On August 04, a workshop on the handling of a laser tracker was held at the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld (UCB). The aim was to identify the accuracy characteristics of the Yaskawa Motoman Dual Arm robot. The workshop was designed and conducted by Dr.-Ing. Ali Kanso, research associate at ZeMA and project leader of the Robotix-Academy.…
On July 28, a workshop on robot grinding and force/torque sensors was held at SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG in Lauffen/Neckar on the topic of robot grinding and force/torque sensors. Participants of the workshop were Dr.-Ing. Ali Kanso, Marco Schneider, M.Sc. as well as Stefan Marx, M.Sc., scientific staff members of ZeMA within the Robotix-Academy.…
After long weeks of Corona-related online lessons and mostly digital events, a pupils’ workshop in presence could take place again for the first time on July 09: The graduation class pupils of the Max-Planck-Gymnasium (MPG) Saarlouis had the opportunity to participate in a HRC workshop offered by the Robotix-Academy at the school campus. Invited by…
On July 07th, after a long Corona break, a pupils workshop could take place in presence for the first time this year: The workshop was held in Bad Kreuznach where the pupils of the Gymnasium “An der Stadtmauer” had the opportunity to participate in two HRC workshops offered by the Robotix-Academy. Three scientific members of…
On Monday, June 28, 2021, the RICAIP Brain & Breakfast Discussion with ZeMA & Yaskawa kicked off shortly before 09:00. The nearly 25 participants were able to discuss in a video conference with Khansa Rekik, researcher in robotics at ZeMA, and Christopher Schneider from Yaskawa about current experiences and challenges in “Planning Human-Robot Collaboration in…
At the Digitaltag 2021 on Friday, June 18, everything was about digitization. In a livestream, the Saarland state government once again presented an extensive program as well as a virtual showcase of achievements around digitization “made in Saarland” Digitaltag Saarland 2021. In the context of this Germany-wide day of action, ZeMA was able to give…
On June 16, the East Side Fab (ESF) in cooperation with places2x, htw saar, fitt gGmbH and the HBKsaar organized this year’s maker day in Saarbrücken. The event was a full-day challenge for a robotics prototying, where new robitics prototypes as well as business models were developed in a playful way. The participants, who came…
“Humans and robots – the dream team!” – An introduction to human-robot collaboration (HRC)-enabled robotic systems. Online workshop for schools in Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate. On January 26, 2021, Robotix-Academy hosted its first MRK workshop in the new year. Under the motto “Humans and robots – the dream team!” Marco Schneider and Stefan Marx, both research…
The Robotix-Academy presents demonstrators and application scenarios to students in the lecture Industrial Robotics. The Master’s program Automotive Production Engineering at htw Saar provides students with engineering and management skills in the automotive industry and offers the opportunity to apply learned study contents in a practical way with company projects. In particular, specialists and managers…
On April 26, 2021, the first exchange of the newly founded German Robotics Association e.V. (DRV) took place with the virtual “fireside evening”. The moderation was taken over by Robert Weber, who quickly created a relaxed and at the same time productive atmosphere. Robert Weber is well known in the industry, as is his podcast.…