RICAIP

Process Data Collection & Processing for Utilisation of Machine Tool Potential
2022-06-22 09:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Paris)
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About the Event

The improved utilisation of the potential of modern machine tools can be ensured by data collected during their operation.

The webinar is going to present opportunities in machine tool state monitoring and also monitoring of the cutting process.

The event is focused on the practical presentation of approaches and available tools that will be demonstrated in real operation use cases.

The registration is open until 20 June 2022.

The event is designed for

Researchers and Experts in Computer Science, Automation and Data OptimisationData ManagersInnovation companiesSMEs, Midcaps, Large CorporatesProduction Planners and SpecialistsProcess & Technology DevelopersTechnology Facilitators & System IntegratorsMaster and PhD Students

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Wednesday, 22 June 2022

9:00-9:20Welcome & IntroductionPetr Kolář, CTU9:20-9:50Low-frequency Machine Tool Monitoring: Industrial Example on SIDAS PlatformJiří Švéda, CTUMiroslav Dub, SIDAT9:50-10:10High-frequency Data Acquisition From Machine Tool Control System & Possible ApplicationsJiří Švéda, CTUPetr Kolář, CTU10:10-10:30Industrial Use Case: Tool Wear Monitoring in DrillingŠtěpán Chládek, CTU10:30-10:45Coffee Break10:45-11:05Industrial Example in Grinding: Anomaly Detection Using KNIMEAngelo Merlo, Erredue11:05-11:25Digital Twin for Postprocess Quality Control of MachiningAlbrecht Hänel, Fraunhofer IWU11:25-11:45Industrial Example: Symate Detact ApplicationMartin Juhrisch, Symate11:45-12:00Summary & Wrap-upPetr Kolář, CTU

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US-EU Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing
2022-06-02 00:00 - 2022-06-03 23:59
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CLAIRE | Prague

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About the Event

The first transatlantic workshop on AI in manufacturing organised with the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent federal agency created by US Congress, and the RICAIP ecosystem – namely CIIRC CTU and the National Centre for Industry 4.0 (NCI4.0).

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Researchers and Experts in Computer Science, ML & AIIndustrial Actors and High-level ExecutivesInnovation companiesSMEs, Midcaps, Large CorporatesProduction Planners and SpecialistsProcess & Technology DevelopersTechnology Facilitators & System IntegratorsMaster and PhD Students

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Thursday, 2 June 2022

8:45-9:00Official Opening by the Members of the Organising Committee:Růžena Bajcsy, University of Berkeley Vladimír Mařík, CIIRC CTU Wolfgang Wahlster, DFKI9:00-9:40Wolfgang Wahlster, DFKI, Germany: The Next Decade of Industry 4.09:40-10:20Spyros Reveliotis, Georgia Tech, US:Real-time Management of Complex Resources10.20-10.35Small Ceremonies: Medal of University of Zilina awarded to Prof. Růžena Bajcsy by the Rector of the Univ. Žilina Prof. Jozef Jandačka to memorize the Dr.h.c. degree of this University Memorial Medal of CIIRC CTU awarded to Prof. Růžena Bajcsy by the Director of CIIRC CTU Dr. Ondřej VelekDiploma of the Elected Foreign Member of the Engineering Academy of the Czech RepublicProf. Wolfgang Wahlster overtakes this diploma from Prof. Petr Zuna, President of EA CR10.35-10.55Coffee Break10.55-11.35Julian Florez, Vicomtech, Spain:Industry 4.0 Challenge and Trend: Smart Integration of Human in the Loop and Automation11.35-12.20Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, US:AI-Augmented Quality Metrology for Industrial Internet-based Production Systems12.20-13.15Lunch Break13.15-13.50Vladimír Mařík, CIIRC CTU, Czech Republic: Beyond Industry 4.0 – Building an AI Ecosystem13.50-14.20Bruce Kramer, NSF, US: NSF Future Manufacturing Program14.20-15.00Yuan-Shin Lee, North Caroline State Univ., US: Industrial Internet of Things15.00-15.20Peter Ševčík, UNIZA Žilina, Slovakia:Industrial Internet of Things and Their Platforms15.20-15.45Coffee Break15.45-16.20Pavel Burget & Petr Kadera, CIIRC CTU, Czech Republic: AI-based Methods to Increase the Production Flexibility and Variability16.20-17.20Visit to the Testbed for Industry 4.0 – for speakers and non-academic audience

Friday, 3 June 2022

9.00-9.40Martin Ruskowski, DFKI, Germany:Production Level 49.40-10.20Růžena Bajcsy, Univ. of Berkeley, USCarolyne Matl, Postdoc, Toyota Research, USIsabella Huang, Graduate student, UC Berkeley, USNew Problems in Robotics that Could be of Interest to Industry 4.010.20-10.40Coffee Break10.40-11.20Federico Sciammarella, MxD Chicago, US:Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity11.20-12.00Nadia Figueroa, UPENN, US: Multiarm Robot and Human Cooperation12.00-12.30Michael Valášek, FME CTU, Czech Republic:Physically Interconnected Robots Enable New Industrial Applications of Robots12.30-13.30Lunch BreakSide program: Guided tours in the Testbed for Industry 4.0Start: 12:30 End: 13:2025 min for each of the two floors13.30-14.10Josef Šivic, CIIRC CTU, Czech Republic:Learning Manipulation Skills from Instructional Videos14.10-14.50Placid Mathew Ferreira, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, US: OSCM: An Operating System for Cloud-based Manufacturing14.50-15.30Pavel Václavek, CEITEC, Brno TU, Czech Republic: Fail-operational Actuators with Applications in Production Systems and Future Vehicles15.30-15.40Michal Gregor, UNIZA Žilina, Slovakia: Experience with the Deep Reinforcement Learning15.40-16.00Michal Koháni, UNIZA Žilina, Slovakia:Decision Making for Large Scale Systems16.00Wrap-up & ConslusionsSmall refreshments on the Balcony

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The registration has been closed. Many thanks to all participants for their attendance!

Free of Charge

Students and employees of the RICAIP partners

CTUCEITEC BUTDFKI, ZeMATechnical University Ostrava / VŠB-TUOFraunhofer IWU

CZK 2 500 | EUR 100

Partners and members of the National Centre for Industry 4.0Partners of the National Competence Centre NCC-CAI/ NCK-KUIAcademiaResearch organisationsNGOsPublic Administration

CZK 5 000 | EUR 200

Participants from industry and other private sectors

The Registration Process

After you register, we will contact you per email and confirm your registration. Please use the bank transfer to make your payment. The registration fee is non-refundable.

The bank details including the payment identifier (variable symbol) will be sent to your email address after submitting the on-line form in form of the proforma invoice.

Please note that payments without payment identifier will not be identified and the registration cannot be confirmed. All bank charges have to be covered by the participant.

The final invoice will be sent to your e-mail address within 14 days from the receipt of the payment.

Organising Committee

Prof. Růžena Bajcsy

University of Berkeley

Bio
Ruzena Bajcsy is the NEC Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. She was the founding director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) in 2001.

Before joining UC Berkeley, she headed the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation (1999–2001).

From 1972 to 2001, she was a professor in the Computer and Information Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania, where she established in 1978 the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, and Perception (GRASP) Lab.

Throughout her 28 years at UPenn, she worked on robotics research, including computer vision, tactile perception, and in general the problem of system identification. She also worked on medical imaging, and developed with her students a digital anatomy atlas coupled with elastic matching algorithms that made it possible to automatically identify anatomic structures of the brain, first in X-ray tomography, later with MRI and positron image tomography. Use of this technology is now standard in medical practice.

Dr. Bajcsy is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (1997) and National Academy of Medicine (1995) as well as a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). In 2001 she received the ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award, and in November 2002 she was named one of the 50 most important women in Discover Magazine. She is the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal for Computer and Cognitive Sciences (2009) and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Award (2013) for her contributions in the field of robotics and automation.

Her current research is in the use of robotic technology, namely measuring and extracting noninvasively kinematic and dynamic parameters of individual in order to assess their physical movement capabilities or limitations. If there are limitations, her students have designed assistive devices that can compensate for the lack of kinematic agility and /or physical strength.

Source: Berkeley | EECS

Prof. Vladimír Mařík

Scientific Director CIIRC CTU

Bio
Prof. Vladimír Mařík received his PhD. in 1979 and DrSc. degree in 1989 from the Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic. For more than fifteen years he acted as the managing director of the Rockwell Automation Research Center, Prague. His main professional interests include distributed AI, multi-agent systems, knowledge based systems, machine learning, planning and scheduling for manufacturing. He acted as the Head of the Department of Cybernetics, Czech Technical University in the years 1999-2013. He is the founder and Scientific Director of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics of the Czech Technical University in Prague. He has been a member of the R&D&I Council of the Czech Republic (2011-2015 and since 2018). He is co-author of the National Initiative for Industry 4.0 of the Czech Republic and Board member of AICZECHIA, the Czech AI Community Network.

He is co-author, principal investigator and coordinator of Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production (RICAIP) since 2017 (H2020-Widespread-04-2017, Teaming Phase I, 2017 – 2018, approx. EUR 400K; H2020-Widespread-01-2018-2019, Teaming Phase II, + ESIF OPRDE 2019-2026, approx. EUR 50M). He is author of more than 160 articles/conference papers, co-editor of 17 books, co-author of 5 granted patents. He acted as coordinator of other projects in AI and industrial robotics, such as National Competence Centre on Cybernetics and AI (TA CR, EUR 8M). He received the Medal of Merit for service to the Czech Republic in the area of science by the President of the Czech Republic (2017), the Cross of Honour for Science and Art awarded by the President of the Republic of Austria (2003), Honoris Causa doctorate (dr.h.c.) from the Brno University of Technology (2003), top Czech science award Česká hlava – Invention (2010). He acted as Editor-in-chief of IEEE SMC Part C (2005-2013), Board member of IEEE SMC (2005 to present), has received the IEEE SMC Outstanding Contribution Award (2012) and has been Vice-president of IEEE SMC (2013 to present).

