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Symbiotic tEleoperatioN for Safe and cost-efficient wInd turBine bLade maintEnance
Symbiotic tEleoperatioN for Safe and cost-efficient wInd turBine bLade maintEnance
Project Leader: Dr. Cheng Fang
SDU is the birthplace of robotics research in Denmark. It has a long and strong track record in collaborative robotics and has spawned a cluster of collaborative robotics (cobots) companies including Universal Robots as a worldwide leader. Recently, SDU has been attracting large investment (e.g., SDU Industrial 4.0 initiative) and securing a number of large research projects in the collaborative robotics area.
SDU has made an ambitious strategic plan and roadmap, and is in a good position to strengthen research in cobots further, and expand the application fields of cobots extensively. To support this strategic plan, research topics, such as human-robot interaction and collaboration, learning from demonstration, and safety of cobots, are prioritized to fuel the evolution of cobots into the next generation and become safer, more intelligent, and user-friendly.
Project Leader: Dr. Francesco Chinello
AU represents one of the excellences in Denmark and a top 100 and 150 ranked university in the world, with a long history of outstanding research results and with the constant aim at improving research and teaching quality. The mission is to create novel, relevant research outcomes for the development and wellness of society through research contributions and academic formation.
Furthermore, AU holds knowledge and tools in cutting-edge technologies involving wearable haptics, human-robot interaction, and awareness in industry-related research. The current research challenges involving VR, haptics, and robotics, with teleoperation and remote control challenges, create a substantial input to continue to maintain and increase academic research excellence.
Project Leader: Kim Lorentzen
The project aligns strategically with Clobotics' overarching vision of becoming the premier service provider within the wind turbine sector, delivering secure, efficient, dependable, and state of the art wind turbine blade maintenance services through the utilization of (semi-)autonomous collaborative robots.
Clobotics has developed the first robot, Sparrow, in the world that is specially designed for onshore and offshore wind turbine blade maintenance. This robot serves as the foundational platform for the integration and demonstration of all developed technologies.
Project Leader: Michael Lundorff-Hansen
Innopixel is a company that provides solutions and consultation in Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (VR, AR, and MR) areas. They have extensive experience in developing tools for training and education applications using VR, AR, and MR technologies.
This project also allows INP to investigate and experiment with the combination of VR and haptics and human-robot interaction, and help the company gain and develop a competitive advantage in teleoperation training.
