Newsletter

Januar 2025


 

Projects

 

 
 

Intelligent Work Ergonomics through Sensory Exoskeletons and Autonomous Transport Systems in Logistics

 
In the MEXOT research project an overall system was developed for more ergonomic and productive work in manual technical work in automobile handling through the combined use of sensory exoskeletons and autonomous mobile robots (AMR). With the system developed, the previously manual provision of materials can be optimized on the one hand through intelligent control of AMR and, on the other hand, physical strain on employees can be reduced through adaptive exoskeleton support.  
The project was carried out in cooperation between BIBA, BLG Handelslogistik and Elrotec as part of the IHATEC programme, funded by the BMDV.  

Contact: Christoph Petzoldt
Details
Image: BIBA/MEXOT
 
 

 
 

Decentralised Transshipment Hubs for Linking Land and Waterborne Freight Transport

 
The aim of the MicroPorts project, carried out by BIBA and supported by the BMDV, was the technical conception and design of a network of decentralized transshipment nodes for linking land and waterborne freight transport. The basic idea was to use existing infrastructure, in particular bridges, for the installation of the MicroPorts. Building on this, a simulation-based evaluation was carried out to assess the new transhipment concept in terms of its economic viability and sustainability. The project results form the basis for planning and implementing decentralized transhipment points for combined land and waterborne freight transport in the future.

Contact: Susanne Schukraft
Details
Image: BIBA
 
 

 
 

ISL Participated in 5th SEAMLESS General Assembly in Valencia

 
The SEAMLESS project aims to develop and test highly automated logistics concepts for short sea shipping and inland waterway transport. It is funded as part of the European Commission's ‘Horizon Europe’ innovation program and coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).
On 18 and 19 November 2024, the Fundación Valenciaport hosted the 5th SEAMLESS consortium meeting in Valencia. ISL was represented by Arne Gehlhaar, Jakob Ovens and Patrick Specht. The event focused on the progress of the project and the intensive work on implementing the concepts.

Contact: Patrick Specht
Details
Image: ISL
 
 

 
 

Safe Crane Management through Mobile Assistance System

 
In the iCrane project, carried out by BIBA and supported by the BMWK, a mobile assistance system is being developed to increase the safety of cranes and to support the coordination of employees at the depot and on the construction site. The system is divided into three sub-areas: (1) optimization of component control at the depot and construction site, (2) verification of the planning-compliant design of a mobile crane with regard to operational safety and (3) recording and analysis of loads on individual components.
 
Contact: Hendrik Engbers
Image: Roman_23203/adobe.stock.com
 
 

 
 

Social Impact Challenge: Impulses for Social Innovation at the University of Bremen

 
At the end of the ‘Social Impact Challenge Weekend’ (SICW) project, the Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX) looks back on the successful results. The aim of the project was to promote social innovation at the University of Bremen. The format offered students, employees and alumni the opportunity to develop innovative solutions for social challenges in interdisciplinary teams. The project results provide valuable insights for future formats and contribute to anchoring social innovations in university structures in the long term.
 
Contact: Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling
Image: Social Impact Challenge Weekend
 
 

 
 

Human-Robot Collaboration with Voice Control in the Future

 
A new BMWK-funded project ‘La2Mo2’ has been launched at BIBA. The aim of the project is to develop a system that enables the instruction of industrial robots in collaborative assembly using natural language. The focus is on the use of Large Language Models (LLM), which ensure a robust conversion of human voice commands into robot activities. Among other things, an LLM is to be used to process sensory information from the environment. It will use this environmental information together with voice commands to select plausible robot activities. In this way, complex, semantic and logical processing is accessed, which enables a human-like understanding of the world.
 
Contact: Dario Niermann
Details
Image: BIBA
 
 

 
 

Innovative AI Technology for Rotary Valves Sets New Standards

 
The SenZel project funded by the BMWK/ IGF and carried out at BIBA, is the first to pursue a sensor concept for recording the machine condition, including wear monitoring. The development of a comprehensive sensor concept for process and wear monitoring in rotary valves increases operational safety, supports ATEX certification, enables optimised process control and integration into higher control levels. This helps to increase efficiency and offers machine operators monetary benefits such as reduced downtimes and optimised maintenance. In addition, the provision of service data opens up a new business area for manufacturers.
Contact: Dr-Ing. Michael LütjenImage: Neue Jäger Maschinenbau
 
 

 
 

Digital Ecosystem for AI-based Robotics - DFKI Involved in Major Joint Project ‘RoX’

 
The joint project ‘RoX’, funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), was officially launched in September 2024. The aim of the project is to establish a digital ecosystem that facilitates or even enables the use of innovative AI-based robotic solutions in various practical applications and industries. The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) is contributing its expertise in the development of innovative AI methods and simulation technologies for the optimisation of robotic systems.
 