Source: CIIRC CTU

Prof. Wolfgang Wahlster

CEA, DFKI

Bio
Wolfgang Wahlster is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a pioneer of AI in Germany and Europe. As a founding director of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and in his role as its long-time CEO and scientific director, he has developed DFKI into one of the world’s largest research institutions in this field with more than 1000 employees by 2019 and more than 100 successful spin-off companies. He has served as an elected President of three international AI organizations: IJCAII, EurAI, and ACL. He is an elected Fellow of AAAI, EurAI, and GI. As a professor at the world-renowned Informatics Campus at Saarland University, he laid some of the foundations for natural language dialog systems, user modelling, and speech-to-speech translation. His current research areas are multimodal dialog systems for human-centered AI and cyber-physical production systems for the fourth industrial revolution (Industrie 4.0), a concept that he coined in 2010. He currently heads the steering group for a national AI standardization roadmap of the German government and serves the DFKI management board as Chief Executive Advisor (CEA). He is on the Executive Board of the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) at UC Berkeley and a member of the steering board of Germany’s platform for AI. Wahlster is a member of the Nobel Prize Academy in Stockholm, the German National Academy Leopoldina and three other prestigious academies. For his research, he has been awarded the German Future Prize, the First Class Cross of Merit and the Grand Cross of Merit by the Federal President of Germany. Other awards include four honorary doctorates from universities in Darmstadt, Linkoeping, Maastricht and Prague as well as an Honorary Citizenship of his hometown, Saarbruecken. For his substantial contributions to various fields of AI, Wolfgang Wahlster received the IJCAI Donald E. Walker Award in 2013 and the ICMI Sustained Accomplishment Award of the ACM in 2016. As a member of numerous advisory bodies of the German Chancellor and the Federal Government such as the Partners for Innovation, the Research Union and the Data Ethics Commission, he has co-founded innovation platforms such as Industrie 4.0 and Learning Systems. He holds a seat on ten industrial supervisory boards and technical advisory boards of large companies, medium-sized enterprises and start-ups.

Source: DFKI

Venue

CIIRC CTU

Czech Technical University in PragueCzech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and CyberneticsJugoslávských partyzánů 1580/3160 00 Prague 6 – DejviceCzech Republic

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HANNOVER MESSE 2022 - Hall 2, C39, DFKI Main Stand
2022-05-30 08:00 - 2022-06-02 17:00
After two years as a purely digital offering, Hannover Messe is back as an in-presence event, from May 30 to June 2, 2022. DFKI will feature industrial AI in medicine and Healthcare. The RICAIP centre will be presented on the DFKI Main Stand by DFKI and ZeMA which will demonstrate a collaborative robotic arm that a person can intuitively control from a distance via a virtual reality headset in real-time.

More information on the DFKI website and also in the form of press release.

DFKI presents industry topics such as production cells as digital twins, virtual teach-in in human-robot collaboration, assistance systems for humans in production, resilience management for global companies, and more value creation through data products. The second area of focus is AI in medicine. The research areas of the DFKI Lübeck branch will demonstrate how artificial intelligence can help with tumor segmentation, the control of prostheses, or the optimization of imaging procedures. The topics of social simulation of a pandemic, deep learning for individualized fixation implants, and data analysis for predicting critical conditions of intensive care patients reinforce the emphasis on medicine and health.

Visitors can find DFKI’s exhibits and technologies at the main DFKI stand in Hall 2, Booth C39, the Saarland Joint Stand, Hall 2, Booth B28, the FabOS Stand, Hall 5, Booth F54, and at the SmartFactory technology initiative in Hall 8, Booth D18.

Exhibit descriptions in detail – Hall 2, C39, DFKI Main Stand

RICAIP – Virtual Reality-based Remote Human-Robot Collaboration in Assembly

Supplied by additional sensors, the digital twin of a production cell becomes the input interface for a robotic teach-in of the real world: As partners in the RICAIP Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production, DFKI and ZeMA demonstrate a collaborative robotic arm that a person can intuitively control from a distance via a virtual reality headset in real-time. The technologically complex scenario enables close interaction between distant locations and can also be used for remote maintenance or remote manufacturing.

RICAIP is a distributed international research center of excellence with a research focus on robotics and artificial intelligence. RICAIP is based on a strategic partnership between the research institutions CIIRC CTU in Prague, CEITEC BUT in Brno, ZeMA, and DFKI in Saarbrücken.

The research topics include cross-site, distributed, and digitized manufacturing in Industry 4.0.

The RICAIP demonstrator can be seen in the official opening video at 0:18, 0:31, and 2:23:

Full Programme on the DFKI Website

Selected Panel Discussions & Keynote:

30 May 2022, 15:00 – 16:05

Tech Transfer Conference Stage, Hall 2, Booth A60

“The Future of Industry 4.0”

Moderation: Dr. Tabea Golgath, LINK – KI und Kultur, Stiftung Niedersachsen

15:00-15:15: Keynote lecture, Prof. Dr. Peter Liggesmeyer, Fraunhofer IESE/Plattform Industrie 4.0

15:15-16:05: Panel discussion with:Prof. Henning Kagermann, acatechProf. Wolf-Dieter Lukas, BMBF, State Secretary (ret.)Prof. Wolfgang Wahlster, DFKI Chief Executive Advisor

The press release was also posted on (idw).

CIFI 2022 - 3rd Czech-Israeli Forum on Innovation: Smart Cities
2022-05-25 08:30 - 17:30 | Czernin Palace, Prague, Loretánské nám. 5, Prague 1 - Hradčany, 118 00, Czech Republic
In cooperation with the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the State of Israel and Czech-Israeli Mutual Chamber of Commerce, RICAIP and CIIRC CTU are honoured to partnering the third edidtion of the Czech-Israeli Forum on Innovation – CIFI 2022 – this year on the up-to-date topics on Smart Cities.

VISIT WWW.CIFI.CZ for more information

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Creating inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities is one of the key UN Sustainable Development Goals. Innovative technologies can enable an effective planning and governance of communities, a better functioning of transport systems, ameliorate access to healthcare and other basic services and protect the environment. Czechia and Israel are ready to join their RDI capacities and forge a long- term partnership.

Therefore, the Czech-Israeli Forum on Innovations 2022 – CIFI 2022 – will focus on “Smart Cities”.

The CIFI 2022 shall provide a platform to discuss key issues regarding development and implementation of smart technologies for urban planning and management and should boost Czech-Israeli collaboration.

Detailed Agenda

07:45 – 08:30Registration, arrival of the participants8:30 – 9:15Welcome note● H.E. Jan Lipavský, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs (Host)● H.E. Orit Farkash-Hacohen, Israeli Minister of Science and Technology (on-line)● H.E. Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development● H.E. Helena Langšádlová, Czech Minister of Research, Development and Innovation● Pavel Smutný, President of Czech-Israeli Mutual Chamber of Commerce09:15 – 10:15SESSION I: Key Notes● Smart Cities 2030: Road Map Prof. Yaniv, Chair of Bar-Ilan Center for Smart Cities● Industry 4.0 and smart cities technologiesProf. Vladimír Mařík, Scientific Director, CIIRC CTU● Technology as a superorganism and what does it want from usProf. David Passig, Bar-Ilan University, Head of graduate Program IN ICT● Smart, sustainable and resilient cities, large and smallIng. Rút Bízková, Member of the RDI Council of the Czech Republic10:15 – 10:45Coffee Break10:45 – 12:00SESSION II: Smart Cities Solutions and Technologies● Urban geography as a means to study urban structure and its development focusing on local variability within a general contextProf. Itamar Lensky, Bar-Ilan University, Head of Remote Sensing and GIS Lab● City of the FutureIng. arch. Michal Postránecký, Head of Center of the City of the Future● Tourists’ flow patterns identification and information provision for safe evacuationDr. Yuval Hadas, Bar-Ilan University, Deputy Chair of the Management Department● “Chytrá Evropská” – a testbed for modelling of smart solutionsProf. Miroslav Svítek, CIIRC CTU● Urban walkabilityProf. Tova Rozenbloom, Head of Research Institute of Human Factors of Road Safety12:00 – 12:15Coffee Break12:15 – 13:00SESSION III: Smart Solutions and Visions● Agnostic remote bio-sensor for multi-parametric bio-sensing and authenticationProf. Zeev Zalevsky, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University● Presentation of University Center for Energy Efficient Buildings CTUMichal Kuzmič, Co-ordinator for Smart Cities● Employing smart, nature-based solution in the smart city: the case study of Tel-Aviv metropolitanAnat Tchetchik, Head of Environmental Management and Innovation Program, Bar-Ilan University13:00 – 14:00Lunch● Side Event: Presentation of activities of Czech-Israeli Innovation and Partnership CentreTomáš Jelínek, Executive Board Member, Asst. Prof. Jaroslav Burian14:00 – 14:45SESSION IV: Programs to Support Bilateral RDI Co-operation● Ministry of Education, Youth and SportsVáclav Velčovský, Deputy Minister● Czech Academy of SciencesProf. Eva Zažímalová, Chairperson● TACRProf. Petr Konvalinka, Chairman14:45 – 15:45SESSION V: Smart Solutions in Everyday Life I● ČEZ ESCO – Smart solutions – a major operator perspectiveVladimír Zadina● Operator ICT – Smart Prague Vision 2030Petr Suška, Member of Board and Director of Smart City, Innovations and Project Management Section● VDT Technology – Erik Feldman, CEO● TescoSW – Josef Tesařík● Pocket Virtuality – Jan Hovora, CEO15:45 – 16:00Coffee Break16:00 – 17:00SESSION VI: Smart Solutions in Everyday Life II● mPrest, Rami Koren, CEO● A.D. Knight, Arie Abir, Co-Founder&Chairman● CyWat Technologies, Thor Halperin, CEO● MER Group, Shay Haas● Mobi (Mobility Insight), Ori Harel● ZenCity, Eyal Feder-Levy, CEO (on-line, TBD)

Open House Praha
2022-05-21 08:00 - 17:00
The biggest festival of open buildings in Prague is back. The 8th Open House Prague takes place on May 16–22, 2022. This year’s program features 101 usually inaccessible buildings which you can visit on the weekend of May 21–22 with free admission.

CIIRC at Open House

Complete Program

ICT-48 Theme Development Workshop: AI for Future Manufacturing
2022-05-10 09:00 - 17:30
We proudly invite you to the Theme Development Workshop organised by the ICT-48 VISION project in cooperation with other partners. RICAIP has been invited to be an active member of this TDW organising committee.

Within this TDW programme, RICAIP will be presented by the one of the members of the RICAIP Steering Committee, Prof. Vladimír Mařík (CIIRC CTU), as well as by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wahlster (DFKI GmbH) who has been behind the idea of RICAIP since its inception.

Prof. Wahlster will present Industrial AI for the Next Decade of Industry 4.0 and Prof. Mařík will introduce AI Ecosystem Supporting Industry 4.0.

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Programme

The workshop will be held online with a mixed programme of presentations and in-depth discussions about specific sub-topics in smaller groups (Breakout sessions). This gives you the opportunity to discuss with selected experts and contribute to the strategic research and innovation agenda for AI in Europe.

