Events and Trade Shows

WS#57 Industry Challenges for Robotics – Towards Co-Creating Solutions

Moderators: Johannes Kurth, Robuen, José Saenz, Fraunhofer IFF

Main questions to be answered

• Learn about industrial real-world problems that might be solved by robotics technology

WS Content

To increase the relevance of the ERF for industry, we’d like to address industries looking for solutions for specific challenges that might be solved together with participants from other industries or from research. The general idea is that several speakers from industry will have about 10 minutes to present their problem/challenge. Then participants from the audience are expected to provide feedback (solution ideas, similar tasks that have already been solved, contacts with research groups, etc.). At the end of the workshop, there may also be bilateral discussions to find a concrete way for getting a solution.

Industrial robotics is at a crucial technological turning point. There is great hope and expectation that AI-based robotics will be able to solve problems that were previously almost impossible to solve.

WS Organisation

Attendees from industry will present real-world challenges that are not solved so far. The audience should discuss how to address them and as a second step approach the presenting companies and discuss a follow-up. This follow-up could be a direct B2B relationship, a common research project, or other means to continue.

Intended outcome

Real-world challenges are known to the community and new collaboration opportunities are established.

Topic Groups and/or Innovation Networks involved

Topic Group Industrial Robotics

People actively involved (e.g. speakers, panelists)

Ralph Lange, TRUMPF Machine Tools, Fredrik Ore, Scania, Tobias Trunk, John Deere, Johannes Kurth, ROBUEN, Tino Krüger-Basjmeleh, KION Group, Tomas Vesely and Sigve Haugen, Lyse Lux AS, Olav Marvik, IVAR, Jone Sæbbø and Terje Hammer Meling, AkerBP