MEXOT at a conference of the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute

The progress of the MEXOT project was presented as part of an exhibition of the conference “Neue Technologien und Testfelder für Wasserstraßen und Häfen” of the Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute) in Karlsruhe on October 5th and 6th, 2023. We introduced the sensory activity evaluation of…

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Intelligent Commission: The Follow-Me-Mode of Autonomous Mobile Robots

With regard to higher physical exertion of technical labour in automobile transfer, BIBA collaborates with the partners BLG LOGISTICS, ELROTEC and HUNIC on the MEXOT project, sponsored by BMDV’s programme IHATEC. The goal of the project is an ergonomic design of workplaces while also improving process efficiency. Automated transport systems…

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3rd Successful Consortium Meeting

A second milestone was reached with the development of a prototype of an elastomer switch of the exoskeleton, and a prototype of a gamification system. For this purpose, the current development stage was discussed during the third consortium meeting. The sensory exoskeleton’s elastomer switch function was discussed, as well as…

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Intelligent Context Detection in Automobile Transshipment

A central challenge in human-technology interaction with regard to (semi-)autonomous work environments is to create an intuitive process understanding for triggering supportive actions. In this article, the use of body-worn motion sensors for activity recognition is investigated wit the overall goal of process recognition. As a result, a concept is…

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Laboratory Scenario: Interaction of Prototypical Subsystems

With regard to higher physical exertion of technical labour in automobile transfer, BIBA collaborates with the partners BLG LOGISTICS, ELROTEC and HUNIC on the MEXOT project, sponsored by BMDV’s programme IHATEC. The goal of the project is an ergonomic design of workplaces while also improving process efficiency. A combination of…

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2nd Successful Consortium Meeting

After successfully completing the conception phase, the MEXOT project has started with the development phase. For this purpose, the current status of both the research and the development of all subsystems was presented during the 2nd consortium meeting. Regarding the sensory exoskeleton, the development progress for activity recognition, the exoskeleton…

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Operator 5.0: Intelligent Work Ergonomics in Automobile Handling

In industrial assembly and logistics processes, repetitive lifting of heavy loads, overhead work or forced postures lead to severe physical stress, which results in high personnel absenteeism rates and low work attractiveness. This paper is oriented towards the Operator 5.0 idea and presents a novel concept for the combined use…

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MEXOT at IHATEC/DigiTest networking conference

The MEXOT project has been exhibited as a project booth at the IHATEC Networking Conference, which was hosted by the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport at the Harnack House in Berlin on 28.09.2022. This event focuses on the funding of research and development projects as well as investment…

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Successful Consortium Meeting in Bremerhaven

The consortium meeting, which took place at BLG in Bremerhaven, was a great success for the project partners BLG, BIBA and ELROTEC as well as the project sponsor TÜV Rheinland. The first work package of the process analysis, which focused on the technical and warehouse areas as well as the…

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Workshop Gamification

To support employee motivation to increase ergonomics in automobile handling, gamification elements are used to generate additional motivators for wearing an exoskeleton. Currently, a concept is being developed that will inform employees about their ergonomics and development progress in the form of an app. The analysis includes, for instance, the…

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