Part 1

9:00 – 9:15Welcome & Objectives09:15 – 09:35Industrial AI for the Next Decade of Industry 4.0– Prof. Dr. Wolfgang WahlsterDFKI GmbH09:35 – 09:50 Benefits of Trustworthy AI in Manufacturing– Dr. Georg SchneiderAI Tech Center / ZF Group09:50 – 10:00Coffee Break & Socialising10:00 – 11:30Parallel Breakout sessions11:30 – 12:30Plenary presentation of key findings from the Breakout sessions12:30 – 13:30Lunch break & Socialising

Part 2

13:30 – 13:45AI Ecosystem Supporting Industry 4.0Prof. Vladimír MaříkCzech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC TU)13:45 – 14:00Importance of Explainable AI for IndustrySanjit ShewaleABB Process Industries14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Breakout sessions15:30 – 15:45Coffee Break & Socialising15:45 – 16:45Plenary presentation of key findings from the Breakout sessions16:45 – 17:30Closing & Socialising

Breakout sessions

Trustworthy AI in Future ManufacturingWith this session, we would like to initially define the strategic challenges and derive relevant major topics and industrial applications where it is critical that the AI is trustworthy.Federated Learning for Future ManufacturingThis session addresses the challenge of training AI models without giving up data sovereignty. What are approaches to share models instead of data?Human-Robot and Human-Machine Interaction in Manufacturing ProcessesThis session aims to identify ways to realise partly automated processes or to stabilise highly automated processes through smart dialogue systems that incorporate and combine a plethora of different interaction methods in Human-Robot or Humane- Machine interaction.Optimizing assembly componentsOperators often struggle in finding the best combination of groups of parts before the assembly based on their experience. This session is about simulation approaches to find the best combination of groups of parts before the assembly.Retrofitting of AIWe bring a lot of AI into the production processes as well as machines. But how will AI react in the future react when new sensors will be included, new machinery being brought in or if software upgrades are getting installed? Will there arise a need to retrofit or updated everything?AI in product developmentThis breakout session deals with the use of Data for development and construction of products by adjusting materials, measurements according to the need and best results from the manufacturing processes, e.g., to enhance the design of products.Smart Manufacturing for Space ApplicationsThis breakout session focuses on the challenges and opportunities for AI that arise in manufacturing in the context of Space exploration and Earth observation.

We invite the community to suggest further topics of interest for the breakout sessions. Please use the online application form for your suggestions.

AI in Digital FactoriesAI-intensive systems share a lot of data, whilst their algorithms consume data, build models and use these models to produce new data. AI thrives the need for trusted, interoperable data spaces as it enables new forms of business and research opportunities.Industrial applications of Explainable AI AI-intensive systems share a lot of data, whilst their algorithms consume data, build models and use these models to produce new data. AI thrives the need for trusted, interoperable data spaces as it enables new forms of business and research opportunities.Optimization and Machine Learning for Better Manufacturing ProcessesThis breakout session will discuss what the obstacles and challenges for the implementation of advanced methods combining Optimisation and Machine Learning in manufacturing companies are.Zero Defect ManufacturingThis breakout session deals with AI technology methods like data-based modelling to detect out-of-control (OOC) states in classical Statistical Process Control (SPC) from in- process data enabling continuous monitoring and earlier detection of problems with a simultaneous reduction or near elimination of expensive post-process quality inspection.Psychological approach for data labellingThis breakout session will discuss sustainable approaches in combining psychology with elements of labelling technologies to ensure high data quality (standardization) which is needed to apply AI in manufacturing.Reality independent AIThis breakout session will address the question of how the potential of digital twins with synthetic data can be uncovered in image data (e.g. for AI quality inspection or object recognition) for manufacturing.Democratising AIThe aim of this breakout session is to uncover who is already able to use AI in manufacturing and whether only large companies or also smaller companies benefit from the use of AI and if both parties also benefit from each other and exchange knowledge?

Theme Development Workshops cut across multiple ICT-48 Networks of AI Excellence Centres while bringing together researchers, industry representatives, and other stakeholders to identify industry trends and needs and match these to AI capabilities in Europe.

TDWs are co-organised by the VISION project in close cooperation with the TAILOR and HumanE-AI-Net projects as well as with CLAIRE AISBL.

Organising Committee

RICAIP Seminar Series: Science for Sustainability
2022-05-10 09:00 - 12:15
Come to listen to interesting topics, meet in person and discuss – we are interested in your opinions.

You are most welcome!

Join the moderated hybrid events managed and streamed from the CEITEC BUT premises on actual topics related to the social impacts of science and technology. A rich playlist of videos with instructive lectures by speakers from all over Europe is available on the RICAIP Youtube channel.

Please find the list of very interesting speakers in on this page and also on the CEITEC website.

The event will take place at CEITEC Brno University of Technology (Large Meeting Room, Main Building)You can also attend the event online.It is necessary to register for the event.In the registration form, please select which forms of the event you want to participate.Further information will be sent to your registered e-mail.

10 May 2022 | 9:00-12:15

Online/ Onsite Event

Register HERE

Register, join the lecture online, try interactive engagement, and find out more about topics such as:

Life Cycle Assessment:

Why is the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) so important in developing new technologies or systems? How can it help us evaluate all the potential impacts of our decisions, not only on the environment itself?Are our solutions sustainable and will they meet the needs of future generations? What about „renewables-based energy systems” – are they really „green“ enough

Circular Economy:

Why is the current linear economy based on the “Take-Make-Use-Lose” approach unsustainable? What principles bring the circular approach for using the created value and attained resources effectively and for as long as possible?How does it work in practice?

Eco-design & Innovative Materials:

How to combine functional, technological, aesthetic and economic aspects of the product while staying as environmentally friendly as possible?Modularity, biomimicry, design for repairability etc….all possible strategies and principles that can be applied in eco-design.How can the innovative materials affect the environmental impacts across the entire life cycle of a given product?

Programme

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and coffee

9:00 – 10:30

TALK: Life Cycle Assesment (LCA): The Case of “Green” Energy Plants

Prof. Franco Zanini Elettra – Sincrotrone Trieste

It is an old motto that ‘You cannot manage what you cannot measure’, and it is therefore important that we have tools for assessing the sustainability of our choices when we develop solutions or systems that shall help us determine the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of our descendants to meet their needs in the next future.

As scientists, we must take a life cycle perspective when we want to assess the sustainability of the technologies that lie in front of us. Very often we face problem shifting where solutions that improve or solve a targeted problem unintentionally create new problems of environmental, economic or social nature somewhere else in the systems affected by our choice.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) shows all the potential impact of our choices, through the analysis of the whole life cycle of the system or product that is the object of the study and it covers a broad range of potential impacts for which it attempts to perform a quantitative assessment.

Scientists or science managers who develop decision support, or make decisions where sustainability is a concern, should understand the need to view the solutions in a life cycle perspective and to consider possible trade-offs between environmental impacts and between the three sustainability dimensions.

Renewable energy technologies are often improperly flagged as “green” in different media. However, this denomination often only holds when they are considered solely in their use stage and mainly in relation to climate change impacts. Renewables have important environmental impacts outside their use/operation stage, e.g. production. Therefore, when taking the whole life cycle of renewables-based energy systems, one may demonstrate that they are “greener” than fossil-based energy systems, but they are not free of any environmental impacts. In the second part of this talk we will consider this secondary, but important aspect of the life cycle of any energy generation system, from extraction of materials for construction to decommissioning and disposal of any power plant.

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 – 11:30

TALK: Sustainable Means Circular – Key Principles to Implement in the Accelerating Green Transition

Miroslav Londýn Start-up Consultant and Consultant for Business and Sustainability, JIC

Globally, our current economy is linear – when creating products, the approach is Take-Make-Use-Lose. We take materials and energy from our environment and manufacture products from them. The results are then sold to customers and when the life cycle ends, waste is generated. There are two main issues with this. It’s highly ineffective – lot of resources, money and value are getting lost in the process. The second one is that it’s very unsustainable – resources get depleted and we’re already running out of them, and the amount of unutilized waste is growing immensely.

The solution is transitioning to circular economy, where the created value and attained resources are used as effectively, and as long as possible. With respect to our environmental, social and economic needs. This means exploring new business models, stretching the lifetime of products, using waste as a resource, or taking advantage of digital technologies. Above all, it means great interdisciplinary cooperation and advancement of knowledge and innovation. Science and engineering, as well as public sector and local communities, play a crucial role in this.

11:30 – 12:15

TALK: Eco-design and Innovative Materials as a Way to Sustainable Products

Eliška Knotková CEO, Eco-Design Studio Balance is Motion

Ecodesign can be defined as the systematic consideration of the environmental aspect during product design and development. The goal is to create solutions whose environmental impacts are as small as possible across the entire life cycle of a given product. At the same time, the environmental factor must be balanced with functional, technological, aesthetic and economic aspects. The lecture will present possible strategies and principles that can be applied in ecodesign – such as modularity, biomimicry, design for repairability, emotional durability and more.

The materials used can significantly affect the environmental impacts associated with the entire life cycle of products. Through the choice of optimal materials, it is possible to highlight not only the functionality, price, visual and haptic qualities, but also the durability of the product and its potential circularity.

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Café Collaborations: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Labour
2022-05-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Campus Hybernska, Hybernska 4, Prague 1, Hybernska 4, Prague 1, 11000, Czech Republic
Can we replace humans in production? How do technological innovations in the industry affect the persons involved?

We warmly invite you to a Café Collaborations organised by the German Embassy in Prague.

Register for the event until 30 April 2022

The Czech Republic belongs to the most industrialized states in the world, with some 37 % of its employees working in the industrial sector. Germany closely follows with 27 %. Yet, the nature of labour is changing due to technological innovations. The latest advancements in the field of artificial intelligence also influence other related sectors such as logistics.

How far advanced are the two neighbouring countries with the implementation of Industry 4.0?What can we learn from each other in this regard? Is the current automation an opportunity or a threat to jobs? And how will all these changes affect the people involved?

Tilman BeckerDirector of the Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production (RICAIP)Tilman Becker is a researcher and expert in the field of Industry 4.0. Since 2020, he is the director of the RICAIP Centre for Advanced Industrial Production at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU) in Prague. With 25 years of experience at DFKI, Germany’s largest artificial intelligence research centre, he has a broad knowledge of digital transformation, natural language processing, cyber-physical manufacturing systems and human-machine interaction research.

