SmartBot

Sensor system technology and ICT enable robots to operate autonomously and to perform more complex tasks. Robots become smarter and therefore can be applied in more areas than ever before. Robots will become a key success factor when it comes to applications in industrial, agricultural or other economic sectors.

Multi sensor robot platforms
SmartBot is a cross-border collaboration involving 24 different partners from Germany and the Netherlands. The aim is to develop multi sensor robot platforms for maritime, agricultural and industry applications. The SmartBot project strengthens the collaboration among different parties in both economic and technological ways. The project also helps to create a global knowledge hotspot on sensor robotics (SmartBots) in the border-region between Germany and the Netherlands.

SmartBot consists of three sub projects:

Roboship (shipping industry): an autonomous, intelligent robot for the inspection and repair of ballast water tanks of ships.
Sinbot (industry): a pilot environment for intelligent use of industrial robotics in a production environment. The first application will focus on the production of composite material for the transport sector.
AgroBot (agriculture): (semi) autonomous robot systems operating in dynamic environments. These systems will be able to work on complex tasks without damaging the environment (for example a robot that recognizes and pulls out weeds).

INCAS3 is lead partner in the SmartBot project and is also involved in Roboship and Sinbot.

Read more on the SmartBot website.

Partners
Amazonen-Werke H.Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG
Axum Engineering BV
B.Strautmann & Söhne GmbH u. Co. KG
Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz gGmbH
DLV Plant BV
Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen
Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
Grunewald GmbH & Co. KG
Haake Technik GmbH
Hochschule Osnabrück, Fakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften und Informatik
Imotec
Irmato Industrial Solutions Drachten B.V.
Luinstra Bronbemaling BV
Meyer Werft GmbH
Productschap Akkerbouw
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Faculteit Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen
STODT Praktijkcentrum voor geavanceerde technologie
Technologies88 B.V.
Tyker Technology BV
Universiteit Twente Groep Ontwerpen Productie & Management
Universiteit Twente Vakgroep Control Engineering
Wageningen Universiteit Leerstoelgroep Agrarische Bedrijfstechnologie
Xsens Technologies BV