You are cordially invited to this ARC Seminar:
Title: Autonomous Mobile Robots and 3D Vision for Smart Manufacturing
Speaker: Mr. Cheng Chia Loon
Senior System Architect, Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore
Date: 4 August 2025 (Monday)
Time: 10am to 12pm
Venue: Blk E7, Seminar Room E7-03-07 – Seminar Room 2
Abstract
Two presentations will highlight innovative robotics solutions driving the future of smart manufacturing.
Presentation 1: Autonomous Mobile Robots for Flexible Manufacturing: Bridging the Lab and the Factory Floor
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are transforming flexible manufacturing by enabling intelligent material transport, adaptive task execution, and seamless human-robot collaboration. This seminar presents applied research advancing AMR perception, navigation, and decision-making in dynamic industrial settings. Emphasis is placed on bridging simulation and real-world deployment, highlighting challenges such as localization in cluttered environments, sensor fusion, and fleet coordination. Case studies from pilot projects in automotive and electronics sectors illustrate the transition from laboratory innovation to factory-scale implementation. Insights into system integration, human factors, and commercialization pathways offer a comprehensive view of how AMRs are reshaping smart manufacturing ecosystems. Open information use cases about Hyundai and Delta Electronics AMR in factory and future research directions will be shared.
Presentation 2: Deploying 3D Vision in Manufacturing: Challenges and Advances in Robotic Assembly
This seminar presents applied research on deploying 3D vision systems for robotic assembly in smart manufacturing environments. It focuses on the development and implementation of structured light and deep-learning-based depth sensing to enable robust part localization, pose estimation, and task execution in complex and cluttered factory settings. Key challenges addressed include environmental variability, object reflectivity, and sensor integration with motion planning. Real-world deployment examples highlight how vision-guided robots reduce manual intervention, enhance flexibility, and adapt to product variability. The talk also examines system validation methods, reliability metrics, and practical considerations for large-scale industrial adoption. Realistic examples of current research applied into real applications in manufacturing industry and future research directions will be shared.
Speaker
Mr Cheng Chia Loon is a Senior System Architect at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore, leading R&D projects in 3D reconstruction, SLAM, and robotic manipulation for automotive manufacturing. He has over a decade of industrial experience across robotics, automation, and smart manufacturing, including key roles at Delta-NTU Corporate Lab. Cheng has managed multi-national collaborations, filed multiple patents, and led the development of advanced bin picking and mobile robot systems. He also drives engineering innovation through cross-functional project leadership, vendor coordination across continents, and hands-on lab-to-factory system integration.
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