Robotics is the science and technology of designing, building and using industrial and service robots. Industrial robots were first used on a production line in 1962. Today, they are more than one...
Singularity avoidance for over-actuated, pseudo-omnidirectional, wheeled mobile robots (2009)
Connette, C.P., Parlitz, C., Hägele, M., Verl, A.
For mobile platforms with steerable standard wheels it is necessary to precisely coordinate rotation and steering angle of their wheels. An established approach to ensure this is to represent the...
Robotic home assistant Care-O-bot® 3 product vision and innovation platform (2009)
Graf, B., Parlitz, C., Hägele, M.
The development of a mobile robot to assist people in their home is a long term goal of Fraunhofer IPA. In order to meet this goal, three generations of a robotic home assistant "Care-O-bot®" have...
Productive robots and the SMErobot project (2008)
K. Nilsson, R. Johansson, A. Robertsson, R. Bischoff, T. Brogårdh, M. Hägele
The need for keeping manufacturing and workplaces in Europe calls for new ideas and concepts for productive robots with focus on their usefulness for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). The...
Seit dem Start im Jahre 2005 arbeiten in SMErobot führende europäische Roboterhersteller, Systemintegratoren, Forschungsinstitute und Partner aus der Industrial IT an künftigen...
Hägele, M., Nilsson, K., Pires, J.N.
Most robots today can trace their origin to early industrial robot designs. Much of the technology that makes robots more human-friendly and adaptable for different applications has emerged from...
Care-O-bot® 3 - Mobiler Serviceroboter mit ausgeprägter Manipulationsfähigkeit (2008)
Hoch, A., Simons, F., Haag, M., Parlitz, C., Reiser, U., Hägele, M.
Mit der Produktvision Care-O-bot® 3 wird eine neue Klasse von Servicerobotern geschaffen, die durch hohe Funktionalität und ansprechendes Design den Traum vom Haushaltsroboter in greifbare Nähe...
Concept and development of a testing facility for a rope kinematic actuator (2008)
Rost, A., Pfeiffer, K., Hägele, M., Verl, A.
This paper focuses on the concept and development of a test bench for a rope kinematic actuator. This actuator, the DoHelix-Muscle is a novel, muscle-like drive of high power density with a simple...
Care-o-bot 3 - rationale for human-robot interaction design (2008)
Parlitz, C., Hägele, M., Klein, P., Seifert, J., Dautenhahn, K.
This paper presents the design rationale for a new service robot, Care-O-bot 3 that is meant to operate as a companion robot in people's homes. Note, the emphasis in the paper is on the design of a...
The mobility concept of care-O-bot 3 (2008)
Connette, C.P., Parlitz, C., Graf, B., Hägele, M., Verl, A.
Next generation service robots impose high requirements on the employed mobility concepts. Usage in and manipulation of man-made environments requires high flexibility. The aspect of...
Mobile robots for offshore inspection and manipulation - presentation of a first prototype (2008)
Graf, B., Pfeiffer, K., Hägele, M.
This paper analyzes the potential to apply mobile service robots in offshore oil and gas producing environments. The required hardware and software components and abilities of such a mobile offshore...
The use of voice control for industrial robots in noisy manufacturing environments (2008)
In the present study, the efficiency of voice control for industrial robot systems is analyzed using a typical manufacturing environment where a speech interaction system reveals strong advantages....
Connette, C.P., Pott, A., Hägele, M., Verl, A.
For mobile platforms with steerable standard wheels it is necessary to precisely coordinate rotation and steering angle of their wheels. Especially for redundantly actuated platforms the...
MORPHA: Communication and Interaction with Intelligent, Anthropomorphic Robot Assistants (2007)
K. Lay, E. Prassler, R. Dillmann, G. Grunwald, M. Hägele, G. Lawitzky, ...
Robot systems, which are employed outside traditional manufacturing applications, socalled service robots or robot assistants, have by far not reached the economic potential of industrial robots yet....
Die Robotik beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung und Anwendung von Industrierobotern und Servicerobotern und steht dabei im Schnittpunkt zahlreicher Disziplinen wie der technischen Mechanik,...
Meyer, C., Hollmann, R., Parlitz, C., Hägele, M.
Assistant systems, both mobile or stationary, support the worker in his production process, e. g., when welding in small lot sizes. For programming these tasks no viable solution exists, the methods...
