Robotnik Automation

Robotnik Automation

Company type	S.L.L.
Industry	Automation
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Spain (central headquarters), China, Singapore
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Roberto Guzman (CEO) and Rafa López (chief Research & Development Officer)
Products	Mobile robots, mobile manipulator, customizations
Website	robotnik.eu

Robotnik Automation S.L.L. is a Spanish company that specializes in robot product development and robotics R&D projects. Robotnik is based in Valencia (Paterna) in Spain.

History

Robotnik was founded in 2002 in Valencia, Spain, by Roberto Guzmán and Rafael López as a company focused on industry and service robots. In 2004, Robotnik began a line of collaboration with universities, research centers and European companies through its participation in the VI European Framework Program. The successful development of Robotrans (an autonomous indoor transport forklift) allowed Robotnik to be partners in the European projects MASMICRO and RESCUER where they developed some of the first mobile platforms of the company.

In 2005, Robotnik signed partnership agreements with international companies in the robotic sector such as Barrett Technology ^[1] and Schunk. Subsequently, these agreements have been extended to companies like Kinova, Shadow and Aldebaran Robotics. ^[2]

With more than 20 years of experience, they are present in more than 50 countries, specially in the main international markets of Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, the United States, France, Germany, and Italy.

Robotnik has developed and manufactured service robots for:

• Logistics
• Inspection
• Nuclear industry
• Security and military

Certifications

Robotinik is certified in: ^[3]

• ISO9001:15 – Design, manufacturing and commercialization of products and systems based on robotic technology.
• INNOVATIVE SME – SMEs with character and capacity for innovation.
• OHSAS 18001:2007 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

Research & development

Robotnik is involved in several engineering projects and R&D projects in mobile service robotics.

The company has taken part in several H2020, FP6 and FP7 EU Projects:

• AGROBOFOOD ^[4] (H2020): "Business-Oriented Support to the European Robotics and Agri-food Sector, Towards a Network of Digital Innovation Hubs in Robotics.
• ACROBOTER ^[5] (FP6): “Autonomous Collaborative Robots to Swing and Work in Everyday EnviRonment”.
• Autowinspec ^[6] (FP7): ”Autonomous Windmill Inspection. Novel inspection technique and apparatus based on Acousto - Ultrasonics, to enable accurate estimation of the mechanical properties of the blades and their remaining lifespan.”
• Robo-spect ^[7] (FP7): ”ROBotic System with Intelligent Vision and Control for Tunnel Structural INSPECTion and Evaluation.”
• ARESIVO ^[8] (H2020): "Augmented Reality Enriched Situation Awareness for Border Security."
• AUDERE: ^[9] "Advanced Urban Delivery and Refuse Recovery"
• BACCHUS ^[10] (H2020):" Mobile Robotic Platforms for Active Inspection and Harvesting in Agricultural Areas."
• BADGER ^[11] (H2020):" Robot for Autonomous Underground Trenchless Operations, mapping and navigation."
• BIMPROVE ^[12] (H2020): "Improving Building Information Modelling by Realtime Tracing of Construction Processes."
• BOTS2REC ^[13] (H2020): "Robots to Re-Construction."
• BRAIN-IOT ^[14] (H2020): "Model-Based Framework for Dependable Sensing and Actuation in Intelligent Decentralized IOT Systems."
• CARLOS ^[15] (H2020): "Cooperative Robot for Large Spaces Manufacturing."
• COBOLLEAGUE ^[16] (H2020): "Collaborative Robot for the Autonomous Transportation of Heavy Parts in construction Sites."
• COROSECT ^[17] (H2020): "Cognitive Robotic System for Digitalized and Networked (Automated) Insect Farms."
• CPSWARM ^[18] (H2020): ”Applications of swarm algorithms in Cyber-Physical Systems."
• CREST ^[19] (H2020): "Fighting Crime and Terrorism with an IOT-Enabled Autonomous Platform Based on an Ecosystem of Advanced Intelligence, Operations and Investigation Technologies."
• DECENTER ^[20] (H2020): "Decentralised Technologies for Orchestrated Cloud-to-Edge Intelligence
• ENDORSE ^[21] (H2020): "Energy Downstream Services – Providing Energy Components for GMES."
• FASTER ^[22] (H2020): "First responder Advanced Technologies for Safe and Efficient Emergency Response."
• FLEXITOOL ^[23] (FP7): "Flexible Tooling for the manufacture of free-form architectural cladding and façades" ^{[24] [25]}
• GUARDIANS ^[26] (FP6): “Group of Unmanned Assistant Robots Deployed In Aggregative Navigation supported by Scent detection” ^{[27] [28] [29]}
• HR-RECYCLER ^[30] (H2020): "Hybrid Human–Robot Recycling Plant for Electrical and Electronic Equipment."
• I-SUPPORT ^[31] (FP6): "Service Robotics system for Bathing Tasks"
• INJER-ЯOBOTS ^[32] (ECHORD++): "Universal Robotic System for Grafting of Seedling."
• INTREPID ^[33] (H2020): "Intelligent Toolkit for Reconnaissance and Assessment in Perilous Incidents."
• MASMICRO ^[34] (FP6): “Integration of manufacturing systems for mass-manufacture of miniature/micro products” ^{[35] [36]}
• MOORINSPECT ^[37] (FP7): “Development of an advanced medium range ultrasonic technique for mooring chains inspection in water”
• PHARAON ^[38] (H2020): "Pilots for Healthy and Active Ageing."
• PILOTING ^[39] (H2020): "Pilots for Robotic Inspection and Maintenance Grounded on Advanced Intelligent Platforms and Prototype Application."
• PV-SERVITOR ^[40] (FP7): “Autonomous cleaning robot for large scale photovoltaic power plants in Europe resulting in 5% cost reduction of electricity”
• RADIO ^[41] (H2020): "”Unobtrusive, efficient, reliable and modular solutions for independent ageing."
• RAWFIE ^[42] (H2020): "Road-, Air- and Water-Based Future Internet Experimentation."
• RESCUER ^[43] (FP6): “Improvement of emergency risk management through secure mobile mechatronic support to bomb disposal” ^{[44] [45] [46] [47]}
• RESPOND-A ^[48] (H2020): "Next-Generation Equipment Tools and Mission-Critical Strategies for First Responders."
• RISING ^[49] (Eurostars)
• ROBOFOOT ^[50] (FP7): ”Smart Robotics for High Added Value Footwear Industry”
• ROBORDER ^[51] (H2020): ”Autonomous Swarm of Heterogeneous Robots for Border surveillance.”
• ROMAN ^[52] (H2020)
• RUBICON ^[53] (FP7): “Robotic UBIquitous COgnitive Network” ^{[54] [55]}
• SERONET ^[56] (H2020)
• SRS ^[57] (FP7): “Multi-Role Shadow Robotic System for Independent Living” ^[58]
• SYMPHONY ^[59] (H2020)
• TIRANT ^[60] (H2020)
• VINBOT ^[61] (FP7): “Autonomous Cloud-Computing Vineyard Robot to Optimise Yield Management and Wine Quality”
• VOJEXT ^[62] (H2020):”Value of Joint Experimentation in Digital Technologies for Manufacturing and Construction”

