Made Smarter Innovation - Research Centre for Smart, Collaborative Industrial Robotics

Lead Research Organisation: Loughborough University
Department Name: Wolfson Sch of Mech, Elec & Manufac Eng

Abstract

The UK has fallen significantly behind other countries when it comes to adopting robotics/automation within factories. Collaborative automation, that works directly with people, offers fantastic opportunities for strengthening UK manufacturing and rebuilding the UK economy. It will enable companies to increase productivity, to be more responsive and resilient when facing external pressures (like the Covid-19 pandemic) to protect jobs and to grow.

To enable confident investment in automation, we need to overcome current fundamental barriers. Automation needs to be easier to set up and use, more capable to deal with complex tasks, more flexible in what it can do, and developed to safely and intuitively collaborate in a way that is welcomed by existing workers and wider society.

To overcome these barriers, the ISCF Research Centre in Smart, Collaborative Robotics (CESCIR) has worked with industry to identify four priority areas for research: Collaboration, Autonomy, Simplicity, Acceptance. The initial programme will tackle current fundamental challenges in each of these areas and develop testbeds for demonstration of results. Over the course of the programme, CESCIR will also conduct responsive research, rapidly testing new ideas to solve real world manufacturing automation challenges.

CESCIR will create a network of academia and industry, connecting stakeholders, identifying challenges/opportunities, reviewing progress and sharing results. Open access models and data will enable wider academia to further explore the latest scientific advances. Within the manufacturing industry, large enterprises will benefit as automation can be brought into traditionally manual production processes. Similarly, better accessibility and agility will allow more Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) to benefit from automation, improving their competitiveness within the global market.

Organisations

Publications

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Baker SA (2022) Degenerate boundaries for multiple-alternative decisions. in Nature communications

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Giannaccini M (2023) A Bioinspired Active Robotic Simulator of the Human Respiratory System in IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics

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Gosden D (2023) Material extrusion of sodium polyacrylate superabsorbent polymer in Additive Manufacturing

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Li Q (2022) Biobased and Programmable Electroadhesive Metasurfaces. in ACS applied materials & interfaces

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Luo C (2023) Modeling Variation in Multi-Station Compliant Assembly Using Parametric Space Envelope in Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

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Sun Y (2023) Fixed-time integral sliding mode control for admittance control of a robot manipulator in International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control

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Villeda-Hernandez M (2023) Chemically Driven Oscillating Soft Pneumatic Actuation. in Soft robotics

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Wharton P (2023) Tetraflex: A Multigait Soft Robot for Object Transportation in Confined Environments in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

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Xu C (2023) Electric Field-Driven Dielectrophoretic Elastomer Actuators in Advanced Functional Materials

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Xu Z (2023) Vortex and Core Detection using Computer Vision and Machine Learning Methods in European Journal of Computational Mechanics

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Yue T (2024) Bioinspired multiscale adaptive suction on complex dry surfaces enhanced by regulated water secretion. in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

 
Description Circular and Constant Aluminium (CirConAl)
Amount £4,699,966 (GBP)
Funding ID 10030959 
Organisation United Kingdom Research and Innovation 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2022 
End 08/2025
 
Description Drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)) for Autonomous Digital Manufacturing
Amount £50,000 (GBP)
Funding ID 8266 
Organisation High Value Manufacturing Catapult 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2022 
End 04/2023
 
Description Flying Cobot with 3D laser scanner for quality inspection
Amount £80,000 (GBP)
Funding ID 8266 extension 
Organisation High Value Manufacturing Catapult 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2023 
End 03/2024
 
Title Data for 2024 Nature Communications - sliding suction 
Description Tianqi Yue, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha and Jonathan Rossiter, Snail-inspired Water-enhanced Soft Sliding Suction for Climbing Robots, Nature Communications, 2024 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2024 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/1zdz8b5iw6f662pqwqf4kh8r55/
 
Title Data for AFM dielectrophoretic gel 
Description Included here are data to support the paper: Ciqun Xu, Charl F. J. Faul, Majid Taghavi, and Jonathan Rossiter, Electric Field-driven Dielectrophoretic Elastomer Actuators, Advanced Functional Materials (2023), DOI:10.1002/adfm.202208943 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/239k7m1nddrq72vaxbsfis2mf8/
 