Lucie TrlifajováResearcher at the Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of SciencesLucie Trlifajová graduated from Charles University. She is an anthropologist and analyst of social policies at the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences and at the Centre for Social Issues SPOT. In her research, she focuses mainly on poverty, inequality, changes in the labour market, social security, and other related topics such as precarious work or indebtedness. Ms Trlifajová has published widely on these issues in Czech as well as international academic journals.

Moderator: Filip Rambousek Science Affairs Department, German Embassy Prague

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RICAIP DAYS 2022: Robotix Academy
2022-04-29 09:00 - 12:30
REGISTER HERE (Limited Capacity – 40)

This event is the part of RICAIP DAYS 2022

Introduction to HRC Robotsystems with Focus on Vision Assisted and Sensitive Systems

During this specialised workshop, the team of the Robotix Academy from ZeMA, RICAIP partner, will present the latest applications of industrial robotics with the help of interactive demonstrators.

The aim of this training is to present various human-robot collaboration (HRC) systems as a proven example of how to get started with HRC through live demonstrations, lectures, and discussions.

Language of the workshop: English (no translation)

Limited capacity due to the interactive format of the event. Prior registration needed.

Since 2017, there has been at least one Robotix Academy Roadshow every year visiting various regions across Europe. – Finally, we welcome this unique concept in Prague, incl. real robot settings from Saarbrücken!

This workshop is designed for

EngineersProduction PlannersProcess DevelopersAutomation SpecialistsMaster StudentsPhD StudentsResearchersTechnology DevelopersExperts in Automation and Robotics

Detailed Agenda

8:00 – 9:00Registration, coffee, networking9:00 – 9:50Opening presentation: Robotix Academy and Trends in RoboticsDemonstration with the robots & experts: “AI & The Robotics | Sensitive Robotics“Presentation (without physical robots); Room for discussion and Q&AVenue: Testbed Control RoomRobots are performing tasks.In following part of the programme, an introduction and hands-on demonstration of the application will be run. The audience can circulate around the demonstrators and find out more about the particular topic.9:50 – 10:20Demonstrator A:“Force-controlled Robot applications“Venue: Testbed Control RoomDemonstrator B:“Camera assisted robot applications”Venue: Centre of City of the Future (CCF) 10:20 – 10:40Coffee BreakBased on its preferences, the audience will be split into groups for the final part of the programme.10:50 – 12:15A session for smaller groups (15 people): Workshop and deep training related to Demonstrator ADeep into the tasks & programming A session for smaller groups (15 people): Workshop and deep training related to Demonstrator BDeep into the tasks & programming 12:15 – 13:30Lunch & networking, Respirium 13:10 – 14:20The audience can join the programme that will continue after lunch: Guided tours in the Testbed for Industry 4.0 – Registration for particular timeslot is needed.The guided tours are the part of the Open Days – more information HERE.

Demonstrator A: “Force-controlled Robot Applications”

Introduction to force-controlled applications in the domain of robotics.How to plan a robotic sensitive application.How to design an appropriate measuring conceptThe conception of the robot controller for a sensitive applicationValidation on a real demonstrator

Demonstrator B: “Camera Assisted Robot Applications”

Motivation of camera assisted applicationIntegration of external modules (camera and gripper)Calibration of the cameraKinematic calibration of the gripperDesign of the processDefinition of the workflowLayout of the Control conceptSetting the Human-Machine-Interface (HMI)Validation of the process based on real demonstrator

By attending this workshop, you will learn how…

to plan and implement a sensitive robotics application based on integrated torque sensors on a real demonstratorto commission a camera system in a robotic station and setup a camera assisted task directly on a real demonstrator

to design an appropriate measuring conceptto cope with the conception of the robot controller to achieve the desired sensitive application based on the requirement of the process and monitoring of the exerted forcesa 2D camera can be calibrated on a robot flangeto get in touch to classical signal processing methods to learn objects

Manager of the Programme

Dr.-Ing. Ali KansoResearch assistant at ZeMA – Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology gGmbHProject Manager Robotix AcademyEmail: a.kanso@zema.de, a.kanso@robotix.academyPhone: +49 (0) 6 81 – 85 787 – 519

Short Bio:

My journey at ZeMA started in 2015. ZeMA offers an international and friendly research atmosphere, where I am leading the Robotix Academy project since March 2020. Currently, I am supervising the research group for robotics and human-machine interaction. I received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in mechatronics from the Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany, in respectively 2013 and 2015. Moreover, I completed my PhD studies on sensitive robotics at 2021 at the University of Saarland. My research interests include modeling and calibration of manipulators as well as sensitive and applied robotics.

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RICAIP DAYS 2022: Open Days NCI4.0 in Testbed for Industry 4.0
2022-04-29 08:30 - 14:30
Den otevřených dveří: Národní centrum Průmyslu 4.0 (NCP4.0) v RICAIP Testbedu pro Průmysl 4.0

Den otevřených dveří Národního centra Průmyslu 4.0 (NCP4.0) v Testbedu pro Průmysl 4.0 je jedinečná příležitost seznámit se s ekosystémem Národního centra, jeho partnery a službami, které poskytujeme malým a středně velkým podnikům v oblasti digitalizace, automatizace průmyslové výroby a zavádění inovativních technologií.

Jednacím jazykem této části programu je čeština.

Akce je součástí RICAIP DAYS 2022

Registrace na DOD

Navštivte stránky události: web NCP4.0

8:00 – 8:30Registrace, Budova B – Respirium8:30 – 9:45Prof. Vladimír Mařík, vědecký ředitel, CIIRC ČVUT v PrazeJiří Kabelka, předseda představenstva NCP4.0Jaroslav Lískovec, ředitel NCP4.0DigiAudit – služba NCP4.0 pro malé a střední firmy, které chtějí začít s digitalizacíPodpora technologické transformace firem – Česká spořitelnaSlužby pro digitální transformaci – Deloitte9:45 – 10:00Přestávka na kávu

10:00-11:30Představení infrastruktury testbedů pro Průmysl 4.0 v Praze, Brně a Ostravě pro transfer technologií a jejich služeb pro firmy​​​​​​Kampusové 5G sítě v testbedu Průmyslu 4.0 a jejich možnosti pro průmyslové využití – T-mobileProjekt Škoda Auto a Pocket Virtuality, využití 5G sítí v praxiPrůmyslové technologie a digitální továrna – Siemens11:30 – 13:00Oběd13:00 – 15:00Komentované prohlídky v RICAIP Testbedu pro Průmysl 4.0 v CIIRC ČVUTRegistrace na prohlídky je nutná.15:00Ukončení akce

Komentované prohlídky v Testbedu pro Průmysl 4.0

Prezentace nových technologií, vybavení a projektů spolupráce. V rámci průvodcované prohlídky projdete obě podlaží testbedu, na každé podlaží předpokládáme 20 min. Skupiny označené lichým číslem zahajují prohlídku v přízemí, skupiny označené sudým číslem jdou nejprve do suterénu. Pak se vystřídají.

Celková doba prohlídky: 40 min.Presentation of new technologies, equipment and cooperation projects. As part of the guided tour, you will walk both floors of the testbed, we expect 20 minutes on each floor. Groups marked with an odd number start the tour on the ground floor, groups marked with an even number go to the basement first. Then they take turns. Total tour time: 40 min.

Register for guided tours | Registrace na komentované prohlídky

13:10 – 13:50Skupina 1 | Group 1Zahájení prohlídky: přízemí | Starting point: groundfloorSkupina 2 | Group 2Zahájení prohlídky: suterén | Starting point: basement13:50 – 14:30Skupina 3 | Group 3Zahájení prohlídky: přízemí | Starting point: groundfloorSkupina 4 I Group 4 Zahájení prohlídky: suterén / Starting point: basement

Tato akce se koná ve spolupráci s:

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RICAIP DAYS 2022: RICAIP Conference
2022-04-28 10:00 - 17:00
REGISTER HERE (Limited capacity )

This event is the part of RICAIP DAYS 2022

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9:00 – 10:30Festive Opening of the Newly Refurbished and Equipped Testbed for Industry 4.0Festive signature of the Memorandum of Understanding with new partners affiliated to the RICAIP Industrial Testbed Core.This part of the programme is for invited guests only. Read more about it in the press release.

10:00 – 11:00Venue: Respirium, Building BRegistration and coffee, arrival of guests11:00 – 11:15Moderator: Dr. Tilman Becker, RICAIP DirectorWelcome noteRICAIP Project Focus: To Build Sustainable RICAIP CentreProf. Vladimír Mařík, Scientific Director, CIIRC CTU11:15 – 11:35Edge AI for Sustainable Industrie 4.0 Prof. Wolfgang Wahlster, CEA, DFKI 11:35 – 11:55Cognitive Production Prof. Steffen Ihlenfeldt, Director, Fraunhofer IWU11:55 – 12:10FEI CPIT TL3 New Technology Platform: Smart Factory TestbedProf. Václav Snášel, Rector, VŠB-TUO | Technical University of Ostrava12:10 – 12:20IPCEI COMENIA: Czech Contribution to the Green Cloud & Edge Empowered System Integration IndustryDr. Vít Dočkal, Project Manager, TRIX Connections/ CIIRC CTU12:20 – 14:00Lunch & Networking12:40 – 14:00Guided tours through the Testbed for Industry 4.0 – ground floor, basement.Each tour lasts 20 minutes on one floor. Guests can choose which floor they want to visit and when from the scheduled times.Capacity: max. 20 people per tour.No prior registration required.Starting at: 12:40; 13:00; 13:20; 13:40

14:00 – 14:15Testbed for Industry 4.0: Robotics & Flexible Production LabDr. Pavel Burget, Testbed for Industry 4.0, CIIRC CTU14:15 – 14:45Flexible Production Systems | Chairman: Petr Kadera, CIIRC CTUDr. Achim Wagner (DFKI): Multi-Agent Systems for Modular Production IntegrationDr. Petr Kadera (CIIRC CTU): Flexible Production SystemsDr. Martin Macaš (CIIRC CTU): Challenges of Quality Control in Flexible Production Systems14:45 – 15:00Testbed for Industry 4.0: Robotics & Production Technologies LabDr. Petr Kolář, IPA, CIIRC CTU15:00 – 15:30Smart Production Machines and Processes | Chairman: Petr Kolář, CIIRC CTUDr. Matěj Sulitka (RCMT FME CTU): Digital Twin for Predictive Optimization of Machining OperationsMr. Albrecht Hänel (Fraunhofer IWU): Digital Twin for Postprocess Quality Control of MachiningDr. Martin Juhrisch (Symate): AI in Manufacturing: Think big, Start Small (an Industrial Perspective)15:30 – 15:45Testbed Industry 4.0: RICAIP Node SaarbrückenProf. Rainer Müller, ZeMA15:45 – 16:00Testbed Industry 4.0: RICAIP Node BrnoProf. Pavel Václavek, CEITEC BUT16:00 – 17:00Coffee break and networking | Guided tours through the Testbed for Industry 4.0 – ground floor, basement – start at: 16:20 and 16:40

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Webinář - Kampusové sítě a 5G v robotice
2022-04-08 08:00 - 17:00
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Webinář – Kampusové sítě a 5G v robotice

Michal Vlk ze společnosti Smart-Con Vám společně s hosty Tomášem Vernerem ze společnosti T-Mobile a Pavlem Burgetem za ČVUT představí 5G kampusové sítě v České republice.

