Opportunities and Limitations of Mixed Reality Holograms in Industrial Robotics

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential and challenges of using Mixed Reality holograms in industrial robotics through two case studies focused on visualization and commissioning.

Contribution

It provides practical insights into applying MR for digital twin visualization and robot commissioning, highlighting benefits and limitations.

Findings

MR enhances visualization of digital twins

MR facilitates robot commissioning processes

Identifies key limitations of MR in industrial settings

Abstract

This paper introduces two case studies combining the field of industrial robotics with Mixed Reality (MR). The goal of those case studies is to get a better understanding of how MR can be useful and what are the limitations. The first case study describes an approach to visualize the digital twin of a robot arm. The second case study aims at facilitating the commissioning of industrial robots. Furthermore, this paper reports the experiences gained by implementing those two scenarios and discusses the limitations.