• Properties and types of virtual scenes
• Properties of digital twins
• Different kinds of simulations and simulation-based programming
• Algorithms for offline planning of collision-free and feasible robot motions
• Point-to-point robot planning algorithms
• Tool path planning in Cartesian space
• Offline programing
• The principles of robot kinematics and dynamics
• Approaches for programing by kinesthetic teaching
• Control techniques for selected processes
• Perceiving depth from space
• Object pose estimation and pose refinement
• The theory of Human-Robot-Interaction
• Multimodal Human-Robot Interaction
• Robotics for medical applications
• Clinical applications of medical robotics
• Collaborative robots and when to use them
• Challenges and opportunities for technology-based robotic startups

• Create a digital twin and simulation setup, including creating a virtual scene for a given robotics problem
• Solve tasks involving motion planning and offline programming
• Solve tasks involving robot kinematics and dynamics, kinesthetic teaching and control techniques related to robotics
• Ability to solve 3D computer vision problems of pose estimation starting with the stereoscopic process
• Use multimodal Human Robotic Interaction in robotics application
• Design and build (part of) a robot system for a real-world robotics application using the technologies mentioned above.

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Alongside the curricular activities the program will have a hands-on approach on how to build your own robotics startup. In stead of teaching entrepreneurship on a theoretical level, we rather want to show you how you can succeed in transforming your great tech idea/work to a successful business. And what better place to do that than in Odense? The area counts 100+ robotics companies with 3,900 employees. The cluster is made up of many young companies and startups. Close to 70% of companies have been established since 2010 and almost 60% of companies have fewer than 10 employees. More than EUR 860 million has been invested in Odense-based robotic companies since 2015. Some of the lecturers will show you how to spin out companies from university, you’ll meet startups on the brink of commercial success. And who knows, you might just meet with some of the recent millionaires in Odense that made it within robotics. And even if you don’t run in to one of them, we’ll make sure you’ll leave the Summer School with lots of inspiration on how to start your own business.

Summer School should also be fun, right? It is after all during the summer holidays. The Summer School will allow you to experience the best of Denmark and get a glimpse of our rich culture, history and most impressive landmarks.

You will visits other parts of Denmark and other leading Danish universities during the first three days of the Summer School (2-4 August 2023). Trips will include sightseeing in Odense, the Islands of Funen and Copenhagen. The excursions will include visits to the robotics research labs at Novo Nordisk, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and IT University of Copenhagen (ITU).

Denmark is a small country with a population of approximately 5.5 million. Denmark is a kingdom of thriving cities and idyllic landscapes; an innovative society with a green lifestyle. It is practically an island nation, as it consists of 406 islands (although only about 70 are populated). Even the capital Copenhagen is situated on an island. Nowhere in Denmark is more than 50 km from the sea. And just a few kilometres from Denmark’s major cities of Aarhus and Copenhagen you find idyllic villages and pristine woodlands and lakes.

SDU is located in the city of Odense. Odense is a cultural and historical city with a long history. Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, and his lively imagination continues to inspire the city. In Odense you can go walking in H.C. Andersen’s footsteps through the historic district and sense the life of the city 200 years ago.

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