Contact: Dr.-Ing. Daniel Kühn
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Image: DFKI, Annemarie Popp
 
 

 
 

Innovative technologies for European Disaster Management

 
Natural disasters such as floods and forest fires are increasing worldwide. Targeted adaptation measures and new technologies are required to minimize the effects. As part of the BIBA project iTEK, supported by the BMBF, an EU research proposal is being prepared that will enable a scientific evaluation of innovative technologies for disaster prevention scenarios. The focus is on the development of a mechanism that simplifies the selection of suitable technologies and integrates disaster control organizations as end users. BIBA is working in close cooperation with @fire, ASB Niedersachsen and SWMS Consulting to address specific challenges in this new domain and increase the efficiency of disaster relief.
 
Contact: Moritz von Stietencron
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Image: iTEK
 
 

 
 

Individual and Needs-oriented Learning through Flexible Learning Paths

 
The BIBA project SMALO, funded by the BMBF, aimed to develop a further training platform for employees in logistics based on an existing platform (MARIDAL), which enables demand-oriented and individual learning and offers flexible learning paths. The platform envisaged in this project saw itself as a digital learning ecosystem. AI was used to personalize the user experience and support learning. 

Contact: Dr.-Ing. Heiko Duin
Details
Image: SMALO
 
 


 

Awards

 

Transfer Award for future concepts bremen: Practical Study, Innovative Design

 
The innovative teaching format future concepts bremen, led by Prof Dr Jörg Freiling, has been bringing students and companies together for eight years to work together on forward-looking projects. It is run by the Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX) at the University of Bremen and is initiated and funded by the Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation. In 2024, the teaching format was one of the three top-rated projects out of a total of 25 projects in the University of Bremen's Transfer Award.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling
Details
Image: Alexander Flögel
 
 

 
 

Celebrating Excellence: 2nd Place at the European Management Journal Awards, 2024

 
The research work of the LEMEX team (Prof Dr Jörg Freiling, Associate Prof Dr Aki Harima and Dr Tenzin Yeshi), ‘Resilience on an Emotional Rollercoaster: Refugee Entrepreneurship under Adversity’ has won second place in the European Management Journal (EMJ) 2024. Congratulations!

Contact: Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling
Image: LEMEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

BIBA Students Awarded at the MEGA Hackathon in Finland

 
On 15 and 16 October 2024, creative minds met at the MEGA Hackathon of the ACROBA project at the Satakunta University of Applied Sciences - SAMK in Pori to develop innovative IT solutions. Congratulations to the winning team from Bremen! Student employees from BIBA and students from the University of Bremen have scored twice: they won first and second place at the MEGA hackathon in Finland.
First Place: Florian Lüers, Marc Kruse, Ole Conradi.
Second Place: Leon Frölje, Fynn Meyer, Tjado Edzards.
The student team already won the mini-hackathon at BIBA in April 2024. 

Contact: Zied Ghrairi 
Details
Image: ACROBA
 
 

 
 


 

International

 

Vivid Exchange with Northern Thai Universities

 
LogDynamics' cooperation with Thailand is more alive than ever. After the Digital Media Lab signed a memorandum of agreement with the NAPLab of IGS alumna Dr. Supara Grudpan in the summer of 2024, two students from the College of Art, Media, and Technology (CAMT) will now be coming to Bremen from January 2025. In December, Dr Ingrid Rügge conducted an Erasmus+ ICM-funded soft skills training course in which students, doctoral candidates and lecturers from all three partner universities in northern Thailand took part. Finally, she visited Mae Fah Luang University (MFU) to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding with the School of Applied Digital Technologies (formerly IT), into which several MFU schools are integrated.

