Zurich – The Zurich-based startup ANYbotics and the German company Framence have developed a digital twin for the ANYmal robot. With this, it can be better controlled during inspection work, as tests in a waste-to-energy plant in Darmstadt have shown.
The four-legged robot ANYmal from the Zurich startup ANYbotics can take on inspection work in environments that are dangerous for humans. To be able to control it even better in its work, ANYbotics has developed a photo-realistic digital twin of the robot with the help of the German company Framence. According to a media release, the partners were supported by the EU's T-IRIS (Twin-Integrated Robotic Inspection Solution) funding programme.
ANYmal and its digital twin were then deployed in a waste-to-energy plant in Darmstadt, which is operated by the energy company Entega. Employees were able to give instructions to the robot via its digital twin. In addition, the collected data was analysed directly in the digital space.
The project in Darmstadt showed that the use of ANYmal together with its digital twin simplified the control of the robot and led to more accurate results. Overall, users of the system in industrial environments should be able to intervene more quickly and effectively in the event of problems, which increases safety. ce/ssp/Café Europe
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