Title Data for AM printing sodium polyacrylate 
Description This repository contains data pertaining to the article: Daniel Gosden, Matthew Studley, and Jonathan Rossiter, Material extrusion of sodium polyacrylate superabsorbent polymer, Additive Manufacturing, 2023 (doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2023.103886). 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/1t0knt8vya7ii2if77c493w942/
 
Title Data for GelBat paper - RoboSoft 2023 
Description Included here are data to support the paper: H.Y. Chen, A. Keller, A. T. Conn, J. Rossiter. GelBat: An Edible Gelatin-Based Battery. RoboSoft (2023). 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/2c4017s8543i2od5qdx3osoqd/
 
Title Data for ICRA 2023 - variable stiffness unit 
Description Data for ICRA2023 paper: Tianqi Yue, Tsam Lung You, Hemma Philamore, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha and Jonathan Rossiter, A Silicone-sponge-based Variable-stiffness Device, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/1m1aqxh299w2j20l7i8umgqwct/
 
Title Data for PlosOne - Mapping visual distance to frequency 
Description Included here are data to support the paper: Pingping Jiang, Christopher Kent and Jonathan Rossiter, Towards sensory substitution and augmentation: Mapping visual distance to audio and tactile frequency, PLOS ONE, 2024 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2024 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/139evj2hnuytu2uvaf4lj5a455/
 
Title Data for Robo-Squid paper - RoboSoft 2023 
Description Data for paper: S. Firouznia, C. Xu, H. Philamore, J. Rossiter, Robo-Squid: Experimental investigation of pulsed jet propulsion based on magnetohydrodynamics, 2023 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (ROBOSOFT) 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/xfg77nkkatek2qqv8vz15qw30/
 
Title Data for SAP-BAM paper 
Description This repository contains data pertaining to the article: Saltwater-responsive bubble artificial muscles using superabsorbent polymers, Daniel Gosden, Richard Suphapol Diteesawat, Matthew Studley and Jonathan Rossiter, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022, doi: 10.3389/frobt.2022.960372. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2022 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/2raladk8u6pqu23o1jyc5rueeu/
 
Title Data for hygroscopic actuators 
Description Data supporting paper: A. Keller*, Q. Qi, Y*. Kumaresan, A. Conn, J. Rossiter, Biodegradable Humidity Actuators for Sustainable Soft Robotics using Deliquescent Hydrogels, IEEE RoboSoft 2023 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/1vctpyervo0il2f4zfqeo05rd6/
 
Title Data for modular cellbot paper - RoboSoft 2023 
Description Included here are data to support the paper: Ridhi Bansal, Helmut Hauser, Jonathan Rossiter, Self-reconfiguring Soft Modular Cellbots, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/2xnkxqqa7r5cc2rwdauepmqkdq/
 
Title Hydrogel-actuated Soft Sucker with Mucus Secretion 
Description Data for publication: Hydrogel-actuated Soft Sucker with Mucus Secretion, Tianqi Yue, Alex Keller, Daniel Gosden, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadelha and Jonathan Rossiter, Proc. RoboSoft 2023, Singapore, 3-7 April 2023 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/2hzqiunnryl952q4acb9yf1va5/
 
Title PNAS 2024 - multi-scale suckers 
Description Included here are data to support the paper: Tianqi Yue, Weiyong Si, Alex Keller, Chenguang Yang, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha and Jonathan Rossiter, Bioinspired multi-scale adaptive suction on complex dry surfaces enhanced by regulated water secretion, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 2024. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2024 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/23biszw8gbq6y2rcpkmqonu923/
 
Title Shape Memory Oleogel Composites 
Description Included here are data to support the paper: Q. Qi, A. Keller, L. Tan, Y. Kumaresan, J. Rossiter, Edible, Optically Modulating, Shape Memory Oleogel Composites For Sustainable Soft Robotics, Materials & Design 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/grksw9h6gw1v2iyc5pwuqtb9d/
 