Contact: Dr.-Ing. Ingrid Rügge
Image: Saowapa Chaiwong, MFU
 
 

 
 

High-ranking Delegation from Kenia and South Africa in Bremerhaven

In the 41st week of the calendar, the ISL, together with the Department of the Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports and Transformation, welcomed a delegation from Kenya and South Africa organised by German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) to Bremerhaven.
The 29 high-ranking experts from the fields of ports as well as hydrogen and PtX technologies visited a number of Bremerhaven locations as part of the excursion. The aim was to exchange knowledge and information and to present current activities and projects in Bremerhaven in the field of production and application of green hydrogen and PtX fuels.
 
Contact: Friederike Woltmann
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Image: ISL
 
 

 
 

ISL Started Cooperation Talks with SMU

 
On 15 November 2024, a five-person delegation from Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) visited ISL under the leadership of the university's vice president Ms. HE Li. 
They were received by ISL managing director Prof. Dr. Burkhard Lemper, Dr. Nils Meyer-Larsen and Thorsten Friedrich. In addition to a professional exchange on the topics of maritime data and databases, hydrogen, alternative fuels and decarbonization of shipping, the main focus was on the possibility of future cooperation. On the one hand in corresponding research projects but also through guest lectures and joint seminars. It was agreed that the cooperation talks would continue in the near future and that a joint seminar 2025 in Shanghai would be examined.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Lemper
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Image: ISL
 
 

 
 

European Hydrogen Week 2024 at Brussels

 
In November 2024, Hydrogen Europe, the European Commission and the Clean Hydrogen Partnership joined forces to bring the entire European hydrogen sector together in one place for a week of conferences, exhibitions and great networking opportunities - the European Hydrogen Week in Brussels.
Hydrogen expert Dr. Nils Meyer-Larsen took part in this important event on behalf of ISL. Together with Elitsa Pesina, representing the Hydrogen Economy Office of the State of Bremen, he attended many interesting presentations and participated in a number of fruitful discussions to promote Bremen's role in this highly relevant field.

Contact: Dr. Nils Meyer-Larsen
Details
Image: ISL
 
 



Events

 


Transparent Supply Chains

 
25 February 2025, online
 
BIBA's virtual impulse seminar as part of the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Bremen-Oldenburg offers an overview of technologies for increasing transparency in supply chains. An in-depth insight into the use of mobile sensor technology in the supply chain will be provided. You can look forward to an innovative technical solution for a networked, intelligent supply chain that integrates mobile sensors, gateways, 3D image processing, cloud platforms and digital services. As a result, quality-relevant environmental influences on the products as well as condition-relevant data from transports, such as geolocation, are recorded and digitalized end-to-end using mobile and stationary sensors.

Contact: Michael Teucke
Details and registration
Image: Sabine Nollmann
 
 

 
 

14th MARLOG Conference 2025 in Alexandria

 
23 - 25 February 2025, Alexandria
 
From February 23 to 25 2025, it's that time again - the Marlog Conference in Alexandria is entering its next round. The 14th edition of the conference, once again organised by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, will focus on "Artificial Intelligence Implementations - Towards Shaping the Future of the Digital World". 
Every year, the Marlog Conference brings together experts from various fields such as ports, logistics, sustainability and technology to discuss the latest developments and trends in the field of sustainable infrastructures.

Contact: Flóra Gulyás
Details
Image: Marlog
 
 

 
 

LogDynamics at the LogisticsConnect Congress Fair

 
6 - 7 March 2025,Bremen
 
LogisticsConnect, an innovative congress trade fair for the port and logistics industry, will take place for the first time on 6 and 7 March 2025 in the Congress Centrum Bremen. The event is aimed at experts from breakbulk and project logistics and combines a top-class congress programme with a trade exhibition. The aim is to create a platform for networking, knowledge transfer and industry innovations - in line with the National Ports Strategy. 
The LogDynamics research cluster will be represented at the trade exhibition and will present the topic of ‘Digitalisation in logistics’. We invite you to visit us at the ‘Bremen/Bremerhaven’ joint booth. 

