Active Projects

I am team lead and PI of the RoboMate project which is a National Challenge Fund project funded by SFI. The aim of the project is to create a software and control architecture that enables non-expert users to efficiently program and re-configure collaborative robots in Irish manufacturing. In doing so we aim to amplify the abilities of the workers and improve ergonomics.

The proposed solution is an accessible, easily deployed collaborative robotic system which functions as a smart tool, able to be programmed to execute repetitive tasks by operators regardless of background, age, abilities or disabilities. The system would allow untrained workers with previous task experience to teach and direct collaborative robots during execution of physical operations. This worker acts as a supervisor to the robot. The resulting team would combine the intelligence and experience of human workers with the robot's ability to carry out repetitive tasks accurately enabling flexible at-volume manufacturing without the reliance on low-cost labour 

The MATX project is part of a broader ATU iniative to increase it's research capabilities through the training of 60 PhD researchers, divided into 5 cohorts. I am co-lead on MATX project with Dr Saritha Unnikrishnan and Dr Emmett Kerr. 

The objective of “MATX- MedAgriTech AI eXcellence” PRTP is to rapidly advance the expertise and applications of AI in the Northern and Western regions of Ireland through engagement with regional industrial partners, close collaboration with national research institutes and associations with international academics. MATX has brought together over 25 external collaborators, 12 host companies across the Northern and Western regions and three SFI research centres in the area of artificial intelligence and data science and one research centre in Agritech.