Last week, we had the pleasure of working on an exciting project together with SICK at the Sensor Intelligence Academy Campus . The aim was to support interdisciplinary training for SICK’s sales teams – bringing people from different divisions together to explore products, solutions, and real-world applications beyond their own portfolios.
As part of this hands-on training environment, our robot Eduard served as a live demo system – equipped with two exceptional SICK localization technologies: picoScan100 (PICS150-01000 LOC Pro) and Triton Floor-LOC . Together, they form a highly precise and robust autonomous solution.
How the demo works (as shown in the images):
Eduard follows a virtual line generated by the picoScan100. At a defined virtual marker (QR Code 40), the robot switches into docking mode –
the Triton sensor takes over for a high-precision docking process based on floor localization. After docking, control is handed back to the picoScan100.
At the end of the line, Eduard turns 180° – and the cycle repeats.
This combination enables applications that require both flexible navigation and millimeter-accurate positioning – such as autonomous docking at machines or elevators, intralogistics workflows with defined handover points, and reliable mobile robot operation in structured industrial environments.
Inside Eduard, we rely on Siemens SIMATIC IOT hardware, providing an industry-proven foundation for robust autonomous applications.
Thank you to the SICK team for the great collaboration and for creating such an inspiring training and innovation environment! Special thanks to Sebastian Heinrich and Philip Troll for contributing the on-site pictures.