Intuitive human-machine-interaction and implementation on a household robot companion (2007)
Parlitz, C., Baum, W., Reiser, U., Hägele, M.
The increasing capabilities of experimental household robot platforms require more and more sophisticated methods of interaction. While there are many developments in all directions of...
Roboter erschließen neue Märkte und Anwendungen. Sie werden ihre Rolle als Schrittmacher der Produktion aus der Großserienfertigung in neue Bereiche tragen, etwa in die Fertigung von KMUs. Die...
Von der Fabrik ins Wohnzimmer - Roboter auf dem Weg in den Alltag (2007)
Verl, A., Hägele, M., Schaeffer, C., Graf, B.
A safe and flexible cooperation between robot and operator may be a promising way to achieve better productivity at manual workplaces. Thus, robot assistants can be thought to be clever helpers in...
Dynamische Satzgenerierung und Sprachausgabe für einen mobilen Serviceroboter (2007)
Parlitz, C., Amann, B., Hägele, M.
Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Entwicklung einer Sprachausgabe für ein mobiles Robotersystem. Dazu wurde zum einen auf die Anwendung zugeschnittenes Text-To-Speech Verfahren und zum...
Connette, C.P., Meister, O., Hägele, M., Trommer, G.F.
Robots are emerging from industrial plants toward every people's daily life. Thus, navigation in and understanding of human related environments becomes a prerequisite for the systems of tomorrow....
In 2007, the IFR Statistical Department carried out a market survey of service robots for the 8th time. A questionnaire was sent to more than 180 companies worldwide, asking for data on accumulated...
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Breckweg, A.
In industrial automation, the basic principle of task sharing between human and machine has changed little since the introduction of robots in industrial production. Humans carry out difficult...
In 2006, the IFR Statistical Department carried out a market survey of service robots for the 7th time. A questionnaire was sent to more than 170 companies worldwide, asking for data on accumulated...
Man and robot without separating systems (2006)
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Breckweg, A.
Assistance robots offer more flexibility compared to fully automated robot cells, they raise the automation potential as regards manual work places and contribute to increasing productivity. With low...
Strukturiertes Planen für Automatisierungssysteme (2006)
In this presentation we confine ourselves to the introduction of the state of the art of methods and tools for the specification, planning and development of robotic automation systems for industrial...
Engelberger, J., Vincze, M., Prassler, E., Hägele, M.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Advances in Service Robotics (ASER 2006). The ASER06 workshop aims at bringing together researchers, manufacturers and users to realistically assess...
Prassler, E., Hägele, M., Siegwart, R.
In this paper we report on the First International Contest for Cleaning Robots, which took place jointly with IROS 2002 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The event had two primary objectives. As an...
SMErobot Coffee Break. DVD: EU Sixth Framework Programme Grant No. 011838 (2006)
This project video visualizes the vision of - new robots capable of understanding human-like instructions - safe and productive direct interaction between humans and robots - three-day-deployable...
DESIRE: German service robotics initiative (2006)
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Prassler, E.
Volltext Research Projects Summary: DESIRE is conceived as a joint research project with two foci: one focus is on basic research on methods and algorithms for service robots and the second focus is...
COGNIRON - the cognitive robot companion (2006)
Volltext Research Projects Summary: The objectives of COGNIRON are to study the perceptual, representational, reasoning and learning capabilities of embodied robots in human centred environments. The...
Aufbau von Industrierobotern (2006)
Beschreibung des Aufbaus von Industrierobotern.
Robotertechnik und Anwendungen - Einführung (2006)
Einführung in das Kapitel G: Robotertechnik und Anwendungen.
Robotertechnik und Anwendungen - Definitionen (2006)
Definition verschiedener Begriffe aus der Robotik.
Grundaufgaben der Industrieroboter (2006)
Beschreibung der Grundaufgaben von Industrierobotern.
Robot assistants as simple and effective tools in manufacturing environments (2005)
Hägele, M., Schaaf, W., Helms, E.
A safe and flexible co-operation between robot and operator may be a promissing way to achieve better productivity at the manual workplace. Thus, robot assistance can be though to be simple and...
Advances in human-robot interaction (2005)
Prassler, E., Lawitzky, G., Stopp, A., Grunwald, G., Hägele, M., Dillmann, R., ...