Other research:

• Hybrid Robot – UGV–UAV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
• Logistic and indoor robot transport through autonomous AGVs navigation
• Thermal metal spray process improvement and optimization
• RISING: Robotic Intervention System Including assessment and awareness for National police Groups

Patents:

• Methods and device for regenerating the interior surfaces of conduits by means of thermal spraying metals.

Work groups

Robotnik takes part of the following collaboration groups:

• CEA: ^[63] "Spanish Robotics Network"
• CEEI: ^[64] "European Centre of Innovation Companies"
• AER-ATP: ^[65] "Spanish Association of Robotics and Automation Technologies of Production"
• OSRF: ^[66] "Open Source Robotics Foundation"
• HISPAROB: ^[67] "Spanish Robotics Technology Platform"
• EUROBOTICS: ^[68] "European Robotics"

References

1. Barrett's Partners
2. Robotnik partners
3. "About Robotnik® - Leader in Mobile Service Robotics".
4. AGROBOFOOD Project AGROBOFOOD Cordis
5. ACROBOTER Project
6. AutoWinSpec Project
7. Robo-Spect Project
8. ARESIVO Project ARESIVO Cordis
9. AUDERE Project
10. BACCHUS Project BACCHUS Cordis
11. BADGER Project BADGER Cordis
12. BIMPROVE Project BIMPROVE Cordis
13. BOTS2REC Project BOTS2REC Cordis
14. BRAIN-IOT Project BRAIN-IOT Cordis
15. CARLOS Project
16. COBOLLEAGUE Project
17. COROSECT Project COROSECT Cordis
18. CPSWARM Project CPSWARM Cordis
19. CRES Project CREST CORDIS
20. DECENTER Project DECENTER CORDIS
21. ENDORSE Project ENDORSE CORDIS
22. FASTER Project FASTER CORDIS
23. FLEXITOOL Project
24. S.Z. Su, M. Z. Li, C. G. Liu, C.Q. Ji,R. Setchi, J. Larkiola, I. Panteleev, I. Stead and Rafael Lopez, “Flexible Tooling System Using Reconfigurable Multi-Point Thermoforming Technology for Manufacturing Freeform Panels”, 2012 Key Engineering Materials Vols. 504-506 (2012) pp 839-844
25. D. Bacciu, M. Broxvall, S. Coleman, M. Dragone, C. Gallicchio, C. Gennaro, Robero Guzman, Rafael Lopez, H. Lozano-Peiteado, A. Ray, A. Renteria, A. Saffiotti, C. Vairo, “Self-Sustaining Learning for Robotic Ecologies ” - SENSORNETS 2012 -1st International Conference on Sensor Networks, 24–26 February 2012
26. GUARDIANS Project
27. Nomdedeu, L.; Sales, J.; Cervera, E.; Alemany, J.; Sebastia, R.; Penders, J.; Gazi, V.; An Experiment on Squad Navigation of Human and Robots. at: 10th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 2008
28. J.Penders, E.Cervera,U.Witkowski, L.Marques, J.Gancet, P.Bureau, V.Gazi, R.Guzman, “Guardians: a Swarm of Autonomous Robots for Emergencies”
29. E. Cervera, U. Witkowski, L. Marques, J. Gancet, P. Bureau, V. Gazi, Roberto Guzman, J.Penders. “GUARDIANS: Robot Assistants in Hazardous Emergencies”. ICRA 2007 Workshop on Robotics in challenging and hazardous environments, pp. 3-8, Rome,Italy. April 10, 2007
30. HR-RECYCLER Project
31. ISUPPORT Project
32. INJER-ЯOBOTS Project
33. INTREPID Project INTREPID CORDIS
34. MASMICRO Project
35. Rafael Lopez, “CHAPTER 19: Robotics in Micro-manufacturing and Micro-Robotics”, Elsevier Book “Micro-manufacturing engineering and technology”
