弗劳恩霍夫（Fraunhofer）机床和成型技术学院的科学家IWU开发了一种创新的技术，使人们和大型工业机器人能够以直观的方式一起工作，感觉很像人类的团队合作。利用这项技术的好处，机器人可以识别手势，面部和姿势，以使这种合作更加安全，更高效。Fraunhofer IWU将于2019年1月24日在Hall 19 Hall 19号的Hannover Messeview介绍这项创新，并在2019年4月1日至5日在Booth C24的Hannover Messe在17号厅的Hannover Messe举行。
A cursory glance at shop floors is all it takes to see human-robot collaboration has gone mainstream in manufacturing. However, a second glance reveals that this is more “to each his own” than “we’re in this together.” Heavy-duty robots operate alongside their human coworkers without safety fencing, but direct interaction is a no-go. Safety precautions dictate that the robot freezes as soon as a human sets foot in a sizable surrounding safety zone.
Safe, effective and direct – a better way of working together
弗劳恩霍夫（Fraunhofer）的机床和成型技术研究所IWU提出了一种前所未有的技术，以使人机团队合作更加高效，从而使整个制造业工作流程受益。“我们为旧技术增加了有效，安全和灵活的互动。这是人类第一次可以根据行业的手势直接与重型机器人进行交流和合作。” ing博士说。Fraunhofer Iwu机器人部主管Mohamad Bdiwi。这项合作在商店地板上进行了类似的方式：当一个人进入机器人工作区时，机器会认识到人类的手势，面孔和姿势。
机器人周围的各个安全区都决定了机器人和人类如何在每个区域一起工作。图片来源：弗劳恩霍夫·伊瓦（Fraunhofer Iwu）
This data serves to make the teamwork safe and to control the robot. The human simply gestures, using hands and arms to instruct the mechanized coworker to perform a task. The robot is able to interpret even complex movements. “Our technology brings gesture control to industrial applications. To date, it has been used mainly in gaming applications, for example, for consoles,” adds Bdiwi.
机器人不仅可以追踪手；它还扫描面孔。例如，如果人类向侧面或向后瞥了一眼与另一个同事交谈，那么机器就会知道忽略对他人的手势。人和机器人可以直接合作，甚至可以来回传递零件和工具。机器人“看到”一只手离工人的脸太近时，然后等待将其伸出危险区域，然后再将物体交给危险区域。这种人类机器人的互动由智能算法和3D摄像机提供，这些算法借给了机器人的视力。
The algorithms are ready for action. Fraunhofer IWU researchers are going to present their innovation at the Hannover Messe preview on January 24, 2019. Visitors to the Hannover Messe can see a gesture-controlled, interactive demo application at the Hannover Messe on April 1 through 5, 2019, at booth C24 in hall 17.
Filed Under:Product design,Robotics • robotic grippers • end effectors
