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Collobrative robotics (Cobot) survey - Mary Doyle-Kent June 2020
Thank you for agreeing to participate in this survey which is part of a research project for an on-going Doctoral Program in Engineering Science in Vienna University of Technology, Austria.
Background: We are moving into the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, currently, where manufacturing takes place in an information intensive environment. This ‘connected’ environment consists of data, people, processes, service and systems with Internet of Things (IoT) enabled industrial assets. This new 'smart' way of manufacturing is facilitated by increasing levels of automation, cyber physical systems, digital twins and the intensive use of data analytics. It is driven by modern industrial and societal challenges and evolutions, as well as the integration of information and operational technology.
Industry 4.0 consists of the following core elements:
ICT – IoT, cyber security, cloud computing, big data artificial intelligence and wireless systems.
Connectedness – simulation, digital twin and systems integration.
Sensors – built in intelligence, real time capability, traceability and completeness.
Robotics – High flexibility, intuitive operation, human robot cooperation and intelligent control.
Innovative production systems – complete cross linkage, augmented reality, cyber physical systems, self-configuration and additive manufacturing
This research looks at the social impact of the fifth industrial revolution, Industry 5.0, and focuses on automation in human centered systems. It investigates how, in a new futuristic age of manufacturing, robotics and humans will work together seamlessly. Collaborative robots (Cobots) and their operators, (Coboters) will play important roles in future manufacturing environments which will be agile, flexible, environmentally friendly, safe and efficient. Industry 5.0 will combine the technological breakthroughs of Industry 4.0 with the unique capabilities of humans.
The aim of this ten-minute survey is to provide an important insight into the experiences of companies of their use of automation and we hope that it will help influence future policy and education programmes.
All data will be treated confidentially, and individuals will not be identifiable in any reports generated from this study. The general findings may be presented to academic conferences and journals, as well as enterprise agencies, in order to help understand the particular situation in Ireland when compared to other regions.
ALL RESPONSES WILL BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY AND THE NAME OF THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR RESPONSE.
Company names will appear in an appendix at the end of any publication in order to illustrate the profiles of the companies who participated.
This study is being conducted under the supervision of Peter Kopacek, Professor Emeritus, Vienna University of Technology (kopacek@ihrt.tuwien.ac.at).
The researcher is a member of INSYTE, the Centre for INformation SYstems and TEchno-culture (INSYTE) which is an interdisciplinary research centre located in the south east of Ireland. She can be contacted at marydoylekent@gmail.com Thank you in advance.
