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Source: Fraunhofer - The magazine for peopte shaping the future 3,2O?4. Titte: Room for Big
ldeas. Articte: Now with Brainpower!
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43, https://www.f raunhof er.de/en/media-center/pubtications/f raunhof ermagazine.htmI retrieved on 14 April. ?O?5, O Fraunhofer Institute
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Care for some Al with that?
Computer scientist Sebastian
Hoose (also pictured at top right)
developed a portable system
called "RAl - Remote Al" at
Fraunhofer lML. lt equips robots
with cognitive abilities.
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liltgl1,wtr[llllyßait.1l'thispoint.h.rr.carobclt1|tatcatlreal|ythirlkanc|takeprttll1crtl'lnthisnlac|rine|t'l,ll|ng
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tlut opf inllrs cc1 n f akc a r,rr,v .,rctiorr proacfively at sorne point," T(raus thc algorithrn dcvelops a \ray f0 cxecurc
cgß or.rl ()f fl carlort .rrtil placcJ$ s.rl's. "So far, LIrotrgh, \4re're iusl happv if
correctly, hLrt rlnly as p;'lrl ol a sinr._l.rsks
ilitt.lttcf]gco0ke|.T,|lerearchiglr|rope'swccJ|1gir.earol;otaCerlC]ill
fitrtltcliroac|-shttulc|erccltneta|bot:ibilityirrc;rryirtg0Lltits|.aSks,|ikenlak.vo|Lttttcs
F]]()J]iVlLts"k,]te'adol.]esl.ratlt|theofTici.rIingitablerogr'a|-le\.elJobjects
lathcr ol Olttirrtrrs, has predicred - in his never scen beforc."
recognize pr1tlerr)s ancl con11eclior)s ancj
usc rhcnl as a lrasis fol nraking dccisir.rns
. rtsual gr"Jrtcl iose style - thal ltrrtnanoitl
(Oancl prc'tl ictit.rns.Ancl tharrnelnsthey
Zl 0 nrroltotslil<eol)tirnuswillcorrrpletelyS0Binpicking:awell-knownissue
rcvoluti')nir('llle c(ol)()ntl'.
ilrrl.rrtrvc n\r,t lint(,.
Optintusisrtol lltcottlyoneol itskind. i\le.llrof researcher.-s.rtJ':raunhof'erlPA N'laclrjnelearnirrgc.rrralsr.r lrclpcleal
t:igut't'J, lrorn lhc tcclt labs ol Arrtet.ican lras been rvorkirrg on teaching robors rvith rlrkrrowrr objects.Tn lllel.)ecp(ifätpsoliwafc f irnr OperrAI, carr L"rlk
45at]is|rwasltcr,,whi|eArlas,f.r.orl[Jost0I]
|)yrt.tntics,Ca|1t,t|l.l1astltncrsaltltarlt|65isccrnsic|erec]aCoIepl.ob]ellittrolrotics.lllc.tl|wit|ttheairllolrecclgllizing
[(]nrplctq cver) ir (liliicult nbstacle colrrsc.
artcl thert transferrecl to real-vyor'ld r'obots.
Arn)ar'-7, crcal0(l lty thc l(arlsr.uhe Inslitutc
I0
Tltc robor sllstenl is rtow cve'r-r.rl)le lo reco(rriz.e rontl)0nents t.ltat arc iroolic'rl
oll'echnology(l(ll) t0 pfovid(irlay-to-riay
.Lrpl,c,''t, crl rl opcrl doors, intelacr wirh
hrtmarrs, arrd prepare srrall nreals. These
acllievenrcnrs are spLrrring higher ptrblie
expcctati0us for Al-basc"d robotics. Sorne
. ol tclrl,-ty's visionaries nr"rke it sor"rnd as
Ä5 thor.rgtr'rlre age ol Terntirr.rtor is a lreacly
il polt il s.
,Mir ny experls ät FraLt nhofer lake.r
rl i tTererrt r., iew, "Dcvelopl)ten
rs I i l<e 0pti-
nlttsi a1 Tesla, qantef a iot of attention, ol
^ course, llLrt the actLral innovation is occurJ0
ling elsewhere. A lveldirrg f0b0t trigl)r n0r
400 r.,gct l,e,' ;r rrtl pla rr i t s rtlas I.rr nF r)r {)l r ()r'l \ s()
it ca n u n hook thcnr. l'he resea rchers a r e
"Al needs
robotics
and robotics
needs Al "
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Dr. Werner Kraus,
Fraunhofer IPA
\vorking 0lr crr.rtol)ralion syslenrq tllcrL
conligtrre thernselves, lor exa nrplc t h rouulr
alrtoDratic seleclicrn of gripper s arcl gripf 05 lring l)oses "auton).lri()n 0laut0rlr.1ti01l",
a lso
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so to s1re.r k.
