AUTOMATION 21XX

Company Profile

Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics is an interdisciplinary group of researchers specializing in electrical, mechanical and biomechanical engineering, computer sciences and applied mathematics. The department is engaged in three basic activities: research, development and education. The research in the department is dedicated to the robotics and introduction of flexible automation in the industry, and to the biorobotics and biocybernetics. A wide range of research activities is covered, from basic and applied research to the development of technologies and systems. Most of the research topics are connected to the so called "movement of man and machine". Our approach is to investigate the problems that arise in industry or medicine and to transfer the results into practice. Our expertise Control theory • Control of kinematically redundant robot systems • Compliant control and force control • Model based control Service robots • Integration of mobile platform Nomad XR400, robot arm Mitsubishi Pa10, humanoid vision, proximity sensors and force-tactile sensors. Humanoid robots • Generation of full-body movements • Imitation learning Humanoid (Robot) vision • Human motion capture • Object tracking and recognition • Foveated vision & visual servoing Automation and industrial robotics • System integration • Design and simulation of robotized production lines • Automation in food industry • Automation in shoe production industry • Development of industrial robots and special mechanism for testing shoes, sports equipments, etc. Modeling and simulation • Modeling and simulation of robot systems • Multibody dynamic modeling • Matlab based modeling • Hardware-in-the-loop simulation Applications in sport and medicine • Testing of sports equipment with industrial robots (alpine and cross-country skis, ski boots, etc.) • Testing of synovial joins in medicine using force controlled robot

Product Range

• Mobile robot research: Biomimetic robotics
• Mobile robot research: Bipedal walking
• Mobile robot research: Legged machines
• Mobile robot research: Skiing robot