Towards a Digital Reality in Logistics Automation: Optimization of Sim-to-Real
, Head of AI and Autonomous Systems, Fraunhofer IML
, Product Owner, Fraunhofer IML
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Automation in logistics is moving from automated guided vehicles toward autonomous transport robots. With this shift toward robotics, the development of logistic systems becomes more and more complex. This extensively stresses the resources needed to develop such logistic systems. Virtual development is thus crucial for the future evolution of the market. Fraunhofer IML is known for pushing the boundaries of logistics automation with projects like the high dynamic LoadRunner. The presented novel robotic platforms — Obelix and EMIL — are pushing the boundaries of dynamics in motion even further, turning the infamous sim-to-real gap into an essential part of virtual development. With the PACE Lab, the Fraunhofer IML has a real-time data environment equipped with a highly sophisticated motion-capture system to track motions in real time. We’ll present how this technology, interleaved with Isaac Sim, is used to minimize the sim-to-real gap and enable parallel development of EMIL and Obelix in reality and simulation.