Some of the dreams of robotic scientists are easily described: robots doing tedious housekeeping work, robots playing with the children, robots helping elderly people at home in their daily tasks,...
Automation and robotics (2005)
Increasingly complex products, processes and shorter product service lives place considerable demands on the flexibility, availability and cost-efficiency of automation solutions. Automation means...
Parlitz, C., Helms, E., Hägele, M.
Through the user of new sensor devices, new forms of safe human robot cooperation are made possible. The demonstrator PowerMate shows a possible setup. An even higher degree of flexibility can be...
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Breckweg, A.
Assistenzroboter bieten mehr Flexibilität gegenüber vollautomatischen Roboterzellen, heben das Automatisierungspotenzial gegenüber manuellen Arbeitsplätzen und tragen zur Produktivitätserhöhung...
Roboter als Helfer des Menschen (2004)
Der Fraunhofer-IPA beschäftigt sich seit vielen Jahren mit der Entwicklung von Service-Robotern, darunter auch einem Helfer für Alltagsaufgaben, Care-O-bot genannt. Inzwischen wird bereits die...
Industrial robot safety has been well regulated by comprehensive international safety standards. However, no specific guidelines have been established for safety conformable designs and operation of...
Technologie, Entwicklungsstand und Einsatzfelder für Service-Roboter (2004)
Hägele, M., Schaaf, W., Hans, M., Graf, B.
Service-Roboter für gewerbliche Anwendungen und für die Ausführung von Alltagsaufgaben in privatem Umfeld verheißen enorme Zukunftsmärkte. In einer älter werdenden Gesellschaft können...
Wege zu mehr Flexibilität in der Handhabung und Montage (2004)
- Trends in der Robotik und Automatisierung: Neue Anwendungen sowie Kosten- und Leistungsverbesserung der Komponenten, insbesondere des Roboters. - Herausforderung für die mittelständische...
Service-Roboter-Visionen (2004)
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Wegener, K., Kubacki, J., Meyer, C., Rohrmoser, B., ...
Dieses Buch differenziert das stetig wachsende Feld der Servicerobotik und stellt die Besonderheiten sowohl aus technologischer als auch aus gesellschaftlicher Sicht dar. Ein Team von Experten hat...
ASER 2004, 2nd International Workshop on Advances in Service Robotics. Proceedings. CD-ROM (2004)
Prassler, E., Lawitzky, G., Fiorini, P., Hägele, M.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Advances in Service Robotics (ASER 2004). The ASER04 workshop aims at bringing together researchers, manufacturers and users to realistically assess...
MORPHA: interactive and co-operative robots - at the frontier to a new generation of robots (2003)
Lay, K., Prassler, E., Stopp, A., Lawitzky, G., Grunwald, G., Schöner, G., ...
Prassler, E., Hägele, M., Siegwart, R.
In this paper we report on the First International Contest for Cleaning Robots, which took place jointly with IROS 2002 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The event had two primary objectives. As an...
Industrie-Roboter zur flexiblen Automatisierung in mittelständischen Fertigungen (2003)
Small and medium manufacturing is characterized by uncertain product volumes and product life times up to the vision of cost effective production of goods at lot size 1. This imposes extreme...
Service-Roboter gestern, heute, morgen (2003)
Service robots operate semi- or fully autonomously to perform services useful to the well-being of humans and equipment, excluding manufacturing operations. These robots are as diverse as the variety...
Mobile und humanoide Robotertechnik (2003)
Dillmann, R., Lay, K., Prassler, E., Stopp, A., Lawitzky, G., Grunwald, G., ...
In this paper we present a selection of recent results of the BMBF lead project MORPHA. The acronym MORPHA stands for Interaction and Communication between Humans and Anthropomorphic Robot...
Prassler, E., Hägele, M., Siegwart, R.
Fifteen teams of young robot scientists and engineers competed at the "First International Robot Cleaning Contest" which took place at the EPFL Lausanne on Oct. 1st and 2nd, 2002. As first households...
The conference proceedings collects the technical reports presented by the attendees to the ASER03 workshop on their research on technooogies and systems for Service Robotics. The proccedings include...
Robot assistants at manual workplaces: Effective co-operation and safety aspects (2002)
Hägele, M., Schaaf, W., Helms, E.
