Festival in Bayreuth - 5th colloquium of the MHI e.V.

On 11.03. and 12.03. Prof. Dr. Heinrich invited to the 5th colloquium of the Scientific Society for Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics (MHI e.V.) at the University of Bayreuth. Approx. 40 scientific employees of the MHI member institutes followed this invitation for a scientific exchange.

In two parallel sessions, scientists presented the latest research results in the fields of assembly, handling, industrial robotics and new teaching concepts. The Institute of Production Systems also presented current research results from two projects:

Mr. Florian Hoffman presented current progress within the project ROBOTOP, in which an internet-based configurator is being developed to facilitate the transfer of robot applications into practice. This is necessary because despite the far-reaching technological developments in the field of robotics (e.g. lightweight robots) the degree of implementation of innovative solutions in industrial practice is still comparatively low. This is especially true for inexperienced users from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The developed configurator comprises planning functions along the entire engineering process, whereby industrially implemented best practices form a focal point within the configurator. The core of the presentation was the methodical procedure for the collection, structuring and integration of these best practices into the web platform.

Mr. Lukas Schulte presented results of the research project Industrial Data Science (InDaS). This qualification concept addresses the training and further education of young academics as well as specialists from industry. For this purpose, a network of chairs and institutes of the faculties of mechanical engineering, computer science and statistics could be established. Through close cooperation with industrial partners and the consistent consideration of the requirements of the employees of the future, a high degree of topicality and practical testing of the taught contents can be achieved. In this teaching concept, small groups of students from the disciplines of computer science, statistics and engineering are enabled to work on and solve real cases of application.

Encouraged by a comprehensive exchange, existing research networks could be expanded and valuable academic contacts could be established.

In addition to the lectures, this year's host, the chair "Applied Computer Science VIII - Robotics and Embedded Systems" of Prof. Dr. Heinrich, presented current research in his own laboratories. A special highlight of this presentation was the live evaluation of depth cameras for 3D object scanning via smartphone.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Prof. Dr. Heinrich and his staff for organizing the 5th MHI Technical Colloquium and all participants for the lively and open discussions and are already looking forward to a continuation next year.

The peer-reviewed research papers of the colloquium will be published in the 5th volume of the Congress on Assembly Handling and Industrial Robots by Springer Verlag.

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