Contact: Aleksandra Himstedt
Details
Image: LogisticsConnect
 
 

 
 

Cobot from BIBA at the Hanover Messe

 
31 March - 4 April 2025, Hannover
 
BIBA is at Hannover Messe with the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Bremen-Oldenburg and is participating with a demonstrator at the booth of the umbrella initiative Mittelstand-Digital, which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).
The demonstrator is a mobile assembly workstation that uses human-robot collaboration (HRC) and artificial intelligence (AI) to support people in production environments and optimise assembly processes. The mobile assembly workstation therefore stands for intelligent automation of production processes that can be achieved with low financial and retrofitting costs. 

Contact: Aleksandra Himstedt
Details
Image: Hannover Messe
 
 

 
 

Supply Chain Day 2025: Artificial Intelligence Meets Circular Economy - Potential for the Supply Chain ­

 
10 April 2025, Bremen 


BIBA and LogDynamics are organising this year's Supply Chain Day with the Mittelstand-Digital Centres Bremen-Oldenburg and WertNetzWerke, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and the circular economy.
We invite you to experience innovative and sustainable technologies for logistics in the BIBA shop foor lab. Join us and find out how AI can be used in logistics, what opportunities there are and what challenges need to be overcome. You will also learn how resources can be conserved and waste avoided through closed cycles and how logistics can be made more energy-efficient. Look forward to keynote speeches, an expo with exciting demonstrators and the opportunity to network!

Contact: Aleksandra Himstedt
Details and registration
Image: Four888/stock.adobe.com 
 
 


 

Retrospect

 

 
 

LogDynamics Showcases Intelligent Automation at the BVL Supply Chain CX

 
From 23 to 25 October 2024, the LogDynamics research cluster was represented at the first BVL Supply Chain CX. The successor event to the German Logistics Congress brought the logistics community together and opened up new, modern dialogue and networking formats under the motto ‘Congress meets Expo’.  
The highlight of the LogDynamics presence was the mobile assembly workstation with a collaborative robot (Cobot). The demonstrator uses human-robot collaboration (HRC) and artificial intelligence (AI) to support people in production environments and optimise assembly processes. The visitors were able to experience at first hand how intelligent automation can be realised with little investment.

Contact: Aleksandra Himstedt
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Image: Aleksandra Himstedt
 
 

 
 

Sustainable Logistics: Innovative Approaches for the Future ­

 
On 19 and 20 September 2024 at ENVOCONNECT in Bremerhaven, the focus was on green ports and sustainable logistics. As part of the accompanying trade exhibition, the LogDynamics research cluster was part of this conference and exchanged ideas with stakeholders about the latest trends and innovative approaches. The event not only offered valuable insights, but also excellent networking opportunities with experts from across the industry.

Contact: Aleksandra Himstedt
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Image: Aleksandra Himstedt
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Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Tools for SMEs

 
On 26 November 2024, the event of the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Bremen-Oldenburg on digitalization and artificial intelligence in SMEs at the Bremen Chamber of Commerce in Bremerhaven offered numerous exciting insights. Informative keynote speeches highlighted the opportunities of AI for industry and SMEs. The topic was explored in greater depth in two parallel workshops. 
The participants had the opportunity to get to know various technology demonstrators from BIBA, including AR assistance systems from the AR Improve project, a demonstrator for optimising production with AI from the EIT Manufacturing project ‘AI Industry Analytic’ and an intuitive learning robot for digital training.

Contact: Aleksandra Himstedt
Details
Image: Aleksandra Himstedt
 
 

 
 

ISL at the 2nd Plenary of OCEANIDS

 
On 12 and 13 November 2024, the second plenary meeting of the OCEANIDS consortium took place in Brussels. The focus of this plenary was to discuss the requirements of the actors from the OCEANIDS pilot regions. In addition, the project's progress in the technical implementation of the OCEANDIS platform for earth observation services was presented. Rainer Müller participated in the plenary meeting on behalf of ISL.
OCEANIDS focuses on the provision of information on climate, meteorology and earth observation data for coastal regions.

Contact: Rainer Müller
Details
Image: ISL
 
 

 
 

Ischa meetHUB - a Fair of Possibilities with Intelligent Robotics from BIBA

 

Together with many stakeholders from business and science, BIBA celebrated the inclusion of the DIGITAL HUB INDUSTRY Bremen in the BMWK's de:hub - Digital Hub Initiative Smart Manufacturing at the fair of possibilities on 29 October 2024. With balloons, sweet popcorn, roasted almonds and gingerbread hearts, a festive atmosphere was created that successfully paralleled Bremen's fifth season. 

