Innovations and future challenges in robotics and automation
Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 8:30 – 19:00, Forum 1+2
Abstract
The ultimate purpose of conducting research and finally investing in industrial robotics and automation has been to improve productivity, product quality and human working conditions. Automation equipment and related services constitute a large and rapidly growing market. Supply networks of component manufacturers and system integrators, allied to engineering skills for planning, implementing and operating advanced production facilities, are regarded as cornerstones of manufacturing innovation. Therefore, the emphasis of national and international initiatives aimed at strengthening the manufacturing base of economies is on holistic strategies for research and technical development, education, socio-economics and entrepreneurship.
ICRA 2013 is taking place in a region which is renowned for its innovative industries, which shows one of the highest industrial robot densities in the world, and which maintains one of the most active research facilities in robotics and automation.
The ICRA 2013 Industrial Forum will be dedicated to presenting highlight examples and future challenges in industrial robotics and automation mainly in the manufacturing domain. Presentations will also address examples of technology transfer of robot technology and automation, which result from cooperative efforts between research and industry, thereby motivating researchers to engage in a fruitful dialogue and cooperation with industry for creating industrial and societal impact.
The session line-up of the ICRA 2013 Industrial Forum will start with the presentations by finalists of the IERA Award, a co-IFR/IEEE effort to promote invention and entrepreneurship in robotics and automation. Further sessions will address selected examples of industrial robotics applications in various domains, robot-related technologies ranging from sensing, grippers to industrial ICT, which is now evolving into the most important basic technology for robotics.
Martin Hägele
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Stuttgart, Germany
Toshio Fukuda
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Program
Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8:30 – 10:15 | IERA Award Session |
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome Introduction of IERA Award Session Raj Madhavan, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, University of Maryland College Park |
| 8:45 – 9:15 | The Tibion Bionic Leg Robert W. Horst, Tibion Corporation, USA |
| 9:15 – 9:45 | The Thymio II Educational Robot Stéphane Magnenat, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Fanny Riedo, EPFL, Switzerland |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Intelligent Grit-blasting Robots for The Surface Preparation Industry Professor Dikai Liu, University of Technology, Australia |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 – 11:25 | ICRA Plenary Talk III Yasuo Kuniyoshi |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Session 1: Robotics technologies and key-components |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | EU-funded innovation activities in robotics Libor Král, European Commission |
| 11:50 - 12:05 | Robot guidance: From sensors to systems Peter Pokrandt, SICK AG |
| 12:10 - 12:25 | Robot Drives: From today to tomorrow Marc Kramb, Harmonic Drive AG |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Manipulation for mobile service robots in industry Christopher Parlitz, SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG |
| 12:50 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:20 | Session 2: Automation in manufacturing and future challenges |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Industrial robot automation: From research to industrial practice Alexander Verl, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, IPA |
| 14:25 - 14:40 | Flexibility is the clincher Michael Zürn, Daimler AG |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Logistics and material provision with modular AGV systems Ralf Bär, BÄR Automation GmbH |
| 15:05 - 15:20 | Advanced gripping in packaging and handling Andreas Wolf, robomotion GmbH |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 16:55 | ICRA Plenary Talk IV Rodney Brooks |
| 17:00 – 18:10 | Session 3: Industrial robotics technologies and applications |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Robotics applications in footwear industry Gian Paolo Gerio, Fabrizio Romanelli, COMAU S.p.A |
| 17:20 - 17:35 | Automated Commissioning and Distribution in the Tire-Industry Walter Zulauf, Güdel Group AG |
| 17:40 - 18:10 | Next Generation Robotics for Industry and Professional Service Applications Ralf Koeppe, KUKA Laboratories GmbH |
| 18:15 – 18:40 | Coffee Break |
| 18:40 – 19:00 | Ceremony IERA Award |
Speakers
 Libor Král |
 Peter Pokrandt |
 Marc Kramb |
 Christopher Parlitz |
 Alexander Verl |
 Michael Zürn |
 Ralf Bär |
 Andreas Wolf |
 Fabrizio Romanelli |
 Gian Paolo Gerio COMAU S.p.A. |
 Walter Zulauf |
 Ralf Koeppe |
 Raj Madhavan |
IERA Award Candidate
 Robert W. Horst |
 Stéphane Magnenat |
 Fanny Riedo |
 Dikai Liu |