MASCOR

Mobile Autonomous Systems
and Cognitive Robotics

Smart-fACtory

The MASCOR Institute is running a test and development site for intelligent production logistics and Industry 4.0 at our Campus Eupener Str: the Smart-fACtory.

Overview

The Smart-fACtory consists of a number of different components. Central are the Mobile Production Systems (MPS), which can be set up flexibly depending on the application scenario at hand. Additionally, there is a couple of collaborative working cells where human workers team up with robotic manipulators. In this setting, a group of mobile robots needs to complete production tasks in an autonomous fashion and cooperatively.

Impressions from the Smart-fACtory

Live Demonstration at HIT 2021

As part of the Hochschulinformationstags (HIT) 2021 organized by FH Aachen we demonstrated the Smart-fACtory in action. Because of the pandemic, this could not happen as a physical event with visitors of course. Instead, we invited you to join a video conference where you could have a look at what's happening in the factory, also from a robot's perspective!

Smart-fACtory - Machines
Smart-fACtory - Robot
Smart-fACtory - Robot
Smart-fACtory - Action
Smart-fACtory - Action

WebEx Meeting

In a WebEx-Meeting interested viewer could take a look around in the Smart-fACtory and they could observe the robots at work.

Carologistics

The Smart-fACtory is also home to the Aachen RoboCup Logistics League Team Carologistics.

It might be worth checking out the
Carologistics' Instagram

Premises

The Smart-fACtory is located in the C building on the FH-Campus in Eupener Strasse. There's a large room which hosts the actual factory as well as a seminar room for trainings and such.

Smart-fACtory - Birds eye view
Smart-fACtory - Birds Eye View
Smart-fACtory - 3D Angle
Smart-fACtory - 3D Angle

Smart-fACtory - Seminar Room
Smart-fACtory - Seminar Room
Smart-fACtory - Factory Room
Smart-fACtory - Factory Room