Robotics Challenge 2024: Automation for wire harness assembly

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The Robotics Challenge 2024 was launched by the Transformations-Hub Leitungssatz to promote the automation of cable assembly.
The task was to automate a defined wire harness assembly process using commercially available components under defined framework conditions. The processing steps included identifying and feeding a socket housing into a holder in the correct position, inserting various contact parts into the socket housing in accordance to a specified configuration and ensuring that the contacts are correctly latched in the end position. The results of all participating teams were presented and evaluated on April 11 as part of the Innovation Forum at ARENA2036.

The concept submitted by ArtiMinds Robotics offers a flexible and industrially robust automation solution that relies on the use of standard hardware (robots, cameras, grippers and force-torque sensor) and software already proven in series production and directly available on the market. The in-house software products ArtiMinds Robot Programming Suite (RPS) and ArtiMinds Learning & Analytics for Robots (LAR) ensure a smooth combination of the individual components to create a robust production cell. Despite the complexity of the individual sub-processes and the tolerances to be compensated for, it was possible to achieve flexible cable assembly process with cycle times of less than 5 seconds per plugging process.

The solution can be designed for different product variants and can be reconfigured cost-effectively. The native program code generated by ArtiMinds RPS, which is executed directly on the robot controller, serves as an important basis. This allows the robot programs to be seamlessly integrated into existing standards and workflows.

We are proud to have received the award for best economic efficiency for our solution.

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