Study of the Integration of Robot in Cyber-Physical Production Systems

Abstract

Robots are expected to be used in the smart manufacturing and smart factory with the help of information and communication technologies. The increasing and consistent integration of ICTs and robot into the production systems in subsystems and components are needed. The mechatronic systems become cyber-physical systems through additional communication skills and autonomy in behavior on external influences and internally stored settings. Robots are integrated in the Cyber-Physical Production System to realize smart factory and smart manufacturing. In a laboratory environment, innovative logistical systems integrated with robots are built up to apply horizontal and vertical integration into practice for research investigations.