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Connected Innovation by playing soccer
with robotsACE ingenieurs- & adviesbureau
Frank Steeghs
October 7, 2014
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Established 1977
Locations
Eindhoven, Delft (NL)
Lummen, Gent (B)
250 employees
ACE ingenieurs- & adviesbureau
Werktuigbouwkunde en Elektrotechniek
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product development
industrial automation
high-tech systems
construction technology
four specialized
business units
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core activities analysis
design
engineering
prototyping
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Soccer robots?
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Vision
Vision of RoboCup:
“In 2050 a team of soccer playing robots defeats the human world champion team”.
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Mission
Mission of Prof. Rene van de Molengraft, director Tech United, TU/e:
“Develop an affordable robot so more teams will join the RoboCup.”
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Develop low-cost soccer robot
• Easy entrance to robotics
• Attract new teams for competing in the middle sized leagues (MSL) RoboCup
• Drive knowledge throughout competition
• Competition is based on open source and sharing the gained knowledge
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Connected Innovation
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Find partners to collaborate in this multidisciplinary project
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Main goals ACE
1. To deliver a (non-commercial) contribution to society and show Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
2. Show capabilities throughout developing a soccer robot as a demonstrator.
3. Collaborate with complementary partners and Technical University
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Results & Reflection
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Difficulties in the project• Cost reduction of 5 times
• No commercial business case not for profit
• Voluntary (pro-bono) contribution of consortium
• All relying on the goodwill of the partners
• Final integration of disciplines
• Speed-up timing for second customer ASML
• Priority on low-volume non-commercial projects
• Constraints on available human resources
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Results
• Cost price around € 7.000,- at series of 11
• 2 teams ‘sold’
• Online available Open Source
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Reflection on collaboration• All took responsibility for bringing
this to a good end
• High commitment (of all team members)
• All strived to deliver a professional quality
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Spin-offs
• Exposure: articles in press (magazines, newspaper, radio, video etc.)
• New and more intensive cooperation's
• Future demonstrator on primary en secondary schools
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Thank you
More information about TURTLE-5k at www.turtle5k.org
More information about ACE at www.ace.eu