A safe and flexible co-operation between robot and operator may be a promising way to achieve better productivity at the manual workplace. Thus, robot assistants can be thought to be clever helpers...
rob@work: Robot assistant in industrial environments (2002)
Helms, E., Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M.
In this contribution we present a robot assistant consisting of a mobile platform and a manipulator to support manual workplaces in production environments. We propose a general definition of robot...
Verbundvorhaben Paraform: Laserbasierte parallele 3D-Formerfassung für Robotik (2002)
Jetter, V., Breuckmann, B., Dresselhaus, M., Ehrhard, J., Hägele, M., Heinol, H., ...
A threedimensional measuring system will be developed for control and guidance of roboter in an industrial environment.
Rob@work: Assistentensysteme als Helfer in der Produktion (2002)
Helms, E., Dünne, M., Hans, M., Hägele, M., Hostalet Wandosell, J.M., Rohrmoser, B.
We present a robot assistant consisting of a mobile platform and a manipulator to support manual workplaces in production environments. In this contribution we show an intelligent task planning and...
Mechatronik für die Automatisierung und Robotik (2002)
Die Nachfrage nach Automatisierungslösungen ist ungebrochen. Der rasante Innovationsfortschritt insbesondere in der Informationstechnik und Sensorik zielt auf eine Aufwertung des Roboters als einen...
Present State and Future Trends in Mechanical Systems Design for Robot Application (2002)
Industrierobotereinsatzzahlen nehmen zu, neue Anwendungsgebiete insbesondere in Bereichen außerhalb der Fertigung werden durch ServiceRoboter erschlossen. Demnach werden Roboter als Spezialisten...
M.: “rob@work: Robot Assistant in Industrial Environments (2002)
E. Helms, R. D. Schraft, M. Hägele
In this contribution we present a robot assistant consisting of a mobile platform and a manipulator to support manual workplaces in production environments. We propose a general definition of robot...
M.: “rob@work: Robot Assistant in Industrial Environments (2002)
E. Helms, R. D. Schraft, M. Hägele
In this contribution we present a robot assistant consisting of a mobile platform and a manipulator to support manual workplaces in production environments. We propose a general definition of robot...
MORPHA: Communication and interaction with intelligent, anthropomorphic robot assistants (2001)
Lay, K., Prassler, E., Dillmann, R., Grundwald, G., Hägele, M., Lawitzky, G., ...
Robot systems, which are employed outside traditional manufacturing applications, so-called service robots or robot assistants, have by far not reached the economic potential of industrial robots...
Dependable Interaction with an Intelligent Home Care Robot (2001)
Care-O-bot is the prototype of a multi functional home assistant, to be used by elderly people in order to live independently in their homes for a longer time. Easy, intuitive, and dependable...
Key technologies in robot assistants: motion coordination between a human and a mobile robot (2001)
Prassler, E., Bank, D., Kluge, B., Hägele, M.
In this paper we describe an approach to coordinating the motion of a human with a mobile robot moving in a populated, continuously changing, natural environment. Our test application is a wheelchair...
From robots to robot assistants (2001)
Conventional robots find their limitation if the task execution requires a level of perception, dexterity and decision making which cannot be met technically in a cost-effective or a robust way....
The Realtime Framework is a library of software modules for the development of distributed motion control systems. It enhances the portability, re-usability and modularity and reduces the development...
Mechatronic System Techniques for Robots for Service Application Systems (2000)
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Heni, M., Seid, R.
Robots are considered a typical representative of mechatronics which integrate aspects of manipulation, mobility, sensing, control and coordination. A broad spectrum of service job opportunities...
Wie sieht die Industrie-Robotik der Zukunft aus? Antwort gibt der Autor. Er setzt z.B. auf den Produktionsassistenten.
From Service Robots to Robotic Assistants (2000)
Conventional robots find their limitation if the task execution requires a level of perception, dexterity and decision making which cannot be met technically in a cost-effective or a robust way....
Innovative Steuerungstechnik in der Robotik (2000)
Control engineering plays a significant role as innovative technology for products and production systems in the field of automation and robotics. Assisted by decreasing cost, performance-ratio of...
Trends in der Robotertechnik (2000)
The demand for flexible automation solutions will continue to open new fields of application for industrial robots. This development is primarily supported by the fast progress in control and sensor...
