Development of a safe and performant collaborative robotic manipulator based on magnetorheological actuators

Exonetik

Collaborative, easy-to-use robotic manipulators are used in the industry to reduce risks or repetitive actions for operators. However, before collaborative robots can perform tasks close to humans, their design must be intrinsically safe and performant to operate without the need to slow their movements and limit their strength. Recent discoveries ...

Omnidirectional AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) robot control on an automated production line

Inogec

AGVs are becoming more prevalent in industry. These are versatile platforms for moving equipment between storage spaces and work spaces. The omnidirectional models are even more versatile because their great agility allows them to move easily in the cramped spaces typical of industrial environments. Intelligent control of their movements is ...

Reconnaissance automatique d’outils pour le domaine manufacturier

SECM-GT International

Dans un contexte de pénurie de main d’œuvre généralisée dans l’industrie manufacturière, les entreprises cherchent de plus en plus à intégrer l’intelligence artificielle de façon collaborative avec leurs employés actuels dans le but d’augmenter leur capacité concurrentielle. Par exemple, la vision par ordinateur peut être employée ...

Optimisation dynamique de séquences d’opérations d’usinage

SECM-GT International

Dans un contexte de pénurie de main d’œuvre généralisée dans l’industrie manufacturière, les entreprises cherchent de plus en plus à intégrer l’intelligence artificielle de façon collaborative avec leurs employés actuels dans le but d’augmenter leur capacité concurrentielle. La robotique industrielle fait également de plus en plus ...

Position control of a wearable robotic arm

Exonetik

Wearable robotics arms, a robotic arm that is directly installed on a person, are a potential solution to a modern problem, the lack of workforce. Wearable robots could be used to work along with users to help them in a multitudes of industrials tasks. However, position control of wearable robot ...

The study of management methods to facilitate the integration of collaborative robotics in a manufacturing context

René Matériaux Composites

Appart from technical challenges, various human and managerial challenges may result from collaborative robotics implementation. This project aims to identify how employees can be affected by this technology and what are the required practices for proper change management in this context. 

Development of a haptic operation simulator device powered by magnetorheological clutches

Exonetik

The goal of the project is to design a device that will be able to simulate medical operations in order to offer a simulator to doctors in training. The device is a miniature robotic arm that is able to reproduce the forces experienced by a doctor during an operation. The ...

Design of collaborative robots for assembly tasks in aerospace manufacturing processes

Bombardier

This research aims at developing novel robotic systems and approaches tailored to the manufacturing processes used in the aerospace industry.

Image heightening for automatic identification of industrial parts

Robotiq

The success of classical machine vision algorithms varies greatly depending on multiple factors and often requires the input of a computer vision expert and an implementation in an environment where lighting is perfectly controlled to avoid unwanted reflections and specular highlights that could degrade performance of tasks such as object ...

Wearable Collaborative Robotic Tool

Exonetik

The main goal of the project Wearable Collaborative Robotic Tool (WCRT) is to design and control a wearable robotic arm. A supernumerary robotic arm can increase physical strength, do independent tasks near the human and help him with tasks requiring complex manipulations. This solution may be used in the aerospace ...

Autonomous grasping with pre-taught grasps

Robotiq

The objective of this research project is to develop a method for grasping objects in a heap with a serial six-degree-of-freedom robot, the wrist camera and one of the gripper hands produced by Robotiq.  

6D pose estimation for random bin picking

GE Aviation Bromont

The problem to solve is in the category of "random bin picking" of metallic pieces. Object segmentation and pose estimation become difficult as a result of the reflective metallic nature, exasperated by variable light conditions. Moreover, CAD models may not be available for certain parts. Readily available commercial solutions are ...