Smart robots Smart Factories Smart Agro!

Henk Kiela

Part time Professor Mechatronics & Robotics

Fontys University of Applied Science

Robotic developments in agro and manufacturing:

Fontys University of Applied Science

h.kiela@fontys.nl

What you can expect:

• Impression of what is happening in EU manufacturing industry

• My view on robotics in agro business

• Common technological challenges in both fields

• The effects on our research and educational programs

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Fontys applied robotics research

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Robotics are already everywhere

(Classic) Industrial Robots

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Domestic Service Robots

Military, space & field robotsCare robots (Rose BV)

Some interesting changes in industry

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New generation of robots/cobots

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• New: UR3, 5 & 10 Universal Robots

• New: Baxter & Sawyer of Rethink Robotics

• YuMi off ABB

• CR-35iA Fanuc

New generations robots/cobots

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Are these bots replacing humans?

• Flexible robots that collaborate safe

• Gripping & vision• Binpicking 3D vision, object detection

• Integrated vision, sensing

• Intelligent behaviour, retrying, adaptive

What is so new in these cobots

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• Intelligent behaviour, retrying, adaptive

• Easy-to-use, integrated programming

• High-tech manufacturing (low volume, high mix)

• No safety cage, soft, low power, slow

• More flexibilible robot systems in:

• Micro logistiecs inside production

• Machine (un)loading

• Sorting, packing, etc.

• Easy to adapt

What does industry want?

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• Easy to adapt

• By production personnel

• Education in robotics

• Safe and robuste cobots

• Speed is not important

So what is happening in our EU industry:

• Less production in China

• How to robotize low volume high mix manufacturing

• Lower cost greater flexibility

• Less workers

• Use the workers skills better than before• Use the workers skills better than before

• Robotize bottom up small scale from the shop floor

OR

• Classic top down big projects with little flexibility

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Industrial logistics of tomorrow (Clearpath)

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So what is new on Baxter?

• 2 arms with 7 DOF (joints)

• Maximum 2.2 kg payload per arm

• Powerfull pc(i7)

• On board simple programming

• 3 camera’s

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• 3 camera’s

• Infrarood sensors

Baxter Robot in action • Baxter flexibiliteit

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Sawyer Robot in actie • Sawyer E assy.

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Agro develpments

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What is so new in robotics?

• Navigation

• Localisation (indoor and outdoor)

• Mapping of the environment

• Kinematics (Motion planning and controlled multi joint motion)

• Vision (2D / 3D)• Vision (2D / 3D)

• Hardware independent control (ROS)

• Safety

• Modularity

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• Robot Operating System (ROS)

• Hardware independent

• Open-source flexibele frame work

• Collection of ‘tools’ connected via network

ROS: new trends in robot control

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• Modular architectures, re-use of software and hardware

What has Moore to with Robotics?

• Hans Moravec 1997: When will computers match human brains

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Extrapolation of computer intelligence

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Are robot replacing people?

• Transition over 20 years where robots support people

• As simple to use as a smartphone

• We get more robot technology in devices we already usethan that we will see new robots.

AndAnd

• China soon is not a low wage country anymore

• China wants to become a world player in adaptive robotics

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Impact on our eductation

• Talent oriented research minor Adaptive Robotics

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Why talent oriented education vs competences?

• Can education keep up with ever faster technologydevelopment?

• The age gap

• Who is in the lead in education? Teachers or students?

• Do we need exactly the standardised competences as • Do we need exactly the standardised competences as

defined?

• Who defined them and when?

• Did you enjoy education?

• Could you have learned more in the same time

• Is school time the only time yout learn?

• Can we do better?

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Discussion/questions

Thanks for your attention

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