connected innovation by playing soccer with robots

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Connected Innovation by playing soccer

with robotsACE ingenieurs- & adviesbureau

Frank Steeghs

October 7, 2014

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Established 1977

Locations

Eindhoven, Delft (NL)

Lummen, Gent (B)

250 employees

ACE ingenieurs- & adviesbureau

Werktuigbouwkunde en Elektrotechniek

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product development

industrial automation

high-tech systems

construction technology

four specialized

business units

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core activities analysis

design

engineering

prototyping

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Soccer robots?

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Vision

Vision of RoboCup:

“In 2050 a team of soccer playing robots defeats the human world champion team”.

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Mission

Mission of Prof. Rene van de Molengraft, director Tech United, TU/e:

“Develop an affordable robot so more teams will join the RoboCup.”

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Develop low-cost soccer robot

• Easy entrance to robotics

• Attract new teams for competing in the middle sized leagues (MSL) RoboCup

• Drive knowledge throughout competition

• Competition is based on open source and sharing the gained knowledge

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Connected Innovation

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Find partners to collaborate in this multidisciplinary project

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Main goals ACE

1. To deliver a (non-commercial) contribution to society and show Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

2. Show capabilities throughout developing a soccer robot as a demonstrator.

3. Collaborate with complementary partners and Technical University

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Results & Reflection

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Difficulties in the project• Cost reduction of 5 times

• No commercial business case not for profit

• Voluntary (pro-bono) contribution of consortium

• All relying on the goodwill of the partners

• Final integration of disciplines

• Speed-up timing for second customer ASML

• Priority on low-volume non-commercial projects

• Constraints on available human resources

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Results

• Cost price around € 7.000,- at series of 11

• 2 teams ‘sold’

• Online available Open Source

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Reflection on collaboration• All took responsibility for bringing

this to a good end

• High commitment (of all team members)

• All strived to deliver a professional quality

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Spin-offs

• Exposure: articles in press (magazines, newspaper, radio, video etc.)

• New and more intensive cooperation's

• Future demonstrator on primary en secondary schools

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Thank you

More information about TURTLE-5k at www.turtle5k.org

More information about ACE at www.ace.eu