The Center for the Development of Industrial Robotics at Innopolis University has created a robotic complex for working with conveyor systems based on the Russian industrial robot Eidos A12-1450. It was shown at the Digital Innopolis Days 2025 forum.
The complex has a modular design. It can be re-equipped for various tasks, including welding, milling, and sorting parts. This expands the range of production scenarios.
Where will the new robotic complex be useful?
The Innopolis development is used by students of the Kaliningrad State Technical University (KSTU) and schoolchildren. The robot is used in practical and laboratory classes, and at career guidance events.
Specialists of our center have developed a control program for the robotic complex and trained KSTU teachers how to work with it.
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of KSTU Vladimir Ustich said that since November 2024, more than 90 students studying in the programs "Informatics and Computer Engineering", "Automation of Technological Processes", "Automation of Product Lifecycle Management" and "Digital Production and Information Modeling" have mastered the simulator.
Students understand that the practical skills acquired will be applicable in real companies, so they work with the complex with obvious interest and desire.
From simulation of production processes to real work
In the next five years, more and more educational institutions will introduce robotic complexes based on domestic robots into the educational process, according to experts from Innopolis University. Marina Degtyar, Head of the Center for Educational Partnership of the university, said that such systems are becoming effective tools for training qualified personnel for the industrial sector.
Educational robotic cells allow students to master the installation, adjustment, and programming of robots while still in university, and later, in real production facilities, graduates begin to tackle tasks with already honed skills.
Simulation of production processes helps students to "seamlessly" transition from study to work, and helps company managers reduce the time and costs of training new personnel, Degtyar summarized.