Design Collaborative Cobots with AI Perception, Interaction, and Safety
This intermediate training course covers the technical and operational principles of intelligent cobots. Over two days, participants will analyze collaborative systems, implement AI modules applied to robotics, and discover how to optimize safety, perception, and human-robot interaction.
Is it for you ?
Robotics technicians and engineers. Developers or integrators of automated systems. Professionals wishing to understand the contribution of AI to collaborative robotics.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of robotics or automation. Understanding of AI or Machine Learning concepts. Elementary programming skills.
What You'll Walk Away With
- ✓ Analyze the operation and use cases of intelligent cobots
- ✓ Implement AI-based perception and assistance modules
- ✓ Configure human-robot interaction in a collaborative context
- ✓ Evaluate constraints, risks, and best practices for cobot deployment
Training content
1 Understanding Intelligent Cobots and Their Perception
- What is a cobot? Principles, features, and differences from industrial robots
- Collaborative safety systems: modes, controlled stops, distancing
- AI perception: vision, object detection, action recognition
- Implementing a simple perception module (OpenCV)
- Interpreting visual signals to guide a cobot
- Mini-project: reacting to a detected gesture or object
2 Lab / Exercise:
Development of a simplified vision module enabling basic interaction
3 Key points & takeaways:
- Understanding cobot perception
- Ability to integrate a simple AI module
4 Interaction, Intelligent Assistance, and Safety
- Human-robot interaction: tracking, intent, collaboration
- AI for assistance: simple decision-making, movement adaptation
- Constraints: ergonomics, safety, standards
- Workshop: integrating perception + action in a collaborative scenario
- Trajectory optimization and adaptive behaviors
- Case study analysis (industry, logistics, healthcare)
5 Lab / Exercise:
Building a micro-pipeline integrating perception and collaborative action
6 Key points & takeaways:
- Clear vision of cobot-operator collaboration
- Understanding of safety + AI challenges
📌 Practical information
Our training sessions are offered in Montreal or Quebec City, in person or in a virtual classroom. Dates and locations are specified when you select your session below. If you have any questions, check out our FAQ.
