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products will be the same, as consumers are ever
He continues: “In the future, no two increasingly demanding that
their
products be tailored to their individual needs and tastes. For this to happen, robots in factories will need to constantly carry out different tasks. No longer will the robot be controlled
by recipe one single that contains manufacturing and control information to suite for assembling aerospace-grade
programme, but rather a constantly changing
computer the
composite materials to metals so that future aircraft structures can take full advantage of the lightweight and high stiffness properties of composites, coupled with the durability and thermal properties of metals,” explains Conor. “This suite was funded by Science Foundation Ireland at a cost of €1.4 million and will be coming on-line in 2018. This suite will use highly automated large-scale robots to both position and assemble large
“We aim to create an understanding of big science, engineering and mathematical ideas that come to life when you engage with a real-life problem.”
Lego Education Innovation Centre
The Lego Education Innovation Centre’s mission is to help prepare a new generation of learners who are curious, capable and confident engaging with diverse types of technologies which surround them every day.
By adopting Lego’s learning tools, teachers graduating from DCU Institute of Education are fully skilled in helping schoolchildren develop skills such as creative thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and communication.
The DCU Lego Innovation Studio is also working with the largest female youth organisation in the country, the Irish Girl Guides, to generate an interest in robotics. This summer they held a camp, Mission to Mars, which involved researching space exploration and building their own robot.
producing top-quality goods for key international markets. Professor Conor McCarthy, Confirm Centre Director at the University of Limerick, believes major research challenges need to be overcome to make these factories
smart to adapt to
rapidly changing consumer behaviour, which is moving towards customised products. “The centre will carry out fundamental
and applied research into robotics and artificial intelligence, along with many other topics needed to move
customisation, including sensing, decision- making models, analytics,
manufacturing cyber-physical systems and control,” states Conor.
towards mass data
manufacturing
Professor Conor McCarthy, Confi rm Centre Director produce the customised part. Artificial
intelligence will be a key driver to enable this because decisions will need to be made to ensure that the robot has carried out the task correctly according to what customer ordered.”
the
ELECTRIC DREAMS Artificial
intelligence
AERO AND AUTO The aerospace industry is arguably the pioneer of artificial intelligence as autopilot systems have been operating safely for decades, where trillions of decisions are being made on live flight data every second. Now, major
implement
vehicles. “At
research is underway to such systems into cars, and
indeed many industry powerhouses such as Google, Tesla and others are battling to be the first
to market building the first fully autonomous
the University of Limerick we are fully automated joining
15 ISSUE 13 and robotics can
augment human activities and their impact should enable people to use their time more efficiently. It could spell the end for high- volume, repetitive roles and an increase in the amount of analytical jobs. They are disrupting the way we view and
organise work and Ireland is well-positioned to cement its position as a key location for multinationals looking to set up new centres due to the country’s highly skilled workforce and economic environment. Exciting times are ahead. It’s time to
dream big and create our own little nuggets of science fiction.
parts to be joined and will utilise novel hybrid
joining technologies such as
interlocking, ultrasonic welding, novel adhesives and others.”
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