CoRoM : Enabling technologies for collaborative robotics in manufacturing

CoRoM is an NSERC-CREATE training program that offers a collaborative robotics specialization to master and PhD students. Senior undergraduates can also complete research internships through the CoRoM program. The program is jointly offered by Université de Sherbrooke, ÉTS, and Université Laval.

Collaborative robotics ? By definition, collaborative robotics explores human-robot interaction and collaboration. CoRoM's scope is however extended to any technology, method or analysis that aims to improve performance or integration of robots, collaborative or not, in the context of an industrial application. Exemples of themes include: actuators, artificial intelligence, control, vision, sensors, robotic integration, robot design, etc.

CoRoM students are trained to integrate interdisciplinary knowledge in engineering (mechanical, electrical, informatics, industrial), business, and ethics in the realization and evaluation of collaborative robotics projects. They develop competencies that are sought for by a rapidly changing manufacturing industry, in the context of Industry 4.0.

Objectives

• Train multidisciplinary engineers in robotics;
• Develop specific knowledge relevant to collaborative robotics, which includes topics in human-robot
  interaction and control, safety, manufacturing planning, contact dynamics;
• Develop know-how in the design, integration and validation of complex robot-human systems;
• Develop a broad comprehension about impacts of integration and adoption of robotics in industry
  (e.g., life cycle analysis, ethics, politics) for people, processes, and product;
• Encourage the enrolment of women in robotics.

Program overview