Towards Intelligent and Flexible Robotics: ROS 2 Framework for a Reconfigurable Robot Cell Design

19 Mar 2026
  • Understanding IFRA-Cranfield’s research vision and how current projects are advancing intelligent, flexible, and reconfigurable automation
  • How a robot-agnostic ROS 2 framework enables standardised simulation, control, and rapid reconfiguration across different industrial and collaborative manipulators
  • How ROS 2 and MoveIt!2 enable sim2real workflows and modular integration, supporting rapid robot cell deployment and seamless interaction with external hardware and software in adaptable manufacturing environments
Speakers
Dr. Seemal  Asif
Dr. Seemal Asif, Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics - Cranfield University
Mikel  Bueno Viso
Mikel Bueno Viso, Researcher in Intelligent Automation - Cranfield University