At our booth, we presented the mobile assembly workstation with a collaborative robot - which inspired visitors and stimulated discussions. We look forward to working with the de:hub community and to shaping the digital future together.

Contact: Aleksandra Himstedt
Details
Image: Aleksandra Himstedt

 
 

 
 

ISL Was Part of the Hydrogen Technology Expo 2024

 
On 23 and 24 October 2024, ISL was represented at the Hydrogen Technology Expo (HTE) in Hamburg. The HTE is considered Europe's largest trade fair in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. The trade fair brings together leading players from industry, science and politics to discuss the latest developments in the field of hydrogen and solutions for a more sustainable future.
Hydrogen plays a particularly crucial role in the global defossilization of mobility and industry, including in shipping. Here, the use of hydrogen represents a promising prospect for shipping and port logistics.

Contact: Dr. Nils Meyer-Larsen
Details
Image: ISL
 
 

 
 

Ready to Go: Intensive Course for Founders at the University of Bremen

 
From 18 to 20 October 2025, LEMEX, in collaboration with Startup Migrants , BRIDGE - Gründen aus Bremer Hochschulen, and Deutsche Postcode Lotterie, organized an intensive crash course for aspiring entrepreneurs at Bremen University.
Over 30 students joined us to dive deep into the world of startups and take their business ideas to the next level.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling
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Image: Lemex
 
 
 

 
 

Opening of the ResC4EU Platform at KOMPOZYT-EXPO 2024

 
The Kompozyt-Expo 2024, which took place from 16 to 17 October in Krakow, Poland, is the leading trade fair for composites, technologies and products in Poland and Central Europe. In this context, at the 3rd General Assembly of the ResC4EU platform, ISL scientists Dr Debarshee Bhardwaj and Sönke Maatsch, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology (IGCV), presented their first framework for an exciting resilience assessment model.

Contact: Dr. Debarshee Bhardwaj
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Image: ISL
 
 

 
 

ISL Participates in the 4th ReNEW General Assembly in Porto

 
On 14 and 15 October, ISL participated in the 4th General Assembly of the ReNEW (Resilience-centric Smart, Green, Networked EU Inland Waterway) project, organized by APDL in Porto. As part of the project, ISL, together with 24 partners from 11 countries, is looking for ways to achieve a balanced integration of sustainability and resilience in inland shipping.

Contact: Dr. Marija Jovic
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Image: ISL
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­ Insights from BIBA at the Mobile Robotics Summit & Logistics Summit 2024 in Düsseldorf

 
On 10 October 2024, a panel discussion on collaborative robotics took place as part of the Mobile Robotics Summit & Logistics Summit, where experts discussed current developments and challenges in the industry. Christoph Petzoldt from BIBA took part and provided valuable insights into safe and efficient collaboration between humans and robots. The focus was on topics such as the selection of suitable applications, the flexibilisation of production lines and the question of whether humans and robots should coexist or collaborate.

Contact: Christoph Petzoldt
Details
Image: Trailblazer Summits GmbH (Mobile Robotics Summit/Logistics Summit)
 
 

 
 

Science Senator Kathrin Moosdorf Visits the ISL

 
On 30 September 2024 Kathrin Moosdorf, Bremen's Senator for Environment, Climate and Science, visited ISL for her official official inaugural visit. During her stay, she was introduced to the Institute's fields of activity and some concise and tangible project results by the ISL management and a number of employees.

Contact: Prof.Dr. Burkhard Lemper
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Image: ISL
 
 

 

Workplace of the Future: BIBA at the Future of Industrial Engineering Day 2024

 
The Future of Industrial Engineering Day (FIED24) took place in Dortmund on 19 September 2024. Over 160 experts from industry and research came together to discuss the workplace of the future and the central question of ‘People and technology - partners or opponents?’.
BIBA also contributed to the topic with new impulses: Christoph Petzoldt shed light on the topic of ‘Operator 5.0’ in his presentation in the science track. Among other things, he presented a concrete example of implementation from the BMDV-funded IHATEC project MEXOT, which aims to achieve intelligent work organisation through the combination of autonomous transport systems and sensory exoskeletons.

