KoPro - Configurable Process Chains for Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly

As product batch sizes become smaller and more diverse, the planning and programming required for partial automation with robots becomes more challenging. This can make human-robot collaboration (HRC) where humans and robots work together less cost-effective. The KoPro project aims to address this issue via two innovations: 1) novel methods for human-robot assembly planning, and 2) real-time adaptation of assembly sequences and robot programs. In our supplementary video, we showcase our collaborative process chain for HRC including 1) the planning of HRC assembly tasks based on process and product data, and 2) execution modules for the human, the robot, and the assembly environment.