Applied and industrial robotics

Summary

This course is a real contact with industrial robotic applications. Components and mechanisms are reminded. The fields of microtechnical assembly and packaging are treated. CTOs from established companies (BlueBotics, Adept, Maxon motors and UniTechnologies) are involved in this course.

Content

Keywords

Robotics, Micro Robotics, Mechanisms, Robotic assembly, Applications, Industrial Robotics,

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Basics of Robotics

Basics of control

MICRO 450 (Basics of robotics for manipulation)

Recommended courses

Basics of Robotics for manipulation, Vibration Systems, Control and advanced control, Conception de mécanismes I et II

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Argue the choice of components or industrial robots for given applications.
• Choose or select an appropriate assembly technique or a robot.
• Design an industrial robotics installation
• Judge the quality of a mechanism or a peripheral element in robotics
• Assess / Evaluate the choices made
• Specify economic challenge of an industrial robotics installation
• Assess / Evaluate the cost of an industrial robotics installation
• Use theoretical knowledge to support the specifications of an industrial application

Transversal skills

• Assess progress against the plan, and adapt the plan as appropriate.
• Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
• Identify the different roles that are involved in well-functioning teams and assume different roles, including leadership roles.
• Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
• Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
• Manage priorities.
• Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.

Teaching methods

Course ex cathedra + exercices + sub project + keynote talks

Expected student activities

Exercice + subproject  company visit

Assessment methods

Midterm

+ subproject report

+ Written exam

Supervision

Resources

Notes/Handbook

Lecture notes- available in PDF - on moodle

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-451