36. A.J.Sánchez-Salmerón, Rafael López-Tarazón, Roberto Guzmán-Diana, C.Ricolfe-Viala, “Recent development of micro handling systems for micro-manufacturing”, Reference: PROTEC9409, Journal title: Journal of Materials Processing Tech., Special issue: 2005 International Forum on the Advances in materials Processing Technology - Edited by Professor Y. Qin, Professor W. B. Lee.
37. MOORINSPECT Project
38. PHARAON Project PHARAON CORDIS
39. PILOTING Project PILOTING CORDIS
40. PV-SERVITOR Project
41. RADIO Project
42. RAWFIE Project
43. RESCUER Project
44. C.Beltrán, A.Gasteratos, A.Amanatiadis, D.Chrysostomou, Roberto Guzmán, A.Toth, L.Szollosi, A.Juhasz, P.Galambos, “Methods and techniques for intelligent navigation and manipulation for bomb disposal and rescue operations", IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR2007), Rome, Italy, 27–29 September 2007
45. G.Arz, A.Tóth, D.Bratanov, N.Zlatov, Roberto Guzmán, S.Burdzhiev, A.Gasteratos, D.Pereira, C.Beltran, U.Delprato: “EU FP6 Project RESCUER: the development of a dexterous robot and intelligent information technologies for EOD/IEDD/rescue missions”, Bolyai Szemle, Vol. 15., No. 1., (2006), pp:21-27
46. G.Arz, A.Tóth, D.Bratanov, N.Zlatov, Roberto Guzmán, S.Burdzhiev, A.Gasteratos, D.Pereira, C.Beltran, U.Delprato, “EU FP6 Project RESCUER: the development of a dexterous robot and intelligent information technologies for EOD/IEDD/rescue missions” 5th Conference on Robotwarfare (Bolyai Szemle - Hungarian military journal)
47. G.Arz, A.Tóth, D.Bratanov, N.Zlatov, Roberto Guzmán, S.Burdzhiev, A.Gasteratos, D.Pereira, C.Beltran, U.Delprato: "EU FP6 Project RESCUER Develops Intelligent Robot and Information Technologies for EOD/IEDD/Rescue Mission", 1st Middle-East European Conference on Military Technology, 19–20 October 2005, Budapest, Hungary
48. RESPOND-A Project
49. RISING Project
50. ROBOFOOT Project ROBOFOOT CORDIS
51. ROBORDER Project ROBORDER CORDIS
52. ROMAN Project
53. RUBICON Project
54. S.Adbdel Naby, G.Amato, D.Bacciu, M.Broxval,S.Chessa, S.Coleman, M.Di Rocco, M.Dragone, C.Gallicchio, C.Gennaro, Roberto Guzman, Rafael Lopez, H.Lozano, L.Maguire, T.M.McGinnity, A.Micheli, G.M.P.O'Hare, F.Pecora, A.Ray, A.Renteria, A.Saffiotti, D.Swords, C.Vairo "Robotic UBIquitous COgnitive Networks". Poster at 5th International Conference on Cognitive Systems - CogSys2012
55. Giuseppe Amato, Mathias Broxvall, Stefano Chessa, Mauro Dragone, Rafael Lopez, Martin McGinnity, Alessio Micheli, Arantxa Renteria, Gregory M.P. O’Hare, Federico Pecora “Robotic UBIquitous COgnitive Network”, ISAmI 2012 proceedings in the Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing series of Springer Verlag
56. SERONET Project
57. SRS Project
58. R. Qiu, Z. Ji, A. Noyvirt, A. Soroka, R. Setchi, D.T. Pham, S. Xu, N. Shivarov, L. Pigini, G. Arbeiter, F. Weisshardt, B. Graf, M. Mast, L. Blasi, D. Facal, M. Rooker, Rafael Lopez, D. Li, B. Liu, G. Kronreif, P. Smrz, “Towards Robust Personal Assistant Robots: Experience Gained In the SRS Project”, IROS 2012
59. SYMPHONY Project
60. TIRANT Project
61. VINBOT Project
62. VOJEXT Project VOJEXT CORDIS
63. CEA
64. CEEI
65. AER-ATP
66. OSRF
67. HISPAROB
68. EUROBOTICS

External links

• Official website