CTU in Prague, CIIRC, andthe National Centre for Industry 4.0
Dr. Roman Holý(lead by Prof. Vladimír Mařík)
CIIRC - Czech Institute of Informatics,Robotics, and Cybernetics
The 3rd RRI International Symposium
30th of November 2017

Czech Technical University in Prague(Established 1707 – Oldest TU)

Structure of the University - 8 Faculties & 5 University Institutes

Faculty of Civil EngineeringFaculty of Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Electrical EngineeringFaculty of Nuclear and Physical Sciences

Faculty of Architecture

Faculty of Transportation Systems

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Faculty of Biomedical EngineeringFaculty of Information Technology-Klokner Institute-Institute of Sports-Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies (MÚVS)-University Center of Economically Efficient Buildings (UCEEB)-Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetice (CIIRC)

Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics(CIIRC)

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Based on experience – a new Institute of CTU established in 2013
CIIRC should play the role of the national center of excellence in the subject fields
8 research programs - departments:• Robotics (Prof. Václav Hlaváč)• Intelligent Systems (Prof. Vladimír Mařík)• Industrial Informatics (Prof. Zdeněk Hanzálek)• Industrial Production Control (Prof. Michael Valášek)• Cyber-Physical Systems (Prof. Michael Šebek)• Cognitive Science and Biomedical Eng. (Dr. Lenka Lhotská)• Assistive Technologies (Prof. Olga Štěpánková)• Research Platforms: Center of Applied Cybernetics (Prof. Vladimír Kučera)The goal: State-of-the-art, competitive and self-sustainable institution

Key project activities of CIIRC

AI4REason: ERC project aimed at automatic logic reasoning (Dr. Josef Urban)
ARUM (EU 7FW IP) and DigiCor (H2020): planning and scheduling system for Airbus Industries (Prof.
Vladimír Mařík)FUMA: large project in image processing for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) (Prof. Václav Hlaváč)
RA-DIC: Big Data in Industrial Automation – funded by Rockwell Automation
TRADR: Human-machine Cooperation in Robotics (EU 7 FW project)
SAFELOG: Advanced Robotics – Human/Robot Interaction (EU Horizon 2020) (Dr. Libor Přeučil)
UPDRIVE: Cars without drivers (EU Horizon 2020)
ALQUIST: Bot manager (Top 3 in the Alexa Prize by Amazon)

EU Structural Funding – Operational Program OP VVV
3 Excellent Teams funded for 6 years (since 2017)•••

Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning – Dr. Josef Urban (ERC GrantRecipient) - 6 mil. EURIntelligent Machine Perception – Dr. Josef Šivic (ERC Grant Recipient)- 5.2 mil. EUR

Robotics for Industry 4.0 – Prof. Robert Babuška, 7 mil. EUR

Key researchers are highly respected personalities
with excellent international track records.

Testbed at CIIRC Czech Technical University

The very first testbed for Industry 4.0 in the country (support by Siemens andŠkoda Auto, and some Czech SMEs) – Opened on September 4th, 2017
Particular goals:
 Industry 4.0 compatible solutions for SMEs
 Interoperability of Czech-made machine tools and SW solutions withIndustry 4.0 facilities Creating community of companies,
direct contacts ofSMEs with global players

Development - National Centre for Industry 4.0
April 2013
February 4, 2016
April 11, 2016
August 24, 2016
August 25, 2016
April 2017

Concept „Industrie 4.0“ in Germany
Czech National Initiative Industry 4.0 submitted
Czech-German Workshop in Prague
Czech National Initiative Industry 4.0 approved
Collaboration Agreement between CIIRC & DFKI
Czech Robotic Mission to Japan

Development - National Centre for Industry 4.0
February, 6, 2017

Steering Committee for Testbed 4.0 at CTU (CTU,Siemens, Škoda AUTO)
February, 15, 2017
Alliance Society 4.0 as a governmental body establishedMay 2, 2017
Official Opening of CIIRC
September 4th, 2017 Opening of NCP4.0

Open platform - National Centre for Industry 4.0
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Academic institutions
Industry leaders
Associations and Innovation Centres
Bottom-up approach (versus Top-down in the case of Alliance Society 4.0)
Complementary part to the Alliance Society 4.0
Technology solution oriented
Public – Private PartnershipOpen platform for cooperation and synergies

Main objectives - Inspire & Make the Czech Industry 4.0• Implementation of the principles of Industry 4.0• Increase awareness about Industry 4.0 and Society 4.0• Cooperation between academia and industry – sharing best practices andtechnological solutions• Promote education and interdisciplinary research in Industry 4.0• New R & D strategies and provide statements on Industry 4.0 topics• Integration of the Czech research and industry into the European infrastructure• Testbed network at CTU, Brno University of Technology, VŠB – Technical
University of Ostrava, and other institutions in the Czech Republic• Promote know-how transfer to the industrial sphere,
including start-ups and managed innovations• …

Founding partners

Inter - National Cluster for Industry 4.0

TestbedTestbedTestbedTestbedJAPAN – very strong partner••••

German-Japanese-Czech
workshop on Industry 4.0
held in Prague, April 30,
2016
Prof. Mařík: RRI Forum inTokyo - 16.10.2016
Czech Robotic Mission toJapan (April 2017)98 Japanesemanufacturing companies
in the Czech Republic

Honorary Doctorate for
Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda in 2006

Open Invitation• Open Invitation to join the ecosystem – National Centre for Industry 4.0• We are open to more Partners & Members – the only condition – Czech legal
entity but till now no Japanese firms involved (but contacts with Fanuc, Mazak,Toyota, etc.)• Looking forward to our cooperation with you!
• Contact:
Dr. ROMAN HOLÝNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INDUSTRY 4.0
CZECH INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS,ROBOTICS AND CYBERNETICSCZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (CTU / ČVUT)+420 224 354 236
roman.holy@cvut.cz
www.ciirc.cvut.cz www.ncp40.cz