Types of activities developed by the institution

• Robot programming (software development)
• Integral customised projects for end users
• Integration/installation of robotic equipment and technologies
• Research and development projects
• Training

Project 1

The ambition of the MERGING project is to build a versatile, easy-to-use and low-cost robotic solution and provide manufacturers with an end-to-end solution for the automation of tasks involving the handling of flexible or fragile objects. It will consist of an optimized dexterous gripper equipped with an adaptive electro-adhesive skin. AIMEN is in charge of the development of the perception system, both for process and safety, and the control of the whole system.

Project 2

Mari4_YARD aims the implementation of a portfolio of worker-centric solutions, by relying on novel collaborative robotics and ubiquitous portable solutions, enabling modular, reconfigurable and usable solutions targeting the execution of labour-intensive tasks by preserving industry-specific workers’ knowledge and skills. AIMEN leads the initiative and will focus on the development of novel robotics technologies to be deployed in shared space with operators.

Project 3

CONVERGING aims to develop, deploy, validate and promote smart and reconfigurable production systems including multiple autonomous agents (collaborative robots, AGVs, humans) that are able to act in diverse production environments. The diversifying factors will be a multi-level AI based cognition (line, station, resource levels) which will exploit the collective perception (Digital Pipeline) of these resources, allowing them to interact with each other and seamlessly coexist with humans under a "social industrial environment" that ensures trustful, safe and inclusive user experience. CONVERGING will demonstrate its results in the Automotive, Aircraft Production, White Goods and Additive Manufacturing products processing sectors.

Project 4

The CARLoS project aims to apply recent advances in cooperative mobile robotics to a representative industrial scenario in shipyards. CARLoS robot will be built using off-the-shelf technology under a modular approach. The prototype will be demonstrated as a robot co-worker for fit-out operations inside blocks of ship superstructures. Most of technology for developing such a robot exists, but there is not yet a solution on the market with capabilities that meet the special requirements of shipyards.

Project 5

ColRobot combines cutting-edge European robot technology and end-user requirements for assembly processes to create an integrated system for collaborative robotics in which a mobile manipulator acts as a “third hand” by delivering kits, tools, parts, and holding work pieces while the operator works on it. Humans will cognitively and physically interact with ColRobot robots using gestures, touch commands and demonstrations. The robot will be able to navigate autonomously in the factory floor to pick up the required parts and tools, and prepare kits for assembly. A safety system that pushes the limits of standardization in collaborative robotics supervises the process.

Project 6

The main objective of the PROFETA project is to make progress in the development of flexible manufacturing systems, focusing on the demonstration of a new production concept based on product ranges by plant dynamic reconfiguration. The product range manufacturing - small batch sizes or wide product variation - requires the development of new solutions that allows a highly flexible manufacturing capability. This capacity is essential in order to respond to the manufacturing of products that are becoming more complex and to fast changes in market demand.

Project 7

ROBERTO has as main objective the development of an integrated system that allows every industrial robot to be transformed into a collaborative robot (cobot). Cobots are able to share their working environtment with workers and they are provided with human-robot interaction, detection and recognition capabilities. Therefore, the aim of ROBERTO is to provide industrial robots, which can reach high velocities and a great load capacity, with features that are characteristic of cobots, with the purpose of increasing their flexibility and autonomy. In this context, AIMEN is in charge of designing and integrating the control architecture, focusing efforts on perception system implementation that is necessary for people detection and tracking in working environment.

Project 8

ROBLE aims for the development of high flexible and scalable robotized systems for logistics. It proposes the use of commercial mobile platforms combined with a multi-robot and multi-user control architecture, localisation based on natural landmarks, dynamic path planning and tasks scheduling systems, 3D vision and robot-robot cooperation. These new robotized systems are needed to complement the actual automation solutions in order to support the new flexible production systems.