GANResilRob

Flexible Robots for Adaptable Production

Start: 03/2022

End: 06/2025

Industrial robots are precise, fast, and powerful. However, in the crisis situations of recent years, a specific shortcoming has become apparent: flexibility. The “GANResilRob” (Generative Adversarial Networks and semantics for RESILient, flexible production ROBots) project focused on the further development of production robots for adaptable production.

The project focused on anticipating exceptional situations. In industrial production, large numbers of people often work in confined spaces and enclosed areas. In the event of a pandemic or political conflict, for example, this can pose a risk to employees' health and the company's productivity.

The GANResilRob approach creates flexible, resilient production based on a combination of machine learning, generative adversarial networks (GAN), artificial intelligence (AI)-based semantic interpretation, and intuitive task programming.

Role of the FZI

In cases where, for example, material supply chains are interrupted, the FZI Research Center for Information Technology has developed production systems that learn tasks remotely and automatically adapt production to changing conditions. Among other things, the FZI has pursued the goals of researching flexible, resilient robotic assembly of vacuum chambers and the possibilities for recycling components from old cars.

Contact person

David Timmermann

Vice Department Manager

Division: Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering

+49 721 9654-207

Timmermann@fzi.de

Headquarters Karlsruhe

Research focus

Applied Artificial Intelligence

AI from research to practice: We promote applied AI for business and small and medium-sized enterprises, integrating technology with law and ethics.

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Robotics

We develop mobile systems and autonomous walking robots for use in space travel, industry, and public spaces. We put them to the test in the FZI Living Lab Service Robotics.

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