Contact: Christoph Petzoldt
Details
Image: MotionMiners
 
 

 
 


 

Publications

 

 
 

Selbination- A Hybrid Meta-Learning Method for the Automatic Selection and Combination of Suitable Forecast Models for Production Planning

 
Accurate demand forecasts are of significant importance for companies in supply chains. All methods developed to date can be categorised as either pure selection or pure combination approaches and no hybrid methods exist to date. In order to utilise the advantages of both approaches, a hybrid method is presented here, the so-called self-combination method.
Based on this dissertation, Dr Mirko Kück, who completed his doctorate at BIBA under Prof Michael Freitag, was awarded the Science Prize Logistics 2023 by the jury of the BVL - Bundesvereinigung Logistik.

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Freitag
Details
Image: Springer
 
 

 
 

Climate Goals for Shipping Can Hardly Be Met

 
Although shipping is the most energy-efficient means of transport, it has a significant impact on the environment and climate due to the pollutants it emits. Reducing this environmental impact has become increasingly important. In particular, the issue of the availability of alternative fuels is essential for the prospects of success for climate protection efforts and targets. There are considerable deficits here. Therefore, the production capacities for green hydrogen as the basis for the production of alternative fuels must be expanded quickly in order to meet demand in a timely manner.
ISL's position on climate-friendly shipping can be found in the position paper ‘Climate targets for maritime shipping are hardly achievable’. 

Contact: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Lemper
Details
Image: ISL
 
 

 
 

Exploiting the Extended Neighborhood of Hexagonal Qubit Architecture for Mapping Quantum Circuits ­

 
In this work mapping of quantum circuits to regular hexagonal grid with coupling degree of six has been investigated. Architectures involving superconducting qubits impose restrictions on 2-qubit gate operations to be carried out only between physically coupled qubits, also referred to as Nearest Neighbour (NN) Constraint. The noise introduced by the 2-qubit gates and the execution time greatly affect the computational reliability. Existing mapping techniques suffer either from the adopted approach to reduce gate overhead or from their inability to take advantage of such architectural regularity. Three different qubit mapping approaches have been outlined, using remote CNOT templates, swap gates and a combination of both. 

Contact: Prof. Dr. Rolf Drechsler
Details
Image: ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems
 
 


 

Videos

 

 
 

AI-Consult: AI information System to Support Logistics Processes

 
In the “AI-Consult” project, a multimodal system was developed for intuitive access to complex information through natural communication in combination with optical image recognition processes. The system enables direct, fast and contactless access to a wide range of functions to support logistical processes. For data protection reasons, personal image and voice data are processed by an integrated computing unit. The video shows an application example on the construction site and an interaction with an avatar.

Contact: Axel Börold
Video, Project Website
Image: Ascora GmbH
 
 

 
 

Efficient and Ergonomic Work with Exoskeletons and Intelligent Transport Systems

 
The MEXOT project, carried out in cooperation between BIBA and the companies BLG, ELROTEC and HUNIC, is setting new standards for ergonomic and efficient work processes in automotive handling with a human-centered support and automation approach: exoskeletons not only support employees in carrying out their work, but also analyse their posture in real time using integrated sensors and AI methods in order to promote an ergonomic way of working through an incentive system. The system is supplemented by autonomous mobile robots (AMR), which reduce non-value-adding routes.
The final video of the project shows how MEXOT creates future-oriented workplaces that combine efficiency and ergonomics.
 
Contact: Christoph Petzoldt
Video, Project Website
Image: Camila Mejia
 
 

 
 

Intelligent Proofing Machine - Artificial Intelligence in the Bakery

Dough fermentation is of great importance for the bread production process, as poorly fermented bread dough pieces have a significantly poorer product quality after baking. Until now, the optimum proofing time has been determined manually by specialised personnel, which leads to fluctuations in quality. In the ‘F.I.T. Gaerautomat’ research project, an optical monitoring assistant was developed that uses a vertical linear axis to monitor the bread dough pieces across different baking trays in the proofing room. In addition, proofing reference curves can be created and saved for proofing control in order to minimise proofing deviations and ensure consistent product quality.

Contact: Dr.-Ing. Michael Lütjen
Video
Image: ttz Bremerhaven
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