The new laboratory of Sirius University was equipped with ABB industrial robots

2021: Equipping the established laboratory with industrial robots ABB

On December 2, 2021, the company ABB announced that Scientific the center information technology and, "created artificial intelligence on Sirius University of Science and Technology behalf of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on July 1, 2019, opened another laboratory. The availability of a base robotic and from the software manufacturer industrial robots will allow students to develop and improve the skills programming   and management robotic of systems, which will help solve the issue of lack of personnel for development in. robotics Russia

The laboratory was equipped industrial robots with ABB. The center is equipped with two IRB 1600, one IRB 2400, (collaborative robot YuMi IRB 14000) and a two-axis IRBP  A. Laboratory students also have software RobotStudio for autonomous programming and modeling.

"The market for the introduction of robotic solutions in Russia is in its infancy. So, according to the International Federation of Robotics,  in Germany there are 371 robots per 10,000 workers, and 255 in the USA. In Russia, this figure is six. The presence of such robotic laboratories allows our country to quickly increase robotic competencies, which in turn will help solve the issue of lack of personnel in this area. Along with raising the awareness of the management of enterprises about the cost-effectiveness of introducing robotic complexes and other measures, the presence of highly qualified specialists  in the field of robotics will contribute to the development of this area, increasing labor productivity throughout the country and the competitiveness of our products in  international markets, " notes Alexander Novoselov, head of the Robotics division of ABB in Russia.

"Our industrial robots laboratory is a platform for testing various ideas in the field of industrial robotics. When choosing, we focused on a sufficient openness of architecture so that students and researchers can conduct experiments at different levels of the control system - from global motion planning to servo drive control.  Recently, quite a few approaches have appeared in the theory of managing dynamic systems, generated by another revolution in the field of artificial intelligence. Now we have the opportunity to quickly test them on "living" mechanisms, "- notes the head of the scientific center of information technology and artificial intelligence "University" Sirius "Anatoly Nenashev.

"Our robotic manipulator laboratory is one of the most equipped laboratories in the world in this area. An interesting feature is that robots have power-response sensors, which allows you to solve complex problems of processing industrial products. This goes far beyond the standard modification tasks that are usually dealt with in robotics classes, " explains Sergey Gusev, professor of Mathematical Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Sirius University.

"The laboratory offers great opportunities for both educational  and scientific activities. This will allow Sirius University to create  solutions for applied problems using industrial robots, " supplemented by Dmitry Baranov, head of the sales department of the Robotics division of ABB in Russia.

Laboratory students will solve problems of various complexity on the world-famous industrial robot - IRB 2400. With it, it is possible to automate the electric arc welding process, as well as processing  and auxiliary operations, including cutting, application of adhesive materials, grinding and polishing. His colleague - IRB 1600 - is even more versatile. This high-performance and fast robot is suitable for assembly, packaging, loading and unloading operations, as well as for electric arc welding  and injection molding.

Another robot installed in the laboratory is the cobot YuMi, introduced by ABB in 2015. At the beginning of December 2021 , ABB YuMi cobots work hand in hand with people in factories, workshops and laboratories around the world, performing tasks from screwing and assembling electronics and electrical components to  manufacturing valves and USB drives, as well as testing   in the laboratories of naCOVID-19 samples.