V rámci webináře Vás čeká

Testovací laboratoř CIIRC ČVUTPrivátní podniková mobilní 5G síť v režii T-MobileDigitalizace ve firmáchDůležitost 5G HW v průmyslu

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RICAIP Seminar Series: Ethics in Science
2022-03-31 09:00 - 12:00
Science is a service to society. Ethical principles must be respected in order for society to be able to trust research activities and the conclusions of scientific work. Our three inspiring speakers will open research integrity topics, increasing trust in science connected with preventing fabrication, falsification, plagiarism; and ethical questions associated with technology transfer: “science vs money“.

Engage also in an interactive discussion! A link to the online stream and the anonymous discussion platform will be sent to your e-mail before the event.

Register for the event here!

Program

9:00 – 9:10

Introduction

prof. Pavel Václavek (CEITEC Brno University of Technology)

9:15 – 10:00

Research integrity in the European context

Prof. Pere Puigdomènech (Research Professor CSIC. CRAG. Barcelona. Spain. Member of the Science and Ethics Working Group ALLEA)

Scientific Integrity is essential for the development of scientific research, its quality and its credibility. For this reason, research organizations and individual scientists should be aware of the conditions that define the scientific endeavor. This is why codes of good scientific practices have been approved by University, scientific Centers, and funders of research. One example is the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity written by ALLEA and that has been adopted as a reference by the European Commission for its activities of research funding. The European Code includes guidelines of procedures that may be followed in cases of misconduct.

10:00 – 10:45

Causes, consequences and prevention of scientific misconduct

Dr. Tomaš Foltýnek (Masaryk University of Brno, Faculty of Informatics)

Academic integrity is often perceived as an effort aiming to prevent academic misconduct. Specifically, research integrity recognises three cardinal sins known as FFP: Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism. The lecture provides examples of specific cases and their consequences, namely for the trust in science. We will discuss the causes of academic misconduct and measures that research institutions may adopt to prevent misconduct. The lecture ends with the definition of academic integrity as a commitment to positive values and argues that integrity is an inherent part of research quality.

11:00 – 11:45

Questions of Ethics in Technology Transfer

Mgr. Matej Kliman (Legal and methodical consultancy in R&D funding, intellectual property management, technology transfer)

Technology transfer and Money. Financial and non-financial aspects in Technology Transfer. Which is more important? How much money should we ask for our technologies? Can tech transfer money corrupt science? Use of technology in Technological Transfer. What are the good and bad uses of Technologies. Should every research organisation have a Board of Ethics? How can we foresee and regulate Ethical aspects of tech-transfer?Technology transfer in COVID. How did Czech science do during COVID from ethical point of view? Examples where Czech science helped overcome the pandemic. How did public perception change over time?

RICAIP Training: Planning & Deployment of Sensitive Robot Applications Based on Integrated Torque Sensors
2022-03-15 10:00 - 12:00
The Training/Tutorial will introduce force-controlled applications in the domain of robotics. The motivation of those applications will be discussed as well. Participants will learn how to plan a robotic sensitive application. A method to design an appropriate measuring concept will be introduced. The session deals with the conception of the robot controller to achieve the desired sensitive application based on the requirement of the process and monitoring of the exerted forces. The presented methods will be validated on a real demonstrator, which will be shown and discussed using video.

Please register by March 11th.

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Industrial robots become widely used in manufacturing. The complexity of production processes and products challenges the use of robots, so position-controlled robot systems and sensor systems sometimes reach their limits. The use of force-controlled or sensitive robot systems represents a possible solution. It reduces the measurement inaccuracies and large tolerances when implementing complex production tasks and does not require more precise information about the robot environment. Special sensor technology and selected control strategies enable sensitive robot systems to interact with their environment. This interaction can be implemented as force-controlled applications, that offer a high application potential in the industrial environment with regard to the automation of assembly and manufacturing processes. The external forces and torques are often determined computationally based on 1D sensors in each axis of the robot. A novel method for the processing of the measured data is a requisite to improve the accuracy of force-controlled applications based on a serial robot with integrated sensors.

Agenda

Introduction and State of the artFundamentals of robotics – control strategiesDevelopment of a solution approachCondition number of the Jacobian matrix or manipulability of the kinematics as optimization criterionOptimization process to identify the best configuration in a poseDesign of an offset in a dynamic environmentOptimization of the configuration along a defined pathGraphical User Interface (GUI)Validation of the solution approachConclusion

Duration90-120 minutes

Speaker

Dr.-Ing. Ali KansoResearch assistant at ZeMA – Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology gGmbHProject Manager Robotix AcademyEmail: a.kanso@zema.de, a.kanso@robotix.academyPhone: +49 (0) 6 81 – 85 787 – 519

Short resume

My journey at ZeMA started in 2015. ZeMA offers an international and friendly research atmosphere, where I am leading the Robotix Academy project since March 2020. Currently, I am supervising the research group for robotics and human-machine interaction. I received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in mechatronics from the Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany, in respectively 2013 and 2015. Moreover, I completed my PhD studies on sensitive robotics at 2021 at the University of Saarland. My research interests include modeling and calibration of manipulators as well as sensitive and applied robotics.

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The CIIRC CTU team - The Award of the Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic
2021-11-24 16:00 - 17:00
On Tuesday, November 23, during a ceremony in the Bethlehem Chapel in Prague, the Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic (EACR) presented the twenty-fourth edition of the award for an excellent technical project. The team of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics (CIIRC) at the Czech Technical University in Prague received the 2020 award for the RP95-3D protective half mask. As part of the gala evening, an honorary foreign member of the EACR was also appointed – prof. Wolfgang Wahlster, one of the founders of Industry 4.0 from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, DFKI (find details also here). The ceremony took place under the auspices of the Rector of CTU in Prague doc. RNDr. Vojtěch Petráček, CSc., and the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering CTU in Prague prof. Ing. Michael Valášek, DrSc.

Live Stream: Prof. Wahlster on AI & the Next Decade of Industrie 4.0
2021-11-24 12:00 | Online
We would like to invite you to the first public conversation between Prof. Wolfgang Wahlster and Prof. Vladimír Mařík on Industrial AI.

RICAIP Seminar Series

Industrial Artificial Intelligence for Zero-Defect Manufacturing: The Next Decade of Industrie 4.0

Lecturer: Prof. Wolfgang Wahlster, CEA DFKIModerator: Prof. Vladimír Mařík, Scientific Director CIIRC CTU

Live streaming from the Testbed for Industry 4.0, CIIRC CTU.Watch on Youtube CIIRC CTU and FB CIIRC CTU.Discuss through the YT chat or Sli.do #RICAIP_I40.

Artist Meet-up: Lily McCraith & S. Polak – AI in the Context of Nature
2021-11-19 18:00
Livestreaming, Updated Time (due COVID): Friday 19 November 2021 at 18:00 CET

Lily McCraith is a London-based designer, researcher and creative technologist working around the realms of artificial intelligence, computing, and design. Currently, she is in Prague for her residency at the Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production (RICAIP) hosted and coordinated by CIIRC CTU as a fellow of the Goethe-Institut‘s Artificial Intelligence Residency Programme – “AI Residencies”.

During her stay, she aims to exploit the potential of artificial intelligence in the context of its influence on our planet, exploring its role in tackling global problems while critically assessing its energy burden at the same time.

Lily McCraith will be in conversation with leading Czech AI expert Sara Polak, at the pAIoneers lab at Paralelní polis on Friday, 19 November 2021 from 18.00. Watch online on Facebook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ayyHyfdAo

The interview will be live-streamed on YouTube and at the Parallel polis café, followed by a brief meet up with Lily McCraith. Covid measures are in place – tests are compulsory and cost 100 CZK per person.

The meet-up is also an informal kick-off of “Rhizomes: AI & nature”, a new interview series produced by Haenke, pAIoneers, and Paralelní polis that explores the relationship between AI and nature through the work of artists, scientists, entrepreneurs and other creative practitioners.

The event is supported by Goethe-Institut Prag in cooperation with the RICAIP Centre and CIIRC CTU.

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Lily McCraith

Lily McCraith is a London-based designer, researcher and creative technologist working across technologies and disciplines. Her work investigates systems, infrastructures and ecologies via active methods of research, enquiry and collaboration. She has a background in computing and design which she studied at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She combines both disciplines in her practice, using many different media and tools such as code, performance, film, augmented reality, 3D modelling and simulation, 3D printing, electronics and artificial neural networks. Lily McCraith has completed several works with machine learning-based text generators.

Digitalization & Data as Tools for Production Management
2021-11-18 10:00 - 14:00
This time is very challenging for companies in the automotive industry. Such demands have never been placed on management in terms of flexibility, ability to adapt to change, orientation in new conditions. An increasing number of factors need to be evaluated to make the right decision. Digitalization and virtualization of production can help immensely in this.

There is no need for large-scale investments in new technologies; after all, companies currently do not have enough funds for them. The solution is an affordable digital solution for the company, which will allow it to move in the area that is key for it.

Come listen to inspiring examples of “how-to” practices and discuss with our experts the possibilities for your company.