Überblick über Roboteranwendungen (1999)
Die Nachfrage nach hochwertigen Automatisierungslösungen ist ungebrochen. Bestehende Defizite und der rasante Innovationsfortschritt insbesondere in der Informationstechnik und Sensorik zielen auf...
Neue Robotertechnologien für neue Automatisierungslösungen (1999)
Aktuelle Trends und technische Entwicklungen in der Robotik bezüglich der Sensorik-, Steuerungs- und Programmierung werden dargestellt und in unterschiedlichen Anwendungen der...
Ziel des Projektes IQ 2000 ist es, die preisgünstige Entwicklung leistungsfähiger und zuverlässiger Servicerobotersysteme zu fördern durch die Bereitstellung intelligenter und wiederverwendbarer...
A Teleoperated Fire Fighting Robot with a Multi-Sensor System for Navigation Purposes (1999)
Rust, H., Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M.
The development of a multi-sensor system with navigation purposes for a teleoperated fire fighting robot is described in this paper. The robot system consists of a tracked vehicle which pulls the...
Technische Intelligenz in der Automatisierung (1999)
Die Nachfrage nach hochwertigen Automatisierungslösungen ist ungebrochen. Bestehende Defizite und der rasante Innovationsfortschritt insbesondere in der Informationstechnik und Sensorik zielen auf...
Novel Applications of Robotics (1999)
Schraft, R.D., Schmid, S., Hägele, M., Klumpp, B.
This paper describes the latest developments and research activities of IPA in the field of novel robot applications. The activities cover the industrial sector with a focus on manufacturing...
Low-cost Scanner with Triangulation Sensors (1999)
Laserscanners are state of the art for acquiring geometrical information of the environment. But for several applications low cost is mandatory while high accuracy is not necessary. For these cases...
The profitability of industrial robots - Analysis of case studies (1998)
Wirtschaftlichkeitsbetrachtungen sind fuer die Investition in Industrierobotersysteme von zentraler Bedeutung. Hierzu sind Methoden der Vorgehensweise der Planung und Realisierung von...
Vom Industrieroboter zum Serviceroboter (1997)
Die für Industrieroboter entwickelten Technologien können auch für Serviceroboter genutzt werden. Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die Chancen und Grenzen sowie den Stand der Technik von...
Service Robots: Examples of the State-of-the-Art in Products, Prototypes and Product Visions (1997)
Service Robots are considered as an extension to industrial robots and are mainly characterized by their exposure to the public. So far limiting factors have been development and component costs as...
A Robot System for Automatic Fueling of Automobiles (1997)
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Kroth, E., Fischer, A.
The steps leading up to the first fully functional robot capable of refueling a large variety of car types are outlined. The complexity of its development requires appropriate tools for a task-based...
A Robot System for Automatic Fuel Refilling (1996)
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Schlaich, P., Barth, O., Kroth, E., Fischer, A.
The way to the first fully functional robot capable of refueling a large variety of car types is outlined. The complexity of the development task requires both appropriate tools for a task based...
Automatisierung: Einsatz und Perspektiven der Robotik (1996)
Etwa 30 Jahre nach seiner Einführung hat der Industrieroboter weltweit als Produktionsmittel in der flexiblen automatisierten Fertigung eine enorme Verbreitung gefunden. Es entwickeln sich derzeit...
Anforderungen an Schlüsselkomponenten marktgerechter Seviceroboteranwendungen (1996)
Serviceroboter sind Spezialisten. So breit das Spektrum an teil- oder vollautomatisierbaren Aufgaben ist, so vielseitig sind die eingesetzten Systeme. Für System- und Komponentenhersteller ergeben...
Serviceroboter - Perspektiven und Marktpotentiale (1995)
Etwa 30 Jahre nach seiner Ersteinführung hat der Industrieroboter weltweit als Produktionsmittel in der flexiblen automatisierten Fertigung eine enorme Verbreitung gefunden. Darüber hinaus...
Serviceroboter - Neue Roboterkonzepte für den Dienstleistungsbereich (1995)
Engeln, W., Hägele, M., Schraft, R.D.
Technologische Innovationen erschließen neue Möglichkeiten der bedarfsgerechten Rationalisierung von Handhabungs-, Transport- und Bearbeitungstätigkeiten im Dienstleistungssektor. Dies belegt der...
