The use case of ROYO is concentrated in production lines, where employees are working with different automation machinery. Manual work takes place in the different workplaces all over the production lines. After the assembly, the products arrive to the palletization area where operators manually lift the boxes to palletize them and store them to the warehouse. Workers in that area are not aware if there has been a technical problem with a specific product and thus is expected to arrive later and are missing any information regarding the manufacturing order.
To support the above challenges, the Knowledge In-Time (KIT) service, the Exoskeleton service and the Operator Awareness and Support Tool (OAST), were developed. A lower limb passive exoskeleton is designed to assist the low back of operators performing lifting operations, specifically designed to support ROYO’s palletization technicians. OAST provides cognitive support to operators, by creating awareness of the type of boxes arriving through the conveyors or for delays at previous production stages by real-time monitoring of the production line.
| Country: | ES |
| Address: | Quart de Poblet |
Through the solutions of HUMAN, it will be possible to process the production in smaller batches increasing the adaptability of each production line to all workers. Furthermore, HUMAN will enable ROYO to increase flexibility and adaptability in every production line at the shop floor, based on the ability to manage/predict their own effort during the shift avoiding pains beforehand, and moreover to eliminate waste and reduce errors and stress.
KIT, Exoskeleton service and OAST have been evaluated at ROYO premises in real working conditions. KIT has been characterized as a valuable tool that reduces cognitive load and helps workers eliminate uncertainties at the assembly process. The combination of Exoskeleton service with OAST has helped to reduce the physical and mental stress of the operators at the palletization area of ROYO.