchers with respect to the presented results and give to the researcher/inventor feedback. Additionally, the purpose of the workshop is to inform the community of emerging technologies that may soon be available on the market.
Agenda of workshop:
14:00 – 14:15 Introduction of Workshop and recap of HPS activities (moderated by Panagiotis Karagiannis)
14:15 – 14:30 Automatic Capability Matchmaking supporting Reconfigurable Production System Design and Planning (moderated by Prof. Minna Lanz)
14:30 – 14:45 HR-Recycler project approach and use cases (moderated by Dr. Dimitrios Giakoumis)
14:45 – 15:00 Cognitive mobile dual arm robots for reconfigurable manufacturing systems (moderated by Niki Kousi)
15:00 – 15:15 AI based seamless human robot interaction, the SHERLOCK approach (moderated by Dr. George Michalos)
15:15 – 15:30 Part 1 Panel discussion (moderated by Panagiotis Karagiannis)
15:30 – 16:15 Lunch Break
16:15 – 16:30 Improving flexibility in manufacturing processes, through the use of dexterous and easily programmable industrial robots (moderated by Unai Antero)
16:30 – 16:45 Human-robot collaboration and AI for industrial applications - Project Collaborate (moderated by Dr. Fotis Dimeas)
16:45 – 17:00 Results of COROMA – Cognitively enhanced robot for flexible Manufacturing of metal and composite parts (moderated by Asier Barrios)
17:00 – 17:15 Manufacturing environment tracking for an effective human-robot interaction (moderated by Dr. Nestor Garcia)
17:15 – 17:30 AI in robotics for intralogistics applications (moderated by Ander Iriondo)
17:30 – 17:45 Part 2 panel discussion (moderated by Panagiotis Karagiannis)