Research
The Cologne Cobots Lab, the Cologne TrainING Center, the Cologne Innovation and Transfer Lab, and the Digital Engineering Solutions Center - Cologne (DESC-Cologne) implement inter- and transdisciplinary projects that closely link research and teaching with the following research foci in our different research groups:
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Research Foci
Girl interacts with Pepper the robot
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Collaboration in direct human-machine interaction
The Cologne Cobots Lab is especially concerned with the various dimensions of collaboration between humans and robots.
It explores sociotechnical systems at different levels:
- Gestalt perception and impact on cooperation and collaboration.
- motivation, volition, stress
- communication and dialog behavior
- Complexity management/ task design
- Personality and roles
- Team composition, team development, teamwork
- Error culture
Oculus Quest 2 im Mixed-Reality Game FutureING
(Image: Cologne Cobots Lab/TH Köln)
AR/VR/MXR in Engineering Education
Augmented (AR), virtual (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications in engineering are being researched at the Cologne TrainING Center.
The focus of our research and development is to design augmented, virtual, and mixed reality applications in a competence-oriented, application-oriented, and diversity-friendly manner by designing training settings that promote reflection. Following the concept of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), we accompany our training applications with research by investigating the impact of structural changes on training success.
Cologne Innovation and Transfer Lab
(Image: Cologne Innovation and Transfer Lab/TH Köln)
Transfer and accompanying research
The Cologne Innovation and Transfer Lab thus fulfills its social responsibility to make knowledge socially effective.
The Cologne Innovation and Transfer Lab conducts transfer and accompanying research oriented to practical requirements and research projects and continuously explores new transfer models and formats with participatory approaches. It thus contributes to researching, establishing and further developing innovations in the form of creative collaboration in research and teaching and to communicating the research results to the public.
Steuerung eines Schweißroboters in der Produktion durch KI
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Innovative concepts in the context of Industry 4.0
The Digital Engineering Solutions Center Cologne (DESC Cologne) offers SMEs a practical test environment for developing and testing new concepts in the context of Industry 4.0. To this end, DESC-Cologne has a broad range of technical services in the areas of automation and manufacturing technology, as well as process design and testing.
Research Groups
Smart Technologies in Coaching and Learning
The research group Smart Technologies in Coaching and Learning deals with the co-creative and smart design of learning and coaching processes in order to accelerate social transformation.
Research projects:
Industrial Transformation
The Industrial Transformation research group is concerned with enabling industry and the skilled trades to integrate new technologies in order to help shape industrial transformation in the long term.
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eHealth for Living and Care
The eHealth for Living and Care research group focuses on assistive technologies to enable the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.