Modular Robot Software Framework for the Intelligent and Flexible Composition of Its Skills

Current trends such as mass customization necessitate an agile and transformable production. In this context, robotic technologies are seen as a key enabler. But, to date, industrial robots lack the flexibility to easily adapt to changing needs. Therefore, a modular skill-based software framework aiming for free configurability is presented here. A generic task control allows varying incoming tasks to be processed, based on the actual skills of the robot. In this way, the flexible composition of a robot’s skills can be achieved, according to the actual situation.