Picking things out of a birr ancl sctting
thenr clou,r sornevr4rtre c.lse nriglrt soLrnd
uncler'r,vhelnring in light <lf tlre lropes raised
440 Vy, optinlrrs anrl si rnilar rolrofs. Btrf these
cleceptively srnall .jobs represent lruge
lle äs sex1, as Optilntls, l"ttrt it al;eady plal,s
aclv.rrrces irr robotics. T(r,rus;toirrts t0 \\'h.rl
js knorvrr irr rhe fielct as Nloravec's
a nruch larger role in irrclLrstrial llroclrrctiotr
ltaradox:
toda1,," säVs [)r. Wc'rrrer I(ratrs,.r rnech.r-
l/
35 trr.,nics ertgineer antl hearl of research on
('rrlion.rrlri0D aDrl rr.r[totS af the Fr.rrrnhol'er'
_Tasks that seem incrc,dibly sirrl;le to us as
5h u,n n rl, .r re .rc t ua | | y €:xtf e mel y tl i I'fi cu lt
1bt robots, 0f, a5- Canadidrr lesearclter l-larrs
||lstj|tttelbr]\,lanLt1actLlritrgErrgineeringMatn1,61-g.1.ofinclrrsfria|tnantrfacturingI4oravecputit,,,ltisccltttparlliv
atttl AtttttrnationlPAitl51 uttgart."Weh"rt,e aererate large volLr rrres of lrrrlk irerrs to nt,tke contpltters exhibir adrrlt level
\ooiirrobotswi|||]li]]kcasigrlificarrtconrri-accurarely
l)tttiorttovaltrecrcatiortinthene.xrth/ol0physicalll,rienrarr<iing,high-costtask,
to {ive ),ea rs."
[,ivett so, Kt'alus rtgfeel; t.hat snrltrt
lvhich ntakes it a perfecr c.rndidate to be
robots assignerl to.r robot instc'ad. I]ut it is^ alstt a
toiliverhcrrrtlreskillsof
aone-),ecrr-()ld
rvhen it conres- to perci.pti0n arrrl rnolliliry."
1-he goal ol incorporaLirrg Al irrtrt robot
a|.ci,]|)ltlst:,,r\|rteedsttlbotics.artdtolrot-lrLrgechallenge[orroLrcrts:].liebtrj]<tlfthecsisttl
45l.'ttcer|sAI,,,K|at|ssay5.1.hisrepresertts--irlr.|striaI
|lrc1ret-|.ccttttat.riagt.oftwtlstranclstltJ51obsr||iliZeIascrscarllririgtclbeabletoatbreakingrrcndsjntIrec|glt.l1
rcsedrch.Unti|ttow,robotsdie|n,th.rvethe'nlOsftell1lreviotrsly|eartrcdobjectsapart.
Artif icial intclligence arrenrpts to
inLclligcncc ne'erle tl to clo nrore Llla n exe.-
research lirnt r\lortlrlr Intclligc.nce, tor
CUlCaf.ixcr:|sclot.pr.t'.1rr.ogratntnt-dtljnrjc]-tLtnlalrcrlgnitiveobilities|lyrec-.e,xanrp|e,1ilrecastsattat]llLlal
llar'i,lacked rhe botly ir woLrld rrt,crl [o takc dUlike t{olno s.rpiens does, IJolvcvcr', f har
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llctween now ancl 2029. Slni] rl inilLrstrial
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rollot s (,'ln cnhi.rlle pro(lucrior) specd, rively,provitlc fdrgcted supporr rof lalcnr
A crc"rrive t)ro.ject reall at I;r"rurt ltoitr
ac(:t||acy,a|l(|scCt|l.i1y,laci|itatr:trotrb|c.inthc1ielc|
lcsijlcn
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tllc service sr:clor.
tu';tylrtlrttlLrslr-y5,0,Fräilnh()lerlPA1e.1me(l
Trl srrpport t hc irttlusirial seclor on
looks like an ovelsized robor väcLrLrlr, ntoves
secli relyancl prolicicrttlyar a tateol rrl;1o
t]l)1\,i1ht|tcItratrrtLtolt,rl|1si'jlr||eIbt.Irtr|trs.Developingpurpose.builtrobots....fetl|1lcterspersec0rld-.cvt,l-lasl']a|t()'|.