Title Shape-Conformable Suction Cups 
Description Included here are data to support the paper: Tianqi Yue, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha and Jonathan Rossiter, Shape-Conformable Suction Cups for Adaptive Suction on Highly-curved Surfaces, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/3d1sge14ol61b2tfr4xyc37xti/
 
Title Source code for the Morphing Gaussian Random Field methodology - for robotic/cobotic assembly cell simulaitons 
Description The source-code and data to reproduce the developed Morphing Gaussian Random Field (MGRF) methodology can be accessed online. Morphing Gaussian Random Field (MGRF) methodology for object shape error modelling and simulation in Robotic/cobotic assembly cells. The MGRF methodology models the spatial correlation in the deviations of the part from its nominal design using Gaussian Random Fields and then, utilises the modelled spatial correlations to generate non-ideal parts by conditional simulations. The MGRF methodology has (i) high defect fidelity enabling it to simulate various part defects including local and global deformations, and technological patterns; (ii) high data versatility allowing it to simulate non-ideal parts under the constraint of limited data availability and to utilise historical non-ideal part data of similar parts; (iii) designer centric capabilities such as performing 'what if?' analysis of defects of practical importance; and; (iv) the ability to generate non-ideal parts conforming to statistical form tolerance specification without additional modelling effort. 
Type Of Material Data analysis technique 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Object Shape Error Modelling and Simulation (OSEMS) plays a vital role in determining the quality and functionality of mechanical products and their assembly systems. Shape error arises due to various inevitable uncertainties in manufacturing processes which lead to the actual manufactured part exhibiting imperfect form, i.e., having geometric and dimensional errors. A model of the resulting true manufactured part with geometric and dimensional errors is called a 'non-ideal part'. This models is important for modelling and simulating assembly processes with a goal of achieving 'zero-defects' production (important for e-mobility manufacturing) as well as for ' Right-First-Time' design. The work is being explored for development of digital twin which will be implemented for robotic/cobotic assembly cells with capabilities for: (1) Dexterous parts: (i) non-rigid; (ii) non-ideal; (iii) shape variants (2) Scalable: Capability to Simulate V-model to be used in in NPI for volume/variant change. KPI Measure: Right-First-Time (RFT) (3) Resilient: Capability for defect RCA: (i) detection; (ii) prediction; (ii) repair. KPI Measure: Near-zero-defects (n-ZD) / mean-time-to-detection/repair (4) Transverse Human-Robot collaborative (HRC) modes: (i) proximal collaboration /distal collaboration; (ii) synchronous collaboration/asynchronous collaboration. KPI Measure: Degree of Collaboration / Degree of Involvement 
URL https://zenodo.org/record/5017392#.ZBMjwxXP3jI
 
Description PhD students exchange with the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, India 
Organisation National Institute of Industrial Engineering
Country India 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution The NITIE will send 3 PhD students who will spend 2 years at teh University of Warwick to conduct research in the area of simulations of collaborative robotic assembly system in context of these being part of production systems (ie with embedded uncertainties of production by linking AI/data mining with physics-based simulation to support augmented decision making.
Collaborator Contribution (i) Exchange of three PhD students who will spend two years at your university to work on the projects related to the CESCIR research. (i) Support development of training and educational programs with a focus on augmented decision making for smart Human-Robots Collaborative Systems. The NITIE estimated financial contribution is around £80k over 4 years
Impact Not yet.
Start Year 2021
 
Description 12th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact A platform for ideas, opinions, perspectives, results and solutions concerning photonic technologies
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.lane-conference.org/
 
Description Addressing Industrial Challenges Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact 28 industrial partners representing 17 different organisations attended a full day event to discuss industrial challenges and unlocking research opportunities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.linkedin.com/company/91481657/admin/feed/posts/
 
Description Centre Launch Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Online launch meeting for the centre with industrial partner workshop.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Digital Manufacturing Week 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Hosted by Made Smarter, the Smart Cobotics Centre had a stand at the event
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Discussions with Arrival, London, and partner forum 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Discussions regarding possible collaboration in relation to the IRaaS project, which increased interest for future collaboration.
also MSI partner forum attendance 27.03.23 to further collaborative work
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023
 
