The BIG-MAP robotics team arranged an on-site visit in October in Würzburg, Germany to boost the project progress towards an integrated robotic system for the synthesis of battery materials.
The participants were our partners from the IT University of Copenhagen, Rodrigo Moreno and Jonas Jensen. Ihar Suvorau joined in virtually from University of Tartu via Teams.
The meeting was organized by Shahbaz Bandesha, Fraunhofer ISC, with support from Simone Peters and Henning Lorrmann.
The face-to-face workshop had four main objectives
- Install the second prototype of the liquid-liquid-extraction (LLE) device in the central robot unit and test with relevant chemistries (silanes and ethyl acetate)
- Implement a trans-national machine-to-machine communication channel for the LLE device via an optimized PLC
- Enable historical data for important information produced by the liquid extraction device.
- Construction support in the for the extraction fume set of the robot system.
After five days filled with concentrated effort, we achieved most of our ambitious targets and made a big leap towards the final installation of the organic robotic system.
No less important, we fostered our partnership with some after-work activities and culinary highlights (burger and beer) after long working days.
