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 ...

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. 

Design and manufacturing of a wearable and collaborative supplementary robotic arm based on magnetorheological clutches.

Exonetik

In the aerospace industry, assembly workers have to lift heavy parts and often work in non-ergonomic positions, which entail muscular fatigue, increase the risk of injuries and reduce production efficiency. Robotic systems assisting workers in their daily tasks have the potential to overcome those issues. However, industrial robotic technologies are ...

Design of collaborative robots for assembly tasks in aerospace manufacturing processes

Bombardier Aéro

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 ...

Haptic Interface for Handshake Emulation

Robotiq

The goal of this project is to develop such an interface to simulate a handshake. A robotic arm and hand make this interface.

Development of a robotic manipulator based on magnetorheological fluid actuators

Exonetik

The main goal of the project is to develop a collaborative robot manipulator based on magnetorheological fluid actuators. This technology offers very good dynamic benefits such as high bandwidth and low inertia, and they are intrinsically safe for haptic applications.

Design and manufacturing of a wearable and collaborative supplementary robotic arm based on magnetorheological clutches.

Exonetik

Supernumerary robotic limbs (e.g. a second pair of arms) are wearable collaborative robots that enhance human performances and could reduce employee’s fatigue. One of the most challenging feat with collaborative robots is their interaction with human, which requires an excellent level of transparency (i.e. the ability of ...

Generating safety trajectories by taking into account the piece manipulated by the collaborative robot

IRSST

Human-robot cooperation continues to grow in the industry, bringing security challenges. Inspired by this new demand, several manufacturers have designed new "collaborative" robots, such as Universal Robot E-SERIES robots, OMRON TM or FANUC CR-15iA. This new generation of robots aims to eliminate physical barriers, while ensuring the safety of the ...

Détection automatique de tâches d'insertion pour la programmation par démonstration

Robotiq

De nos jours, les robots collaboratifs se font souvent enseigner des tâches à l'aide de démonstrations physiques plutôt que d'avoir à les programmer textuellement. Cette technique fonctionne bien pour plusieurs cas; par contre, certaines tâches comme des insertions précises peuvent être difficilement enseignées avec une programmation qui est ...

Design of a displacement sensor to manually control a six-degree-of-freedom serial robot

MEGATRACTION

The main goal of this research project is to develop a displacement sensor. This sensor will be a miniature passive parallel robot and will be mounted on the wrist of a serial robot. The user will be able to move the parallel robot to control the serial one.

Design of a macro/mini collaborative robot using a low-impedance mini mechanism with haptic feedback capabilities

Olympus

Human-Robot collaboration in manufacturing environment allows leverage of both human operator capabilities such as flexibility and dexterity and of robotic systems capabilities such as speed of execution, high precision and larger payload. This project aims at developing a macro/mini Cartesian architecture which allows collaboration between human and robot for ...