SIMBIOTS Project - Hybrid production systems based on HRI - TIAGo
A representative of the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics describes the SIMBIOTS project with Eurecat, PAL Robotics, Promaut, and Zanini, focusing on human-robot collaboration using TIAGo.
In this talk
- 0:24
Designing collaborative tasks
SIMBIOTS brings together several Catalan research and industry partners. Its work explores robot tasks involving physical contact with people, with goals that include simpler programming, ergonomic support, and assistance.
- 0:58
Adapting to people and surroundings
The project treats collaboration as a property of the task and its design, including how the robot perceives its surroundings and communicates its actions. Robots can locate objects in changing scenes, detect issues, and adjust their paths to reduce collision risk while supporting operator ergonomics.
- 1:56
Using force feedback for safe contact
RobotX admittance control uses force measurements from a sensor on TIAGo’s body to adjust the end effector. This helps maintain contact with a workpiece during handling or cleaning while keeping the system responsive around people. Whole-body optimization coordinates positioning and collision avoidance across the robot and its environment.
- 3:00
Preparing TIAGo for industrial work
The project adapted TIAGo’s base, arm, and control architecture for collaborative tasks and industrial use, and certified the robot for that setting. The work suggests people and robots can share tasks in workplaces where industrial robots had previously been kept apart from staff.
- 4:06
Next steps and wider uses
Further work includes making human-robot communication more intuitive, easing production-line integration and programming, and testing and certifying the software. The team sees possible applications in other fields, while noting that each would need further investigation.
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