ABSTRACT The World Robot Summit (WRS) is a robotic 'challenge and
exposition'organized by the Japanese government to accelerate social implementation …

The manufacturing industry is seeing an increase in demand for more custom-made, low-
volume production. This type of production is rarely automated and is to a large extent still …

The distinguishing property of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS) is that they can
rapidly and efficiently adapt to new production requirements, both in terms of their capacity …

Innovation cycles in the automotive industry are shortening due to influences from the IT
world and trends such as automated driving. In contrast, the life cycles of the vehicles remain …

To respond to the increasing global demand for highly customisable production systems, we
developed a new standardised component for modular robotic platforms. It supports a …

In this paper we present a novel software architecture for flexible and modular robotic
workcells. It aims at providing robot independent, ROS-based programming environment …

This paper demonstrates that “completely-jigless” assembly of a model product that requires
fitting accuracy at the level of industrial products is possible by using a universal hand with …

This paper deals with the integration of a flexible, reconfigurable work cell performing
assembly of parts in the automotive industry. The unique feature of the developed cell is that …

Object handling in automated manufacturing processes lacks the flexibility to adapt to rapid
production changes on the workshop floor typical for small and medium enterprises …

Small and Medium Enterprises can utilize robotic assembly solutions to improve their
productivity. This is especially true if the assembly cells can be reconfigured to …