Robots can be strong and sensitive at the same time! They can move extremely fast but also handle fragile objects like champagne glasses. Imagine you want to carry a tray with several glasses of filled liquid without spilling –and you may even be adventurous and try to wave the tray over your head. Most of us will fail to perform such a stunt without breaking some glasses, but our robots are smart and agile enough to do just this. The Institute of Robotics at Johannes Kepler University will open its lab and showcase what modern industrial robotics are, and how fun they can be.
Robots in Action – fast and sensitive!
Robotics in general, and industrial robotics in particular, are perceived as unknown but omnipresent all at once. Robots are controlled machines; created by humans to help humans. Their control is getting more and more intelligent, and exceeding human capabilities. By means of selected examples, the Institute of Robotics at Johannes Kepler University will showcase what modern industrial robotics means, and that it can be fun. Two industrial robots will serve drinks; one will fill up a cup and the other will serve it on a tray. The catch is that the first robot will fling the filled cup through the air while the second robot balances a tray with four, fully filled cups. In the second demo, two collaborative robots will solve the Rubik’s Cube.
Credit: Inst. of Robotics, JKU
Credit: Inst. of Robotics, JKU
Credit: Inst. of Robotics, JKU
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
Institute of Robotics, Johannes Kepler University
Supported by Land Oberösterreich