Methods and Tools for an Efficient Design of Service Robot Applications (1995)
Service robots will constitute an interesting new discipline in robotics with promising perspectives. It can be assumed that most applications will require service robots which are specialists...
Methods and Tools for an Efficient Design of Service Robot Applications (1995)
In the past considerable effort has been invested in developing systems which support autonomous task execution or navigation of robots in semi- and unstructured environments. Technological advances...
Innovative techniques in material flow automation (1995)
A well-organized material flow concept is the backbone of a cost-effective, time-efficient and quality-oriented production. Installation and continous optimization of both material flow equipment,...
Distributed smart sensor system for low cost mobile robots (1995)
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Dahlkemper, J., Baum, W.
A robust and reliable sensor system is the enabling technology for automation processes. Especially in the field of mobile robots, a high performance perception system is required to cope with an...
Distributed Smart Sensor System for Autonomous Mobile Robots (1995)
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Dahlkemper, J., Baum, W.
A robust and reliable sensor system is the enabling technology for automation processes. Especially in the field of mobile robots, a high performance perception system is required to cope with an...
Ziel der Untersuchung war die Darstellung des Stands der Technik bereits konzipierter und entwickelter Serviceroboter, die Abschätzung des Marktpotentials möglicher Serviceroboteranwendungen und...
Stand der Technik und künftige Marktpotentiale ausgesuchter Serviceroboteranwendungen (1994)
Etwa 30 Jahre nach seiner Ersteinführung hat der Industrieroboter weltweit als Produktionsmittel in der flexiblen automatisierten Fertigung eine enorme Verbreitung gefunden. Es fanden sowohl...
Schraft, R.D., Hägele, M., Volz, H.
In the past considerable effort has been invested in developing systems which support autonomous task execution of navigation of robots in (partially) unstructured environments. Technological...
Marktpotential und Nutzwert (1994)
Erste Untersuchungen weisen nach, daß die teilweise oder vollständige Automatisierung einer Vielzahl von Dienstleistungstätigkeiten durch Serviceroboter zwar technologisch durchführbar ist, doch...
Chancen und Marktpotentiale ausgewählter Einsatzfälle (1994)
Technologische Innovationen erschließen neue Möglichkeiten der bedarfsgerechten Rationalisierung von Handhabungs-, Transport- und Bearbeitungstätigkeiten im Dienstleistungssektor. Dies belegt der...
Zukunftsmarkt Serviceroboter - Einsatzgebiete und erste Anwendungen (1993)
Degenhart, E., Hägele, M., Schraft, R.D.
Die Verfügbarkeit und das Spektrum angebotener Dienstleistungen gelten als Maßstab für unsere Lebensqualität. Erstmalig erschließen sich durch technische Fortschritte auf den Gebieten der...
Serviceroboter - Perspektiven der Automatisierung des Dienstleistungsbereichs (1993)
Das überproportionale Wachstum des Dienstleistungsbereichs gegenüber dem primären und sekundären Sektor ist ein wissenschaftlich und im Allgemeinverständnis weithin akzeptierter Befund....
Hindernissen ausweichende automatische Staubsauger, Roboter zur Unterstützung komplizierter chirurgischer Eingriffe, sich selbständig in Krankenhäusern bewegende Transportfahrzeuge: diese, in...
Degenhart, E., Hägele, M., Schraft, R.D.
In the past considerable effort has been invested in developing systems which support autonomous task execution of navigation of robots in (partially) unstructured environments. Technological...
New robot applications in production and service (1993)
Schraft, R.D., Degenhart, E., Hägele, M., Kahmeyer, M.
In the past considerable efforts have been invested in developing systems which support autonomous task execution or navigation of robots in (partially) unstructured environments. Technological...
Calibration of industrial robots using a novel single camera system (1993)
Hägele, M., Prinz, S., Degenhart, E., Schraft, R.D.
New techniques were investigated for efficient automatic calibration of robots using a novel optical measurement device, the Reseau Scanning Camera (RSC). The camera's versatility with respect to...
Hindernissen ausweichende automatische Staubsauger, Roboter zur Unterstützung komplizierter chirurgischer eingriffe, sich selbständig in Krankenhäusern bewegende Transportfahrzeuge, diese in...