The trend of "robots in the wild" signifies a new level of autonomy where robots operate in human environments with minimal supervision.
Robotic reality capture is the first enterprise-ready application, using autonomous robots to perform inspections in dangerous or remote locations.
A case study demonstrates how autonomous drones significantly reduce inspection time and costs for large container bridges in a harbor.
An energy company uses a legged robot with a thermal camera to autonomously collect equipment performance data in a geothermal plant.
A demonstration shows how data from robots, like thermal images and 360-degree views, is integrated and visualized within a 3D model of an industrial plant.
Beyond time savings, the business case for robotics includes richer data for maintenance, improved job attractiveness, and enhanced safety.
A typical robotics system architecture involves connecting the robot platform to a digital twin, IoT sensors, and core enterprise systems like SAP.
A full-stack roboticist requires a broad understanding of skills from human-robot interaction and embedded systems to cloud infrastructure and business strategy.
The robotics technology stack combines open-source tools like ROS with cloud services from AWS and Azure for development, simulation, and fleet management.
The discussion covers how robots can learn from each other via transfer learning, the growing commercial importance of ROS, and how automation addresses labor shortages.
30:57Teresa Conceicao
28:19Thomas Tomow
25:29Pawel Skiba
28:09Jan Oberhauser, Mirko Novakovic, Alex Laubscher & Keno Dreßel
30:58Daniel Brintzinger
24:48Alexander Schwarz
39:11Thomas Dohmke
28:53Tobias Bernhardt & Niklas Blumenthal
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.
Peter Park System GmbH
München, Germany
Reply Deutschland SE
Gütersloh, Germany
CONTIAMO GMBH
Berlin, Germany
doks.solution GmbH
AllatNet Recruiting GmbH & Co. KG
Neura Robotics GmbH