Join us again at the next edition of the European Robotics Forum (ERF) — one of Europe’s most influential events for the robotics and artificial intelligence community. Our workshop, “AI and Robotics in Construction”, which we will hold on 13 March 2024, will bring together leading experts in AI and robotics — from engineers to researchers and business people, as well as end-users and policymakers — from Europe and beyond.
Projects involved: For the second year in a row, we have collaborated with our sister projects, the EU-funded BEEYONDERS and RoBétArmé, founding members of our Tech4EUconstruction cluster, to organise this workshop.
🗓️ Date and time: 13 March 2024, 16:40-18:00 (GMT+1 / CET)
📍 Location: Palacongressi di Rimini, Via della Fiera 23 – 47923 Rimini (Italy) — Borgo
👥 Organisers: Jason Rambach, Dimitrios Giakoumis and Antonio Alonso Cepeda
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Continuing our workshop from last year, we aim to shed light on questions such as the following:
- What are the most important applications for AI and robotics in construction, and what are the main technological challenges that need to be addressed in this scope?
- How can AI and robotics solutions in construction be acceptable to companies and workers in the building sector? What needs to be done in the next years to this end?
- What are some unexpected challenges during implementation after one year of our projects? Are there any user insights we have collected?
In particular, we want to highlight the potential benefits of AI and robotics in achieving automation in construction — based on the research and development activities we are carrying out.
After briefly presenting our three projects, we will address the key aspects of AI and robotics technologies necessary for introducing robotic automation in construction sites. We will mainly focus on sharing advances in robot vision, navigation, control and human-robot interaction (HRI).
In addition, we will share insights from the first end-user evaluation developed in HumanTech and hold a panel discussion on challenges and lessons learned within our projects. To conclude, we will have an interactive feedback round with the workshop attendees.
Agenda
- Min 0-2: Welcome and introduction by the organisers
- Min 3-22: Presentation of HumanTech, BEEYONDERS and RoBétArmé by their coordinators, Dr. Jason Rambach (DFKI), Antonio Alonso Cepeda (ACCIONA) and Dr. Dimitrios Giakoumis (CERTH ITI), respectively
- Min 23-53: Advances in robot vision, navigation, control and HRI towards new robotic solutions in construction:
– Robot vision in RoBétArmé – Prof. Renaud Detry, KU Leuven
– Human-robot interfaces in construction: HumanTech – Dr. Gabor Sziebig, SINTEF
– Robot vision in autonomous machinery: BEEYONDERS – Dra. María Teresa Lázaro, ITAINNOVA
- Min 54-64: Insights from the first user evaluation in HumanTech: Patricia Rosen, BAuA
- Min 65-75: Round table – Lessons learned and challenges from robotic projects in construction:
– Prof. Herman Bruyninckx, KU Leuven
– Dr. Gabor Sziebig, SINTEF
– Dr. Sascha Wischniewski, BAuA
– José Carlos Jiménez-Fernández, Tecnalia
– Alberto Landini, STAM
- Min 75-80: Feedback round with attendees
Join us! Let’s connect, learn, and identify how to accelerate construction robotics and AI innovation.
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