Focus on employees: How avatars can strengthen human-cobot collaboration
From Aug. 28-29, our colleagues
Stina Klein,
Matthias Kraus,
Pooja Prajod, and
Katharina Weitz welcomed employees from Ford-Werke GmbH and robot manufacturer KUKA at the AI Production Network at the University of Augsburg. The goal of the 2-day workshop was to exchange practical experiences in using cobots in production. The highlight was the test of our cobot-avatar team. The demonstrator was created as part of the EU research project MindBot. MindBot investigates methods to promote mental health when working with cobots. More about the AI Production Network of the University of Augsburg:
https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/forschung/einrichtungen/institute/ki-produktionsnetzwerk/
Further information about MindBot:
https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet/fai/informatik/prof/hcm/forschung/mindbot/