Description Discussions with Rolls-Royce 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Discussions regarding possible collaboration in relation to the Centre's current projects. subsequent mapping of ind challenges, feasibility workshops and meetings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023
 
Description Drone Demo 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Drones for Shape Inspection in Manufacturing
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - ATL Technologies 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Feasibility study discussions at co premises
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Engagement - Autodesk 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact discussed robotics planning software, demo in lab
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - Babcock 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact introduction of MSI centre and exploring potential collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Engagement - Cambrian Robotics Ltd 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact participated in centre meeting and feasibility workshops
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2024
URL https://smartcobotics.org.uk/events/addressing-industry-challenges-workshop/
 
Description Engagement - Claromech Ltd 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact participated in centre meeting and partners' forum
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023
 
Description Engagement - Digitalnauts 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact industrial partner inputs for possible feasibility study collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - Doosan 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact intro to MSI centre and exploring potential collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Engagement - GKN Aerospace 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Participated in centre meeting, partner forum and feasibility workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023
 
Description Engagement - Indeglas 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial partner inputs for data capturing
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - K-TIG 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Introduction to MSI Centre and exploring potential collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - KUKA Robotics UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial representative on SAB, visit to LU lab
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Engagement - Kenoteq 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial partner inputs for allowing capturing data
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - NMIS 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial partner inputs for possible feasibility study brainstorming
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - Oceaneering 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact day visit to new industrial partner for input/scoping collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - RARUK Automation 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact participation in MSI Centre activities, including feasibility workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023
 
Description Engagement - Select 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial partner inputs for possible feasibility study brainstorming meeting, kick off meeting participant
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022
 
Description Engagement - Shadow Robot Co 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact participation in MSI Centre meeting and partners' forum
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023
 
Description Engagement - Siemens 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact FS3 Flexible dextrous grasping, Cranfield
and participation in the Partners Forum
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Engagement - Unilever 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial collaboration exploration through various on-line meetings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022
 
Description Engagement - Vikaso 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial partner input/scoping meeting (in-person) for further collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Engagement - dyson 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Introduction to MSI Centre and collaborative opportunities, with LU and Bristol (partner)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Engagement and strategy discussions with UNITE 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact SAB meetings, Industrial representative
Ethical framework questionnaire support
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Engagement meetings - Scorpion Vision 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact SAB Meeting, industrial representative and participation in Partners Forum
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Engagement with Ford 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Introducing Made Smarter Research Centre and exploring potential collaboration
FS7 Modular tooling & control for tactile manipulation of pastes
feasibility workshop and ethics conversations/participation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023,2024
URL https://bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/3067224595?pwd=VXN0RFlLZXZZcG8wOWZZTUVsb2w2dz09&omn=98462726060
 
Description European Robotics Forum 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Annual forum of EU Robotics in Rotherdam
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description FLOW-3D World Users Conference 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Features application-specific tracks, advanced training sessions, in-depth technical customer presentations
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Face to face meetings with RSBi Strathclyde 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial partner inputs for allowing capturing data from production line and meeting
Meeting to discuss data capturing arrangements
Initial meeting to explore human operator data capture

June, July and August 2022
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Feasibility Study - Igus UK Ltd 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact FS3 Flexible dextrous grasping, Cranfield
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Feasibility study disc and Human operator data - Ecosystems 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Exploring feasibility study with Ecosystems
Industrial human operator's operation data capturing
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Feasibility study workshop, SAB ind rep - Agri -EPI Centre Ltd 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact SAB meetings, Partners Forum and Feasibility Project workshop
Meetings between Oct 22 and Aug 23
Partners Forum 27th March 23
Workshop April 23
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022,2023
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description ICALEO 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics ICALEO
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description In Person Meeting with AdQual 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact In Person meeting with Add Qual and tour of the facilities in Loughborough
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description In Person Meeting with AddQual and Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact meeting in person with AddQual team at their head office. Attendance at feasibility workshop in 23 Jan 2024
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022,2024
URL https://smartcobotics.org.uk/news/addressing-industry-challenges-workshop-23rd-january-2024/
 