Moderator: Alena Burešová, National Centre for Industry 4.0

Format: only an onsite event, CIIRC CTU in Prague, Jugoslávských partyzánů 1580/3 | 160 00 Praha 6

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Programme

9.30 – 10:00Registration10:00Launch of the event10:00 – 10:05ForewordAlena Burešová, NCP4.0 and Pavel Ešner, AutoSAP10:05 – 10:20Real evaluation of the digital maturity of the company in the context of its overall functioning as a basis for determining the right directions for further developmentLubomír Kristek, independent expert of NCP 4.010:20 – 10:40What all enable the correct use of data – “Operation excellence on steroids – Data-enabled management and manufacturing”Pavel Hotovec – Strategy, Analytics and M&A, Deloitte Security s.r.o.10:40 – 11:00Experience from digital solution implementations – maximizing benefits for companies while minimizing the costs of implementing and managing the solutionPetr Gaman, an independent expert of NCP 4.011:00 – 11:20Coffee Break11:20 – 11:40The most useful from the CIIRC research – practical examples leading to greater flexibility and manageability of the companyPetr Kadera, Head of Intelligent Systems for Industry and Distribution Networks Group, CIIRC CTU11:40 – 12:00Using data for decision-making in a crisis – an example of meaningful virtualization of productionPavel Juříček, owner of Brano Group, a.s.12:00 – 12:20From changes in the technological layout of production, the creation of centres of excellence, to the digitalization and implementation of P4.0 in MOTOR JIKOVTomáš Prášil, Member of the Board of Directors for Production, Technology and Purchasing and Director of Project Management, Motor Jikov Group, a.s.12:20 – 12:40Customer requirements for machinery and equipment in terms of digitalizationJaroslav Franc, project manager, LUX spol. s r. o.12:40 – 13:00Case study – MES system for management and registration of work performance, management of competencies in production and order responsibility systemJan Skála, CEO, RaceX S.r.o.13:00 – 14:00Networking lunch and guided tour of the Testbed for Industry 4.0 within the RICAIP research centre

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Conference: CR2028
2021-11-10 08:00 - 19:00
Conference CR2028 is an International conference, focused on the issue of digital transformation in the post-covid period and subsequent data interconnection of companies leading to increased efficiency of mutual intercompany cooperation.

The conference will focus on the definition of strategic development plans of the Czech Republic and case studies on successful solutions and procedures. RICAIP Centre and CIIRC CTU will be represented by Scientific Director of CIIRC CTU Vladimír Mařík (BLOCK 1 – ​The Czech Republic as an industrial power?) & Tilman Becker – Director of the RICAIP Center (BLOCK 2 – Artificial intelligence as a key change technology)

Find more about the event at

CR2028 AGENDA

NOVEMBER 10, BVV, Hall A – Rotunda

8:00 | Registration, breakfast

9:00 – 9:30Viktor Popovič – Introductory lecture

BLOCK 1:

​The Czech Republic as an industrial power?

9:30 – 10:40Jiří Holoubek – introductory lectureVladimír Mařík – Scientific Director of CIIRC CTU

Panellists:Eduard Palíšek – General Director of the Siemens Group

10:40 – 11:10 | 1. Coffee break

BLOCK 2:

Artificial intelligence as a key change technology

11:10 – 12:30Zdeněk Havelka – Introductory lecture: Psychology and benefits of AI

Panellists:Klaus Blüm- ​ Skoda carLukáš Kousal – ​ Skoda Auto: Case Study Intelligent PressPetr Horák – Grant ThorntonTilman Becker – Director of the RICAIP Center

12:30 – 13:50 | Lunch

BLOCK 3:

Evolution of digital systems – from ERP to AI, 5G networks and Blockchain and the National Recovery Plan as a financial tool for their implementation

13:50 – 15:30Zbyněk Bolcek – Introductory lecture

Panellists:Petr Očko – Ministry of Industry and TradeTomas Kunst – CEO TopwetPetr Vojta – ABRA

15:30 – 16:00 | 2. Coffee Break

BLOCK 4:

Economic Outlook of the Czech Republic – Second Transformation: Risks and Opportunities

16:00 – 17:15Dominik Stroukal – Introductory lectureJaroslav Trojan – Nation 1 VC

Panellists:Věra Šmídová – Ela Blockchain Services Vlastimil Vodička – Managing Director of LeadspickerKristian Crepscar – CMO Braiins

17:15 – 17:45

The future of the Czech Republic and health

Jan Vojáček

17:45 – 19:00 | Afterparty & Networking

Streaming from Brussels: Award Ceremony – European Citizen’s Prize
2021-11-09 17:00 - 20:00
Join us watching a live broadcast of the European Citizen’s Prize Ceremony from Brussels, where two teams of two Czech universities are to receive the Award. Researchers from the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CIIRC CTU) for the protective mask “CIIRC RP95-3D“. And Brno Volunteer Center of Masaryk University for the project “MUNI POMÁHÁ/ MUNI Helps”.

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CENTRAL AWARD CEREMONY

9 November 2021Hemicycle Chamber, Paul-Henri Spaak building, European Parliament, Brussels

PROGRAMME

17:00 – 17:15 – Winners / accompanying persons / guests take their seats17:15 – Introduction by moderator Natalie Kontoulis17:15 – Welcome by European Parliament Vice-President Dita Charanzová, Chancellor of the European Citizen’s Prize 17:20 – 18:10 – Awarding of diplomas to the winners of the 2020 edition– Hand out of diplomas to 15 winners by the Chancellor– Speech by Catherine Cox, Head of Communications and Policy of– Family Carers Ireland 2020 Irish winner– Hand out diplomas to the remaining 15 winners by the Chancellor18:10 – 18:25 – Musical intermezzo by Stéphanie Huang, cello and Shuichi Okada, violin18:25 – 19:15 – Awarding of diplomas to the winners of the 2021 edition– Hand out of diplomas to 14 winners by the Chancellor– Speech by Marianna MOSCHOU, First Vice-President of– ELEPAP Rehabilitation Society for the Disabled, 2021 Greek winner– Hand out diplomas to the remaining 14 winners by the Chancellor19:15 – The Chancellor presents a special recognition to the Standing Committee of European Doctors and the European Federation of Nurses Associations, representing all European doctors and nurses respectively19:20 – 19:30 – Speech by Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery, President Standing Committee of European Doctors– Speech by Prof. Dr Paul De Raeve, Secretary General European Federation of Nurses Associations19:30 – Closure of award ceremony by Dita Charanzová, Chancellor of the European Citizen’s Prize19:40 – Family photo of winners with the Chancellor of ECP

Open Week # CEITEC10: Cybernetics - Science Fiction and Reality
2021-11-09 08:00 - 2021-11-13 17:00
Prof. Pavel Václavek is a recognized scientist in the field of cyber research. He is the head of the research group Cybernetics and Robotics at CEITEC BUT. It deals with automation, the topic of electric vehicles and their no less interesting future. His research team is successful in obtaining research projects, most of which are related to the automotive industry. One of his currently largest projects is the prestigious RICAIP project, where he is the coordinator for CEITEC BUT.

The RICAIP project deals with highly automated production systems. As part of the project, they are building a completely new research infrastructure, where they want to streamline production with the help of new technologies and highly productive automated systems. The focus here is on advanced robotics and its interaction with humans. In the future, it is possible that some factories will be fully automated. The project also deals with mechanisms that will allow to predict the technical condition of machines and robots. The current scheme of performing maintenance of functional systems on each machine is not only a waste of time, but also money and maintenance itself. Researchers will be able to eliminate the need for these unnecessary controls and instead automate everything.

The age of advanced cybernetics according to prof. Wenceslas will, for example, influence the urban planning of cities. In the case of electric vehicles, we will need an efficient infrastructure with charging and navigation capabilities to minimize energy consumption. In the cities themselves, it will be necessary for the vehicle to be able to interact with the road and the surrounding area. Artificial intelligence in an automated vehicle should ideally communicate with intersections, traffic lights, roundabouts, and also other vehicles.

1rst RICAIP Training Workshop: HRC Training Course
2021-11-08 10:00 - 12:00
For all scientists in the RICAIP partner institutions, the RICAIP Center is organising its first internal RICAIP workshop on Human-Robot Collaboration and Interactions as a way to share the existing knowledge and experience of the four core RICAIP partners – CIIRC CTU, CEITEC BUT, DFKI, ZeMA – in the topics of Industry 4.0, AI in production, and robotics.

The goal of these training workshops is to use internal capacities and expertise so that all researchers can benefit. The workshops contribute primarily to the RICAIP goal to exchange and build scientific knowledge between its four core partners, while in the long-term perspective they will be open also to SMEs and other interested groups (namely public and industry). The first workshop is organized and led by ZeMA / www.zema.de.

Target group

Internal researchers from all four partners, namely PhD students.

Topic

Human-Robot Interaction training course

HRC in generalPilot Application: Collaborative aircraft rivetingApplied AI for HRC and QAImplementation and application of AI methods on the riveting processDiscussion

The workshop is solely for RICAIP partners – kindly confirm your attendance by e-mail at info@ricaip.eu.

Seminar: 3D Printing And Its Use in Automotive
2021-11-03 08:30 - 16:00
On Wednesday 3 November 2021, we are delighted to invite you to a seminar of the National Centre for Industry 4.0, co-organised with Škoda Auto, on topics related to 3D printing in the automotive that brings together the top speakers from the industry.

3D printing brings unexpected advantages, savings and shape and time flexibility, thanks to which it has moved from the category of “innovative” to “proven” technologies. We will show examples from automotive how wide its application can be, what time and financial savings it brings and how to deal with its implementation.

The seminar takes place physically in Prague; admission is free on the basis of confirmed registration.

Speakers are the representatives of following institutions:

Škoda Auto, Jan Homola, Josef Průša, 3Dees, 3Dwiser, Stratasys, Fillamentum, CIIRC CTU in Prague

Moderator:

Robert Keil, National Centre for Industry 4.0

Venue:

CIIRC CTU in Prague, Jugoslávských partyzánů 1580/3, Prague 6 – Dejvice; Building A, 10th floor (“Penthouse”)

Programme of the event:

Wednesday 3 November 2021

8:30-9:00 – Registration

9:00-9:05 – Foreword – Robert Keil, NCP4.0

9:05-9:30 – 3D print as an engine of innovation in the automotive industry – Jan Homola

9:30-9:40 – Introduction of the use of 3D print in the production of Škoda Auto – Jana Polášek Filová, Innovation Management Coordinator, Production and Logistics ŠKODA AUTO

9:40-10:00 – Technical development of ŠKODA AUTO

10:00-10:20 – Prototyping in ŠKODA AUTO

10:20-10:40 – COFFEE BREAK

10:40-11:00 – Use of 3D print for auxiliary jigs and tools in the ŠKODA AUTO welding shop

11:00-11:20 – 3D printing of spare parts – ŠKODA AUTO Central Technical Service

11:20-11:40 – Metallic printing in the production of ŠKODA AUTO

11:40-12:00 – 3D printing technology tailored to demanding needs – Václav Jacko, Strategic Account Manager, Stratasys

12:00-13:00 – LUNCH

13:00-13:30 – 3D print in the production of world brands 3Dees

13:30-13:50 – The printing materials decide on the properties – Josef Doleček, CEO and founder, Fillamentum

13:50-14:10 – Application of 3D printing in the development and production of cars 3Dwiser

14:10-14:20 – Introduction of the 3D Printing Center at CIIRC CTU – Alexandr Lazarov, RICAIP Testbed for Industry 4.0, CIIRC CTU

14:20-15:00 – Possibilities of 3D printing or as Josef Průša sees it – Josef Průša, Prusa Research

15:00-16:00 – Networking over a cup of coffeeA guided tour at the 3D Print Center CIIRC CTU and RICAIP Testbed for Industry 4.0

16:00 – End of the event

The event is organised by the National Center for Industry 4.0 (NCI4.0) in cooperation with the main partner of NCI4.0 – ŠKODA AUTO.

