Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics

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Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics
Category: research Institute

German Aerospace Center

Facility location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Type of research: Applied research
Management: Alin Albu-Schäffer (since 2012)
Employee: approx. 200 scientific, technical and administrative employees
Homepage: www.dlr.de/rm/

The Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics is one of three institutes of the Robotics and Mechatronics Center of the German Aerospace Center ( DLR ).

It is part of the DLR Oberpfaffenhofen site in the Upper Bavarian community of Weßling . The institute focuses on the development of robotic and mechatronic systems that enable people to interact more effectively, more effectively and more safely with the environment. The robots should work in environments that are inaccessible or dangerous for people, but also support and relieve people during work and in everyday life.

The Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics deals with the development chain of robotics. This applies in particular to system analysis and system design , mechanical construction , electronics development , control , perception , cognition , planning and execution of actions, machine learning , artificial intelligence and application development.

history

After the Institute for Robotics and System Dynamics was founded in 1992, Gerhard Hirzinger and Jürgen Ackermann initially headed the facility as co-directors until Ackermann finally retired due to old age. After that, the name was changed to the Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics , which was subsequently managed by Gerhard Hirzinger alone. In 2012, Alin Albu-Schäffer took over the management of the institute. In 2015 the Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics moved to the new building of the Robotics and Mechatronics Center , which was officially inaugurated in April 2016 by the Deputy Bavarian Prime Minister Ilse Aigner .

structure

The Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics , together with the Institute for System Dynamics and Control Engineering and the Institute for Optical Sensor Systems, form the Robotics and Mechatronics Center of the German Aerospace Center . It is further divided into the departments

  • Mechatronic components and systems,
  • Analysis and control of complex robot systems,
  • Autonomy and remote programming,
  • Perception and cognition,
  • Cognitive robotics,
  • Institute development and central tasks.

In addition, the institute has been closely linked to the Technical University of Munich since 2013 . The director of the institute also holds the chair for sensor-based robot systems and intelligent assistance systems in the Faculty of Computer Science at the Technical University of Munich .

research

The cross-sectional topics of the Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics include orbital service robotics, space assistance robotics, planetary exploration robotics, the production of the future and Industry 4.0 , medical and care robotics , intelligent service robotics and off -road robotics .

Robotic systems

The most well-known robotic systems of the institute include:

  • Rollin 'Justin as well as the other variants Agile Justin and Space Justin
  • TORO
  • David
  • MIRO or MiroSurge
  • Lightweight Rover Unit (LRU)
  • ASURO

In addition, a large number of other robotic systems and components are being developed, including in the area of ​​robotic hands, robotic arms, haptic input and output devices and mobile systems in the air, on wheels and on legs.

Space missions

The most famous space missions in which the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics played a key role include, among others

Awards

In addition to prizes at international science conferences and for publications in specialist journals, the following awards have been made (in alphabetical order):

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics. In: dlr.de
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gfft-portal.de
  3. ^ Website of the Institute for System Dynamics and Control Engineering. In: dlr.de
  4. ^ Website of the Institute for Optical Sensor Systems. In: dlr.de
  5. ↑ Website of the chair for sensor-based robot systems and intelligent assistance systems. ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: in.tum.de  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.in.tum.de
  6. ↑ Fields of application of the Robotics and Mechatronics Center. In: dlr.de
  7. ↑ Rollin 'Justin
  8. ↑ Travis Deyle: Agile Justin: DLR's Rollin 'Justin Gets a Younger, More Agile Brother - Pair Combines to Play Catch. In: hizook.com , January 23, 2012
  9. ↑ SpaceJustin. In: dlr.de
  10. ↑ TORO. In: dlr.de
  11. ↑ David. In: dlr.de
  12. ↑ MIRO. In: dlr.de
  13. ↑ MiroSurge. In: dlr.de
  14. ^ Lightweight Rover Unit (LRU). In: dlr.de
  15. ↑ Research topics, projects and systems at the Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics. In: dlr.de
  16. ↑ contour-2. In: dlr.de

Coordinates: 48 ° 5 ′ 0.2 ″  N , 11 ° 16 ′ 32 ″  E