Description In Person Meeting with Bentley Motors 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industry/Academic Meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description In Person Meeting with Haption 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industry/Academic Meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Ind rep, workshops - CNC Robotics 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Engagement in SAB meetings as industrial representative
Partners Forum and Feasibility workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022,2023
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Industrial Collaboration - BE-ST 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact SAB meetings, Ind rep
Industrial collaboration extension and developing a join bid ISCF Sustainable Smart Factory
Exploring feasibility study with BE-ST
Industrial partner inputs for possible feasibility study brainstorming meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023
 
Description Industrial Partner Engagement - BAE Systems 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact SAB Meetings ind rep between oct 22 and July 23
Industrial Partners Engagement meeting 30 Jan 23
Partners Forum 27 March 23
Feasibility workshop 28 April 2023 and 23 Jan 24
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023,2024
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Industry challenges, feasibility project discussions and lab tour - Samworth Brothers 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industry challenges, feasibility project discussions and lab tour
FS7 Modular tooling & control for tactile manipulation of pastes
participation in Feasibility Workshop
visit to premises
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023,2024
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/made-smarter-innovation-smart-cobotics-feasibility-project-workshops-...
 
Description Laser Beam Welding Event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Exhibition for beam delivery systems, sensor technologies and closed-loop control strategies for laser beam welding
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description MACH 2022 Exhibition 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial exhibition hosted by the Manufacturing Technologies Association
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.mta.org.uk/event/mach-2022
 
Description Made Smarter Webinar 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Webinar to share details of the Centre to others in the MSI umbrella and possible SME's that signed up to be part of the series
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/events/research-centre-for-smart-collaborative-industrial-robotics/
 
Description Manufacturing and Engineering Expo 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Exhibition organised by Made Smarter Innovation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Meeting with AD Business Solutions 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Discussions regarding possible collaboration in relation to the Centre's current projects.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Meetings and Engagement - MTC 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Attendance of SAB Meetings, Management Meetings as Industrial representative
Feasibility project discussion & agreement
FS5 HR co-manipulation, LU
MTC Org visit to Loughborough
Feasibility project discussion & agreement
Attendance of Feasibility Project Workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023,2024
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Meetings and Engagement - Ocado 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact UR10 robot for manipulation experiments
Industrial partner input/scoping meeting (in-person)
Day visit to partner distribution site and full tour and discussions
Trustworthy robotics workshop at Bristol Robotics Laboratory
SAB Meeting, industrial representative
Partners Forum
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023
URL https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/TKDEsA_asU88sxhJ6hTFij1zWEogZl9mnf8E7uF9Gnem0PR35ZbItSeAsp8MvAkp.w...
 
Description Meetings and Engagement - Omron 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Visit to University and lab tour, collaborative opportunities
SAB budget/strategy discussions
and attendance to the Partners Forum
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023,2024
URL https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/TKDEsA_asU88sxhJ6hTFij1zWEogZl9mnf8E7uF9Gnem0PR35ZbItSeAsp8MvAkp.w...
 
Description Meetings and Engagement - Robertson Timber Engineering Ltd 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial collaboration extension and developing a joint bid ISCF Sustainable Smart Factory
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022
 
Description Meetings in person and on-line: HAL Robotics 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact SAB Meetings, industrial representative
Industrial partner inputs for possible feasibility study brainstorming meeting
FS4 Coll HR simulation crop collection, Strathclyde
Partners Forum
Feasibility Workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023,2024
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Online Innovation/Collaborative Robotics Discussions with Rolls-Royce and The Manufacturing Technology Centre 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Innovation discussions were held in relation to possible future collaboration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Online meeting with Staubli 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Discussions regarding possible collaboration in relation to the Centre's current projects.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Participation in workshops, feasibility study and Visit to Sunamp Ltd 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact In person industrial partner input/scoping meeting in relation to future collaboration
SAB budget/strategy discussions
FS5 HR co-manipulation, LU
FS3 Flexible dextrous grasping, Cranfield
participation in Partners Forum
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023,2024
URL https://smartcobotics.org.uk/news/visit-to-our-industrial-partner-sunamp/
 
Description Partner Scoping Meeting - Rolls Royce 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial partner input/scoping meeting (in-person)
Mapping of industrial challenges
FS3 Flexible dextrous grasping, Cranfield
FS5 HR co-manipulation, LU
and participation in Feasibility Workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/made-smarter-innovation-smart-cobotics-feasibility-project-workshops-...
 
