Program

Introduction
9:00 – 9:10: 
Presentation of the AnDy project.
Speaker: Pauline Maurice (INRIA Nancy Grand Est, France).

9:10 – 9:30: Why collaborative robotics may answer occupational health issues and associated challenges.
Speaker: Michael Spitzhirn (IMK automotive GmbH, Chemitz, Germany).

Wearable sensors for whole-body motion measurement
9:30 – 10:00:
Ergonomic assessment in the workplace using wearable sensors.
Speaker: Angelos Karatsidis (Xsens Technologies B.V, Enschede, the Netherlands).
Demonstration: Xsens suit.

Ergonomic and musculoskeletal modeling
10:00 – 10:30:
My model is not your model: personalized models for motion analysis.
Speaker: Gentiane Venture (TokyoUniversity of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan).

10:30 – 11:00: EMA – Editor for Manual Work Activities.
Speaker: Michael Spitzhirn (IMK automotive GmbH, Chemitz, Germany).
Demonstration: EMA software.

11:00 – 11:30: Break

11:30 – 12:00: Musculoskeletal model-based ergonomics for collaborative robotics.
Speaker: Pavel Galibarov (AnyBody Technology, Aalborg, Denmark)
Demonstration: AnyBody Technology software.

Exoskeletons and collaborative robots in industrial environment
12:00 – 13:00:
Acceptance and effectivity of an upper extremity exoskeleton.
Speaker: Frank Krause (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands).

12:30 – 13:00: Development and practical experience of industrial exoskeletons.
Speaker: Jonas Bornmann (Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, Duderstadt, Germany)
Demonstration: PAEXO  exoskeleton for overhead work.

Panel discussion
13:00 – 13:30:
What are the main challenges that need to be addressed to successfully combine wearable sensors and ergonomic models for collaborative robots control.