RICAIP Seminar Series: Open in Science
2021-11-02 09:00 - 12:00
We would like to invite you to the next RICAIP Seminar Series, this time on a variety of topics related to Open Science.

Open science, or rather “Open in science” – a concept that each of us has probably heard of at least once in our lives. However, often even scientists are unable to define exactly what characterizes this concept. Thanks to the latest RICAIP Seminar Series, you can get acquainted with the opinions of the most professional experts who will help you find your way around. What exactly does Open Science mean? How can a scientist be open in science? Can I get involved in research as a citizen?

Do not miss an opportunity to discuss with interesting speakers from leading European research institutions that are familiar not only with the aspects of Open Science and Open Access, but also with Citizen Science, Public Engagement, and Co-creation projects.

2. 11. 2021 | 9:00-12:00

Online Event

Register, join the lecture online, try interactive engagement, and find out more.

Register HERE

Please find the list of very interesting speakers in the programme and also on the CEITEC website.

Programme

9:00 – 9:15

Introduction

prof. Pavel Václavek RICAIP Project Coordinator, CEITEC BUT

How do we understand the term “open science” in the context of the RICAIP Project?

9:15 – 10:00

Open Science – Practical Examples

Dr Pavel Tomančák Director of the CEITEC Consortium

Pavel will describe how he practised open science in the areas of reagents, software, hardware and ideas and how it impacted his scientific career.

10:00 – 10:45

The Role of Citizen Science in Open Science and Open Innovation

Margaret Gold Coordinator of the Citizen Science Lab from Leiden University

Margaret will give a brief introduction to the Citizen Science Lab at Leiden University. She will also talk about the role of Citizen Science in Open Science and ways of doing Citizen Science across the research cycle and innovation cycle, with examples. Don’t miss also her interactive session reflecting on your own research and innovation practices in break-out groups, followed by plenary discussion and space for your Q&A.

11:00 – 11:45

Open Science 101: An introduction to concepts and tools of Open Science

Dr. Luiza Bengtsson Science Transfer and Outreach, “Lab Meets Teacher”, ORION Project Training WP Leader from Max Delbrück Center in Helmholtz Association Berlin

This workshop will establish what Open Science is and why it is needed. Luiza will particularly focus on the concepts of Public Engagement, giving you practical guidance and showcasing tools for incorporating it into your daily work.

11:45 – 12:00

Open Science at Brno University of Technology – Activities of the Central Library

Jan Skupa Institutional Repository Manager from Central Library of Brno University of Technology

In his presentation, Jan will describe the activities of the Central Library that support the principles of Open Science at the Brno University of Technology. Attention will be focused mainly on the activities of the library in the field of Open Access – management of the institutional repository or the Open Access Fund. Other topics will be e.g. assigning DOIs for records in the repository, setting up the ORCID system to the IS BUT or organizing seminars on Open Access, Defending against predator publishers, RDM and DMP, etc.

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Teaming Club by InnoRenew
2021-10-20 15:30 - 17:00
Teaming Club by InnoRenew: Presentation and participation at the meeting of European Teaming Projects was organised as a virtual meeting of the Teaming Club. We discussed how to achieve sustainability of projects in the long term and how Teaming projects can support each other.

Online Streaming: 2nd RICAIP Seminar Series – Women & Technology
2021-10-13 09:00 - 11:00
CEITEC Brno University of Technology (or online)

Why do we need more women in science and technology? What can the right diversity affect? Why is it even important to address gender issues? Do you have your own questions that you would like to ask in connection with this topic? Don’t miss the great opportunity to meet unique women in this field and ask them your question! Let us kindly invite you to the second RICAIP seminar series at CEITEC Brno University of Technology.

Register here till 12 October 2021

Please find the list of very interesting speakers in the programme and also on the CEITEC website.

If you want to attend the event online, you will receive the link to your e-mail before the event. You are more than welcome to attend the event physically at CEITEC Brno University of Technology (Purkyňova 123, Brno -Královo Pole).

Please take with you confirmation of completed vaccination or confirmation of a negative antigen or PCR test (not older than 3 days).

Register here

Programme

8:30 – 9:00

Registration and Coffee Break

9:15 – 10:00

Lessons on the Increasing Role of Diversity in Software Engineering

Barbora BühnováVice-Dean at FI MU and Czechitas Founder

In an increasingly technology-driven world and a rapidly changing economic environment, software engineering innovation and creativity cannot be cherished to its full potential if it is formed by homogeneous expertise. More so within the software engineering community, which needs to increasingly encourage innovation across boundaries. In this context, a question often comes up – Why do women choose particular interests, study programs and careers as an alternative to software engineering? What are the triggers and benefits of these alternatives that software engineering is lacking? In this talk, I share findings from a recent questionnaire study, revealing the frustrations that women feel along their way to software engineering, whether they have stayed in, or have dropped out and are trying to re-establish the connection later.

After identifying the frustrations, which all seem to be preventable, I will share a story of a non-profit organization, called Czechitas, which started with a simple idea of bringing tech closer to girls and girls closer to tech and has over the past seven years transformed into a major social change in the Czech Republic, influencing over 30,000 women towards software engineering education and career.

10:00 – 10:45

Women In Leadership: It Takes Guts And It’s Worth It

Miša KozinováAn Executive Coach & Leadership Mentor

Our next speaker Miša Kozinová will build a case for a diverse executive team, talk about how companies benefit from having women executives, and dos and don’ts when it comes to creating an inclusive environment.

11:00 – 11:45

Be Selfish and Take Full Advantage of Equal Opportunities in Science

Eliška HandlířováHead of Director’s Office & HR Award Coordinator at CEITEC MU

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Technology Platform of Engineering Production Technology (TPSVT) Workshop
2021-10-13 08:30 - 13:30
Workshop of the project Technology Platform of Engineering Production Technology (TPSVT) connected with the meeting of the Steering Committee and the meeting of technical and production directors of SST held on October 13, 2021, at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics of the Czech Technical University CIIRC CTU in Prague.

This Workshop is organised by TPSVT.

Program of TPSVT

8:30-9:00 Registration of Participants 9:00–12:00Morning Block 9:00-9:20Welcoming of Participants, Presentation of CIIRC and Projects TPSVT, RICAIP and Cluster 4(Ing. Oldřich Paclík CSc .; doc. Ing. Petr Kolář, Ph.D.) 9:20-9:40 Flexible Production Management with MES Support(Ing. Petr Novák, PhD) 9:40-10:00 Application of Artificial Intelligence in Quality Control in Serial Production(Ing. Martin Macaš Ph.D.) 10:00-10:20 Data Collection from Production Machines – Examples of Solutions and Potential Use(doc. Ing. Petr Kolář, PhD) 10:20-10:30 Break 10:30-11:00 SVT Statistics, Information CECIMO(Ing. Oldřich Paclík CSc.) 11:00-11:15 Field Exhibitions and Fairs 2021–2022(Ing. Bedřich Musil) 11:15-12:00 Report on the activities of the TPSVT, Brief Observations from EMO Milano(Ing. Jan Smolík PhD, doc. Ing. Petr Kolář, PhD.) 12:00-12:30 Lunch in the form of catering on the spot 12:30~13:30 Afternoon BlockCIIRC Testbed inspection

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Teams of two Czech universities receive the European Citizen’s Prize
2021-10-12 08:00 - 17:00
The European Citizen’s Prize has been awarded annually by the European Parliament to individuals, groups, associations or organizations since 2008. This award recognizes outstanding achievements in promoting better mutual understanding and closer integration between citizens and the Member States, promoting common values, facilitating cross-border or transnational cooperation within the European Union, or day-to-day work that specifically expresses the values ​​of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Teams of two Czech universities received the European Citizen’s Prize

Teams of two Czech universities received the European Citizen’s Prize

Researcher's Night at Testbed for Industry 4.0
2021-09-24 18:00 - 23:30
Friday, 24 Sept 2021, 6-12 pm: We invite you to the Researcher’s Night at Testbed for Industry 4.0. After two years of closed doors, we can invite the public to our experimental lab. We are looking forward to your visit at Testbed in the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics at the Czech Technical University in Prague.

The Researcher’s Night is an opportunity for us to give you an insight into the world of modern technologies. Come and see a few robotic experiments and experience the facility twice – both in real and virtual reality. Thanks to the RICAIP project, the Testbed for Industry 4.0 has been undergoing a major technology upgrade.

What can be seen in the testbed during the Friday night walk?

Plan of Researcher’s Night at the RICAIPTestbed

Read more about particular experiments

1. Flexible robotic production Robots have been used in production for a long time, for example, the production of cars, where a fixed program for one specific robotic line ensures the exact repetition of the same production operations. We will show you production lines assembled from individual production modules, for which robotic programs are created during operation using automated planning methods for each specific product. This approach allows the use of robots for small series and even custom (piece) production. _________________Flexibilní robotická linkaRoboty se již dlouho používají pro sériovou výrobu, například v automobilovém průmyslu, kde jeden program zajišťuje přesné opakování stejných výrobních operací. Flexibilní robotická linka je zmenšený model, který využívá stejné principy jako linka tovární. Umožňuje snadnou montáž výrobků na míru podle přání zákazníka, a to za použití automatizovaných plánovacích metod. Mohou se tak vyrábět malé série výrobků i kusová výroba.

