Open-Source Software in Robotics and Automation: Best Practices and Legal Aspects April 19 to 20, 2016 Auditorium A+B Open-Source Software (OSS) is a well-established and widely-accepted means to build commercial products and business models in application areas like IT and the smartphones industry. Recently, robotics has started to enjoy the benefits of OSS as a "technology enabler" which can accelerate time-to-market and lower the cost of building and maintaining a technology stack. A good example is ROS, the open-source Robot Operating System, now a common resource in laboratories and startups around the world for service and research robots. The ROS-Industrial initiative, launched four years ago and now supported by two Consortia connecting more than 40 institutions worldwide, is pursuing industrial robotics and automation. The technical value of OSS and its potential on the factory floor are becoming accepted in industrial circles, as developers and users communities explore actual deployments in production environments. However, there are also doubts and objections for use with industrial robotics and automation. What are the legal implications in terms of liability? How does opensource licensing work? Can a successful, sustainable business model be built, or is Intellectual Property at risk? In order to address these concerns, Fraunhofer IPA will host this two-day event on April 19 20 in Stuttgart, Germany. After presenting concrete examples of OSS adoption in deployed industrial technology, the event will provide the most up-to-date information regarding current regulations and examine how successful open-source economic models evolved in other domains, with the help of renowned experts in the field. Workshop language is English.
Program Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Session Chair: Mirko Bordignon REGISTRATION & SNACKS SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION AND REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES 13:00 13:15 Welcome and introduction Mirko Bordignon, Fraunhofer IPA 13:15 13:45 ROS-powered AGVs on the factory floor Kai Pfeiffer, Fraunhofer IPA SESSION 2: KICKSTARTING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT WITH OSS 13:45 14:15 ROS-powered logistics solutions Florin Wahl, Magazino GmbH 14:15 14:45 Product advanced engineering using ROS Ingo Lütkebohle, BOSCH 14:45 15:00 Development of robotics and automation ideas under ROBOTT-NET support Milad Geravand, Fraunhofer IPA 15:00 15:30 Coffee break SESSION 3: OSS IN TOOLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 15:30 16:00 Open Source at B&R Automation Sebastian Sachse, B&R Automation 16:00 16:30 The Civil Infrastructure Platform project Urs Gleim, SIEMENS 16:30 17:00 Coffee break SESSION 4: ECONOMIC LANDSCAPES OF THE FUTURE 17:00 17:30 Open Source and 3D printing Alessandro Ranellucci, Slic3r original author and main developer 17:30 18:00 Open Source Software and digital economies Ilkka Lakaniemi, Aalto University Closing of first day 20:00 SOCIAL EVENT
Program Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Session Chair: Mirko Bordignon SESSION 1: CURRENT PRACTICES FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE ADOPTION IN AUTOMATION INDUSTRY 9:00 9:30 Safety standardization for robots Theo Jacobs, Fraunhofer IPA 9:30 10:00 OSS in industrial automation today Carsten Emde, OSADL eg 10:00 10:30 Coffee break SESSION 2: CURRENT OUTLOOK FOR LICENSING AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF OSS IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS 10:30 11:15 Understanding Open-Source software licenses: compliance and reliability Catharina Maracke, Software Compliance Academy 11:15 12:00 Open-source from research to market Caroline Steiert, Fraunhofer HQ 12:00 13:00 LUNCH BREAK SESSION 3: PANEL & WRAP-UP 13:00 14:00 Moderated by Martin Hägele, Fraunhofer IPA and Reinhard Lafrenz, eurobotics aisbl 14:00 GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE LABS OF FRAUNHOFER IPA (OPTIONAL, MAX 1H ) We reserve the rights to make any changes to the content of this program at any time.
General information SESSION CHAIR Martin Hägele Head of Department Robot and Assistive Systems Ph.D. Mirko Bordignon RIC-EU Program Manager SPEAKERS Dr. Carsten Emde General Manager Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) eg, Heidelberg, Germany Milad Geravand Project Leader Urs Gleim Head of Research Group Smart Embedded Systems SIEMENS AG, Corporate Technology München, Germany Theo Jacobs Project Leader Ilkka Lakaniemi Vice President, Digitalization and Renewal Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland Dr.-Ing. Ingo Lütkebohle Corporate research Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen, Germany
General information Dr. Catharina Maracke Software Compliance Academy Dr.-Ing. Kai Pfeiffer Group Leader, Industrial and commercial service robots Sebastian Sachse Open Automation Manager B&R Automation, Eggelsberg, Austria Alessandro Ranellucci Slic3r original author and main developer LL.M. Caroline Steiert Patents and Licenses Fraunhofer HQ, München, Germany Florin Wahl Public Relations Magazino GmbH, München, Germany INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION Fraunhofer IPA Secretariat of the department Robot and Assistive Systems Luzia Schuhmacher Nobelstrasse 12 70569 Stuttgart Phone +49 711 970-1137 320.sekretariat@ipa.fraunhofer.de We request registrations for the participation by informal E-Mail containing the participant s name, address and billing address. After registration we will send you an invoice and further information if necessary. The deadline for registration is Tuesday, April 16, 2016.
General information ORGANIZATION Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Stuttgart, Germany EVENT FEE The event fee is Euro 200, per person. This fee includes the participation in all presentations and the social event, lunch and refreshments during the workshop. CHANGE OF REGISTRATION A change of registration to another participant is possible. Please inform the conference office about the alternate participant. This service is possible at any time and free of charge. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION For cancellations until 3 days before the conference we have to charge Euro 100. After this date the full participation fee is charged. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. VENUE Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institutszentrum Stuttgart (IZS) Nobelstrasse 12 70569 Stuttgart (Vaihingen) Room: Auditorium A+B (Building A) http://www.ipa.fraunhofer.de/en/howtoreachus.html This event is part of the RockEU - Robotics Coordination Action for Europe funded by the EU under the grant agreement 611247; https://eu-robotics.net/about/rock