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# Project idea

:::{card} Learning goals
- brainstorm a project idea in context of industrial automation
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At the end of this course you will create a solution for an industrial automation problem. Your project should contain the following:

- a C#-based PC program with a user-friendly interface
- a URScript-based program for a robot arm featuring sensors like camera, distance sensor
- a database that contains, e.g., robot program/s, users
- characteristic aspects of:
  - [Industry 4.0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Industrial_Revolution#Characteristics), e.g, robots automatically retrieve customer jobs from a database.
  - [Industry 5.0](https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/11/1/193#sec4-processes-11-00193), e.g., collaboration between human and the robot (not replacement by the robot).

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What is an industrial automation problem that you would like to solve with a pick and place robot and programming? Examples:
- Smart robot arms in a wind turbine factory: robots  automatically retrieve customer jobs from a database and customize rotor blade components with human oversight
- Collaborative robots in pharmaceutical production: robots handle packaging and assembly, while operators intervene for quality checks
- Automated robotic sorting of electronic parts for hearing aids: voice-activated robot workstations assist technicians in sorting

Steps:
1. 4 min Work individually
1. 2 min Discuss your idea with your partner
1. 3 min

   1. Go the to the virtual classroom and share your idea in the chat.
   2. Read other ideas and give feedback on:

      - if it is compatible with requirements, use 👍 
      - if you find the idea creative, use 😍

Probably your idea will change later when you begin working with the robots. These ideas and the brainstorming can serve as inspiration for later point, though.
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