2. 3D Print & Protective half-mask CIIRC RP95-3D The protective half-mask printable on 3D printers was developed within one week in March 2020 as a quick response to the lack of protective equipment in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, also thanks to RICAIP. It is a high-quality professional product with the highest level of protection (> FFP3), fully certified as personal protective equipment according to EU standards (EN 140: 1999). Print data was openly shared with owners of non-commercial printers around the world: 100 organizations in 30 countries downloaded the data in the first two months. Within 6 months, a model for mass production by injection moulding was also developed and certified. The 3D half mask has won several prestigious awards, incl. European Citizen’s Prize 2020 (awarded by the European Parliament). ________________Ochranná polomaska tisknutelná na speciálních 3D tiskárnách byla vyvinuta během jednoho týdne v březnu 2020 v první vlně COVID-19. Jedná se o vysoce kvalitní profesionální produkt s nejvyšší úrovní ochrany (> FFP3), plně certifikovaný jako osobní ochranný prostředek podle norem EU. Tisková data si stáhlo 100 organizací ve 30 zemích. Maska byla uvedena do výroby ve spolupráci s firmami vč. Škoda Auto a Siemens. Díky tomu bylo možné vyrobit prvních 1 000 kusů v prvních týdnech pandemie. Do 6 měsíců byl také vyvinut a certifikován model pro hromadnou výrobu vstřikováním. 3D polomaska získala několik prestižních ocenění vč. Evropské ceny občana 2020 (uděluje Evropský parlament).

3. CSI-COP Game: „Cookies & Digital Hygiene (Citizen Science Project)Become a citizen scientist for a moment and help us investigate cookies and GDPR compliance to better understand how far we are being tracked-by-default as we use the Internet visiting websites and apps on our mobile devices. CSI-COP Project would like to engage you as a citizen scientist to address the growing concerns in society around privacy issues, and the methods that attempt to ensure integrity in the collection and use of data.__________________CSI-COP: „Cookies & digitální hygiena“ (Projekt Citizen Science)Staňte se na okamžik vědcem a pomozte nám prozkoumat soubory cookie a soulad s GDPR, abychom lépe porozuměli tomu, jak daleko jsme ve výchozím nastavení sledováni, když používáme internet a navštěvujeme webové stránky a aplikace na našich mobilních zařízeních. Projekt CSI-COP by vás chtěl zapojit jako vědeckého pracovníka do tzv. občanské vědy (Citizen Science), abychom lépe reagovali na rostoucí obavy společnosti ohledně otázek ochrany osobních údajů a metod, které se pokoušejí zajistit integritu při shromažďování a používání dat.

4. Virtual ShowroomWe are gradually transforming the testbed, in which you are, into a virtual form. You can use both augmented reality glasses to explore both realities at the same time.Memory games in augmented realityDo you have a good memory? Test it in augmented reality of a Memory Palace in a safe zone of virtual reality___________Testbed pro Průmysl 4.0, ve kterém se nacházíte, postupně transformujeme do virtuální podoby. Můžete tak prozkoumat testbed v obou realitách – skutečné i virtuální.Paměťové hry v rozšířené realitěMáte dobrou paměť? Vyzkoušejte si to v rozšířené realitě Memory Palace / paměťovém paláci v bezpečné zóně virtuální reality.

5. Testbed in VRIn a VR tour of the Testbed for Industry 4.0, individual work cells, production lines, and robotic workplaces are presented in virtual reality. In addition, technological functions for measuring, drawing, moving and more in 3D are demonstrated in virtual reality. These functions are very useful in the development and research of various products or devices. With virtual reality, a designer or developer can see products at a 1: 1 scale and optimize them better than using conventional methods.________________Prohlídka Testbedu pro Průmysl 4.0 ve virtuální realitě. Prezentovány jsou jednotlivé pracovní buňky, výrobní linky a robotická pracoviště. Kromě toho jsou ve virtuální realitě demonstrovány technologické funkce pro měření, kreslení, přemisťování a další ve 3D. Tyto funkce jsou velice užitečné při vývoji a výzkumu různých produktů či zařízení. Pomocí virtuální reality dokáže konstruktér či vývojář vidět produkty v měřítku 1:1 a optimalizovat je lépe než při použití konvenčních metod.

6. Robot & 3D printerUniversal robotic workplace for 3D printing and accurate measurement using a “Laser tracker”. We also have a digital model of the workplace, the so-called digital twin, used for simulations of the 3D printing process, verification of tracks and collisions. Using a touch probe, which is connected to a laser tracker and a robot, we perform automatic calibration of the robot’s work table. During the 3D printing process, it is possible to correct the position of the print nozzle with a corner reflector thanks to the feedback from the laser tracker.________________Univerzální robotické pracoviště pro 3D tisk a přesné měření pomocí „Laser trackeru“. K dispozici máme i digitální model pracoviště, tzv. digitální dvojče, sloužící pro simulace procesu 3D tisku, ověřování drah a kolizí. Pomocí dotykové sondy, která je spojená s laser trackerem a robotem, provádíme automatickou kalibraci pracovního stolu robota. Během procesu 3D tisku je možné korigovat pozici tiskové trysky koutovým odražečem díky zpětné vazbě z laser trackeru.

7. Robot Pick & PlaceUsing artificial intelligence, the Pick & Place robot collects data through a set of sensors and cameras to detect paper packages with Lego cubes. It autonomously recognizes the exact position in 3D space and the next trajectory of the robot. Based on the classification, it selects packages and places them in different fields. It can be used to automate logistics operations in production.________________Robot Pick & Place shromažďuje pomocí umělé inteligence data prostřednictvím sady senzorů a kamer, aby detekoval papírové balíčky s kostkami Lego. Autonomně rozpoznává přesnou polohu ve 3D prostoru i další trajektorii robota. Na základě klasifikace vybere balíčky a umístí je do různých polí. Může být používán pro automatizaci logistických operací ve výrobě.

8. Delta robot with conveyor tracking Delta robots are used for applications where fast operations are required. This demonstrator is equipped with a conveyor whose pallets can be precisely tracked and the robot’s movements can be synchronized with the movements of the pallets. The robot can be equipped with a handle for performing a so-called “manual guide” to learn the trajectories that need to be performed during normal operations. Our experiment tests the use of augmented reality for predictive maintenance using a HoloLens headset connected via a private 5G SA campus network. ________Roboty Delta se používají pro aplikace, kde jsou vyžadovány rychlé operace. Tento demonstrátor je vybaven dopravníkem, jehož palety lze přesně sledovat a pohyby robota lze synchronizovat s pohyby palet. Robot může být vybaven rukojetí pro provádění takzvaného „manuálního průvodce“, aby se naučil trajektorie, které je třeba provádět během běžných operací. Náš experiment testuje využití rozšířené reality pro prediktivní údržbu, a to pomocí náhlavní soupravy HoloLens připojené prostřednictvím soukromé kampusové 5G SA sítě.

9. Mobile RobotsMobile robots are now parked here at the site of the future automated warehouse. Their task will be the autonomous transport of individual components and entire racks to another work station within the testbed. The robots are equipped with laser scanners, thanks to which they can avoid collisions with objects and people. They usually move along a fixed trajectory, they can also work autonomously. Using a griper (gripping device) and a camera, they can select, grab and place objects with high accuracy.________________Mobilní roboty jsou nyní zaparkovány zde v místě budoucího automatizovaného skladu. Jejich úlohou bude autonomní přeprava jednotlivých součástek i celých regálů na další pracovní stanoviště v rámci testbedu. Roboty jsou vybavené laserovými skenery, díky kterým se dokáží vyhnout kolizím s předměty i lidmi. Pohybují se obvykle po pevně dané trajektorii, dokáží pracovat i autonomně. Pomocí griperu (úchopového zařízení) a kamery dokáží vybrat, uchopit a umístit předměty s vysokou přesností.

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Researcher’s Night2021 at Testbed for Industry 4.0

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RICAIP Seminar Series: Industry 4.0 & Smart City and Smart Regions
2021-09-16 09:00 - 11:30
CEITEC Brno University of Technology (or online)

Join our online streaming!

Register on www.ceitec.cz till 14 September 2021

Let us kindly invite you to the first series of seminars at CEITEC Brno University of Technology within the RICAIP project.

You will have the opportunity to meet interesting guests from the areas that deal not only with smart cities and smart regions, but also topics related to gender, personal development & labour market, environment & sustainability or Society 4.0 in general. The goal of the series is also to raise awareness of Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, robotics, and the experimental factory of the future.

The first seminar will take place on 16 September 2021 in time from 8:30 to 11:00 in CEITEC BUT Large Meeting Room (Brno, Purkyňova 123) or ONLINE.

Please find the list of very interesting speakers in the programme and also on the CEITEC website.

If you want to attend the event online, you will receive the link to your e-mail before the event. You are more than welcome to attend the event physically at CEITEC Brno University of Technology:Purkyňova 123, Brno – Královo Pole Please take with you confirmation of completed vaccination or confirmation of a negative antigen or PCR test (not older than 3 days) for the physical attendance.

Programme

8:30 – 9:00

Registration and Coffee Break

9:00 – 9:15

Introduction of the RICAIP Project

Prof. Pavel VáclavekRICAIP Project Coordinator at CEITEC BUT

Utilization of artificial intelligence, decentralized laboratory connection, and networking for application development and validation in the modern, automated industry in Europe. The RICAIP project, thanks to the support of 1.3 billion crowns, will enable the creation of a research and innovation centre at the CIIRC CTU in Prague and CEITEC BUT in Brno. The Czech Republic is thus able to establish itself as a leader in the field of advanced industrial production of the future.

9:15 – 10:00

Smart region – a way to transform the quality of life in the South Moravian region

Jiří NantlDeputy Governor of the South Moravian Region

In the last twenty years, the South Moravian Region has established itself as a region of European importance in the field of research, development and innovative entrepreneurship. The current ambition is to build on results and focus on public sector innovation. This innovation should respond to the basic long-term needs of the region, mainly preparation for the systemic solution of environmental challenges and support of smart solutions for the transformation of health and social services within one generation. Participants will acquaint with the starting points, course and current state of work on this concept of a smart region in South Moravia.

10:00 – 10:45

Brno as the Lab of the Future

Romana GábrlíkováResearch Transfer & Talent Development Specialist

Eva HolzováSmart City Projects and Events Manager

& the rest of the Development and Cooperation Department Team

The history of Brno‘s investments in innovation dates back to 2009 when Brno for the first time supported projects for the development of innovations, such as „Brno PhD. Talent“ or „Innovation vouchers“. Since then we draw key stakeholders into the discussion about priority needs and topics so our city develops into an innovative living lab. Our vision is that the city is the „customer zero“ for solutions that are developed by local firms or research organizations so we can work together on the implementation of innovative solutions.

10:45 – 11:30

Living Lab Židlochovice

Jan BártaBrno.AI Coordinator, JIC

The city of Židlochovice is very active in implementing innovative solutions in the field of sustainability and technology. The goals in the currently developed residential district „Chytré Líchy“ is to achieve carbon neutrality, significant savings in drinking water and a reduction in individual transportation through technological and social innovation. Židlochovice is becoming a living lab where we are open to testing solutions leading to the achievement of these goals and making life easier, including the application of AI.
