2117073 – Industrial Mobile Robotics Lab

This course is designed to teach students how to operate and control mobile robotic systems. As mobile robots have become a standard in the industry, this course aims to give students their first practical experience in this area. For self-study, videos on the various relevant topics will be made available before the start of the course. Together with the University of Stuttgart, we will form teams at each location to implement either a vehicle control system or a control system for assigning jobs to different vehicles. The implementation will be based on a standardized communication interface - the VDA 5050 - which enables a uniform data exchange between the system participants. The teams will get to know each other at a Kick-off event in Stuttgart. For the implementation, the teams will have to exchange information in order to jointly control a fleet of real mobile industrial robots in the final event at the KIT. A simulation environment will also be provided for the development process, allowing testing without hardware in the early phases of the project. To apply for this course please write a short statement explaining your reasons for applying, highlighting relevant experiences and skills. The schedule of the course is as follows (please note the mandatory dates): Online-Kickoff (online, mandatory): Wednesday, 14.05.25 2:00pm - 3:30pm Full-Kickoff: (mandatory) Wednesday, 21.05.25 2:00pm - 5:15pm Consultation hour 1: Friday, 30.05.25 09:45 am - 11:15 am Milestone 1: (20 min timeslot) Friday, 06.06.25 - timeslots throughout the day 09.06.25 - 13.06.25 Excursion week Introduction robots: (mandatory) Wednesday, 18.06.25 2:00pm - 3:30pm Consultation hour 2: Friday, 20.06.25 09:45 am - 11:15 am Milestone 2 (mandatory) Wednesday, 25.06.25 2:00pm - 5:15pm Consultation hour 3: Friday, 27.06.25 09:45 am - 11:15 am Milestone 3 (mandatory) Wednesday, 02.07.25 2:00pm - 5:15pm