Technological collaborative robotic systems

Abstract

The article discusses modern solutions of the assembly process automation. The Evolvable Assembly Systems (EAS) paradigm is described. EAS is aimed at creating the basis for autonomous context-sensitive and adaptable assembly systems that are able to develop with products, processes, as well as with business and social environment. Evolvability is defined as capacity of a system for adaptive evolution. In EAS, this is achieved through contextual adaptation within decentralized multi-agent control system. The features of collaborative multi-agent robotic systems paradigm are highlighted. In such systems, collaborative robots-agents (cobots) of various specialization should interact to optimize overall system performance when solving tasks that are posed by upper control level. Collaboration is considered in the sense of interaction of deterministic agents — cobots and non-deterministic agents-humans in non-deterministic multiagent environment where cobots and humans share the same space and objects when performing joint tasks.