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Manufacturing /Robotics in manufacturing

Agility and adaptability

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Projects and Programs

Measurement Science for Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Measurement Science for Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Ongoing
Objective To develop and deploy measurement science that advances manufacturing robotic system performance, collaboration, agility, autonomy, safety, and ease of implementation to enhance U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. Technical Idea The fundamental idea is to provide the

Embodied AI and Data Generation for Manufacturing Robotics

Ongoing
Objective To facilitate the adoption of AI-based robotic approaches in practical manufacturing scenarios by creating test methods that target AI-enabled robotic systems, evaluating the performance of AI-enabled robotic systems, and creating manufacturing-relevant and AI-centric datasets. Technical
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Agility Performance of Robotic Systems

Ongoing
Objective Deliver robot agility performance metrics, test methods, information models, datasets, combined virtual/real testbeds, and planning approaches that will enable manufacturers to more easily and rapidly reconfigure, retask, and redeploy robotic systems. Technical Idea The project is

Publications

Agility Metrics in the ARIAC Competition

Author(s)
Anthony Downs, Zeid Kootbally, Craig I. Schlenoff
A thriving manufacturing sector is the essential heart of a vibrant and balanced economy in the United States(U.S.). Small and medium manufacturers (SMMs)

Agile Robotics for Industrial Applications: Editorial

Author(s)
Craig I. Schlenoff, Zeid Kootbally, Erez Karpas
Advances in automation have provided for sustained productivity increases and manufacturing growth over the past decade. Sustaining this growth will require