Winner Spotlight - Ergonomic Human-Robot Collaboration - KUKA Innovation Award 2018

Winner of the 2018 KUKA Innovation Award 2018!

Ergonomic Human-Robot Collaboration Framework | Team CoAware | IIT, Italy

Application
The first ergonomic and dynamically reconfigurable human-robot collaboration framework

Challenge
Ensuring worker ergonomics, comfort and productivity in industrial human-robot collaboration

Solution
Real-time monitoring of human movements combined with anticipatory robot control resulting in more ergonomic and flexible collaboration between human and robot.

Features
• Real-time monitoring of movement and ergonomics using a novel dynamic model
• Real-time recognition and processing of the environment, including tools, parts, etc.
• Real-time optimization tools for ergonomic human-robot collaboration
• A self-tuning impedance controller for LBR iiwa to improve adaptability to unknown parts
• Novel wearable feedback interfaces to guide human co-workers towards ergonomic poses

Closing team slide:
Team CoAware
Human-Aware Anticipatory Robot Assistance in Human-Robot Collaboration
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
Dr. Wansoo Kim
M.Sc. Pietro Balatti
M.Sc. Marta Lorenzini
M.Sc. Dong Hai Phuong Nguyen
Dr. Claudio Fantacci
Dr. Matej Hoffmann
Dr. Vadim Tikhanoff
Dr. Ugo Pattacini
Dr. Lorenzo Natale
Dr. Arash Ajoudani