UMinho
New system tracks people and objects, assesses a worker’s physical and mental effort and plans movements.
The project was developed by the Algoritmi Center and Mathematics Center of the University of Minho and by DTx CoLab – Associação Laboratório Collaborativo em Transformação Digital.
It’s called I-CATER – “Intelligent Robotic Coworker Assistant for Industrial Tasks with an Ergonomics Rationale”. It brought together experts in robotics, ergonomics and computer vision.
Everything to design a new generation of collaborative robot, which senses its human partners.
The new humanoid robot not only helps people lift heavy parts, but also It senses when you are tired, adapts to the way you work and protects against injuries.
In other words, they do not repeat scheduled tasks. I-CATER learn, make decisions and adapt in real time, both in motor behavior and verbal communication.
Observe and understand the movements of human operatorsassess physical and cognitive effort, can predict what needs to be done next, and adjust their actions to suit each worker’s style, pace, and unique physical and cognitive needs.
UMinho, in a statement sent to ZAP, explains that this audacious robotic system includes several important innovations: it tracks the location of people and objects in the workspace, recognizes their actions, assesses a worker’s physical and mental effort and plan your own movements so that they are smooth, safe and easy to interpret.
If the robot notices that the worker is at risk of straining or becoming tired, it can fit immediately change your behavior to make the workspace safer and the joint task more efficient.
The final results of the project will be presented to the public this Friday, January 30th, at 2:30 pm, at the Azurém campus of the University of Minho, in Guimarães.