tr'i.tltirrgirrecringlAOlr)Str.rflgürtinJ0l9
dJsn,.rrrn-thankstosnl;r'tvclriclecoor(li-
tocsta[llislttltt'AII|l|,lo\/atiC)l.lCl(|ntcrRo[lts
anapp|iec|branc|to1t|yller\/.r||e1,,L]tlr()lle,s60Iegs,r,vhic|lisactuallytlcttthe
|tiggestrcsea|,chcol]s0|,litlnlinrhefieIdtivefbrrrlo[trtovetltentaccclrdirlgtothcpc.r1.ec1ftlrsOrti|]ga]ltI(|istril)[i
ol Al. T'lre go.1 l is to conrlrrcr pracf ic.rl crrrrent stare oi techtrol(jlli(',rl aclvarrce- {D Urrcler tlre lcarlership ol t'.trrick l(lorcseat.chp|ojcc|si|Sä\{r1|toLlrir|getIle|lte|l[:l00ellerg1,-inLensjve,tclos|crl'v,took<lwski,
45 sop
crLLi ng"c(lge Al reseat'clt.1rl(l
S,vltis. 6J robot rvotrl<l bc cornplerc'lv overdcvel- tivc is to dcvelop.rrr artile ro[)ot li)r use in
logisties Ilt,rt rnn in(lL'pcr(lt'ntlv pi1[ 11;v,
l tt rVl agdcbu rg,, l lte l:r',rLr rr ltoler I n s l i t.u l c
^- lr.rnsporl, arrd actively clclivu lo,rrls.l a
J)
Ir)r IjacLory Opcfirtjon anci Äutonlaf ion IFF
lläs l)artnerc(l r,vith corDpanics to crefl1e
l0 L,rr'case labs wlrerc'the nr.rrtrläctrr rirre
"OveraIl,
sector cä n plese'r't1 i1s autorna fiorr re{1u ir'e|11(trtts aIcl clevise cr$toil)ized snrart
roho tics sol t r I ion s. 1'he c r r rri n g-edg,c' I-anr.r rr
_ lnstilute, ole of five universityAJ cornpe15 t..'rc. centers ficr'oss (;crrlla rty tc) rcceive
hcight that is also served by hurr"rns,"
Siebel-Achenbach explains. Irsreacl o1
w.rll<ing, o11 tlvo legs, tlre evotilCil-' rr.rl ls
d r* :li;:,::jlilJill,l';:li'jil;][i:',]'J'l;
a h u nna n oi
fObOt WOU ld h"
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kttotvr r.rS crr är.rtononrous tttobile rolrt'rt,
or Ai\{R. lt rlol'es baserl on the irrverretl
industry and
Af the errd olthe l)roiect, the goal is tirr
the e\roBOT. to Lre.rble to harness artilicial
otrgoi rg fu r'tr-lin14 ;rs prrrt ol'the Gcrm,rn
lerler'al govelnrnent's Al strateßy, 1s rjesignin11 ,r r)eu, gelret'.rtion
ol ,rrtilicial intelli-
ger)ce that rvill be poweff ill, srrstairrable,
30 tlLrstr,vortlry ancl secrrre ancl contribufe to
Iesolving key clr.rllenges in irrrlustr.y and
society. Tlre F ra r r rr ltofer I rr slit u te for i\4 ater'i,rl Floiry arrcl Logisties Jr\41, is conrribLrting
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irt v.rriotrs ways, including r'l,ith its PACE
J-J L,,rb research irrfl.asIrrrcrurer,
'l'his past.lrrly al.o saw tlrc' launch of
.,
ln^i.+i--tt
rLr9 r) LrL).
Leon Siebel-Achenbach,
Fraunhofer IML
ttla
/yru
lnlcllig,cnce ro rec()gnize arttl tir.rrr irs
.
ertvir'oltrrc'rtt.rrd tlte strrlace it is ntor ing
orr so it cah nrove freell,aroLurrl a detirretl
space a rrrl aVoitl obst.rcles. Cantera systenrs
tlte llobotics Institrrte Ciernr,lny (J{lG),
help it to iclertti[1, ancl classity load itenrs,
u,hich is to becorrre a certral point of colr-
/r{5 so ir can lifL thern corlecf ly, balance aPlrro
lit(tfot.rllaspectsof roboticsirtGernr.:lny.
priatelyaccordingtolheirrvcight,arrrlset
t0t.het()l]ll)ctetlcenetwtrrkisletlbyt|leopetiforuse-inillclr-tsrf),aJld|ogistics:rhcgcrcrcls
.|.cc|tlrica|Uttivc'rsiryotr\{Lrnich(l,UM).rrrdt0otlt.:lllyc1CI0fS,t00llttchfreedcrtlt,toorhat1loirtt,tIlce\'oI]OT..
Itas receivctl 2() rtrillion eut-os irt funding
rat aren't
lrortt tltc Gennar f'c<leral Mirristry of
use crr:-e,"
ti;(lt.tctrion nt1(l llesear'clr (llrvlllF). t'hree'-f0
LfS Itrarrrtholetirrstitrrtc.s-lPA,Ti\1l,,andthe
lt, arr eleclr
,
o[rhctoTa
_ conrplc'tely autorrcltuc'rrrsl)/ crs ct scrvicc
ÄlOrobot," Siebel-Achcnbaclt explains. "This
rvoLr lcl be'interestjrrs lclr ljelcls suclr as the
logistic:^se(rorc)reveninlrosltirarsenutgs,
"l.ec|tlro|trgiesatltlltllageI.:x;l|oitatiorr,,Insleacl,vr,cneedtobtLi|dnlorcrrtbots,n.beclsilrt|isrri|ltrrelttcr|ic.l1iotlsn'it|lillthc
lOSll -- arc, all irrvolrr
|{lCarel0establishi|l|f|nati()lla|[1,coni-?bespeci.r|lylbrincltrsrriesthatarea|rcac|yatrltcllll.lla1lp
50 l:eririve r'<rsearch orr Al-llaserl
(ler rttatty, trsc r-escarch resorrrces e[Tec- skillc,d rvorkers."
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lrsc cases as possi[rlt',"