Description Partners Forum, Feasibility Project w/shop and lab tour with Fanuc UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Partners Forum, Feasibility project workshop, Project discussions and lab tour : March 2023 through to January 2024 at both Loughborough and Bristol - 5 activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Robotics and Automation Event @ The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact We had a stand at this event and held discussions with visitors regarding possible collaboration in relation to the Centre's current projects.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Robotics and Automation: A New Perspective 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Exhibition and workshops exploring the opportunities and requirements for industrial robotics and automation in the UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Rolls-Royce Interns Visit to Intelligent Automation Lab 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact A number of interns from Rolls-Royce visited the Intelligent Automation lab to see our robots and learn about our research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description SRPe Annual Conference Edinburgh 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Hosted a stand to showcase Strathclyde Robotics research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Scoping and Collaboration in joint bid - Liberty Produce Ltd 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial collaboration extension and developing a joint bid ISCF Sustainable Smart Factory
Scoping vertical farming feasibility study
A day visit to Liberty Produce for feasibility project partner input/scoping
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023,2024
 
Description Scoping, Feasibility and Partners Forum with Constellium UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact scoping , feasibility studies and Partner Forum
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Visit by Inovo Robotics, partner forum and feasibility study workshops 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact A representative visited the Intelligent Automation lab to up-date software on the Inovo Robots we have and to give demos to the team of its capabilities. Discussions were held about possible future collobaration with the Centre's projects.
and participation in Partners Forum and Feasibility workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description Visit to ABB Systems and feasibility workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Engagement meeting and tour of ABB premises on 26th September 2023
Feasibility Project Workshop 23rd January 2024
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023,2024
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/addressing-industry-challenges-workshop-tickets-765552005657?aff=oddt...
 
Description Visit to Measurement Solutions, Derby 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Discussions regarding possible collaboration in relation to the IRaaS project, which increased interest for future collaboration
single visit between Sept 21 and Feb 22 and attendance at Partners Forum on 27th March 23
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023
URL https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/TKDEsA_asU88sxhJ6hTFij1zWEogZl9mnf8E7uF9Gnem0PR35ZbItSeAsp8MvAkp.w...
 
Description Visit to Toyota, Burnaston and subsequent collaborative participation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Discussions regarding possible collaboration in relation to the Centre's current projects, which increased interest for future collaboration. Participated in subsequent input/scoping meetings and feasibility study workshops
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022,2023,2024
URL https://smartcobotics.org.uk/events/addressing-industry-challenges-workshop/
 
Description Visit to True Position Robotics, Nottingham and project engagement 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Discussions regarding possible collaboration in relation to the IRaaS project, which increased interest for future collaboration.
Also participated in MSI center meeting in Dec 21
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Workshops, Feasibility study - Airbus 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Feasibility study meetings at Cranfield between May 2023 and Nov 2023
Participation in Partners Forum and Feasibility Project Workshop
scoping /future development meeting at Airbus 19.01.24
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023,2024
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...
 
Description collaboration meetings - IntelliDigest 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Industrial collaboration extension and developing a join bid ISCF Sustainable Smart Factory
meeting between Dec 21 and Jan 22
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022
 
Description in person and on line meetings - Expert Tooling & Automation Ltd 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact SAB Meetings, industrial representation
FS7 Modular tooling & control for tactile manipulation of pastes
Partners Forum
Feasibility Workshop
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2023,2024
URL https://app.mural.co/t/tesselledevelopment0769/m/tesselledevelopment0769/1677665698607/489cb28c90fab...