Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-11-28
Buyer: Technische Universität München Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence Lehrstuhl für Robotik und Systemintelligenz
Country: DE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 42997300
Submission deadline: 2022-12-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: For the establishment of AI.Lab, 8 tactile robots as core manipulator systems are needed to close the process line of cell cultivation and analysis. Each robotic module should consist of:
The manipulator should be equipped with link-side torque sensors in all 7 axes and possess a very good resolution, accuracy and repeatability and high sampling frequency (Further details at the requirements list in document Service Descriptions for the procurement "Tactile Robots for Lab Automation" for the Technical University of Munich). There has to be a possibility to mount and operate the arm in certain non-upright base configurations. It is noteworthy to mention that the arm should have
redundant kinematics and a general-purpose two-jaw gripper, which can be adapted by using 3D-printed fingers for grasping a wide range of objects. There is no obligation to use specific brands and models of manipulators, but it is essential that the offered setup meets or preferrably exceeds the specified requirements.
Technische Universität München MIRMI - Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence RSI - Lehrstuhl für Robotik und Systemintelligenz Parkring 11 85748 Garching b. München
For the establishment of AI.Lab, 8 tactile robots as core manipulator systems are needed to close the process line of cell cultivation and analysis. Each robotic module should consist of:
The manipulator should be equipped with link-side torque sensors in all 7 axes and possess a very good resolution, accuracy and repeatability and high sampling frequency (Further details at the requirements list in document Service Descriptions for the procurement "Tactile Robots for Lab Automation" for the Technical University of Munich). There has to be a possibility to mount and operate the arm in certain non-upright base configurations. It is noteworthy to mention that the arm should have redundant kinematics and a general-purpose two-jaw gripper, which can be adapted by using 3D-printed fingers for grasping a wide range of objects. There is no obligation to use specific brands and models of manipulators, but it is essential that the offered setup meets or preferrably exceeds the specified requirements.
Self-declaration of the total yearly turnover of the economic operator, based on the last three fiscal years. (Tender Form)
Self-declaration (according to the following requirements) of a sufficient level of experience and product quality demonstrated by:  (Tender Form)
a) At least 4 reference projects (Sale and delivery or research about tactile robots), stating name, address and email address of a contact person of the contracting body of the reference project, a project name and description of the services provided by the tenderer and the date and duration of the project. TUM reserves the right to verify the tenderer's details by interrogating the contracting body of the reference project.
In the case of groups of economic operators, it must be clearly identifiable which reference project should be assigned to each member. The reference projects of the members fulfilling the minimum requirement are attributed to the group of economic operators.
Only the reference projects specified by the tenderer in the tender form will be considered. For each reference, an additional project sheet (one page) with an illustration of the reference project is permitted.
b) At least 15 published papers in the selected conferences/journals (see the list below) in which the offered robot manipulator (7 degrees-of-freedom) has been used as the experimental setup:
The TUM Intelligent Robotic Lab Assistants should be robotic manipulators based on the most advanced tactile robot system with the right high-performance interfaces, precise dynamic models, and interconnectivity to state-of-the-art software ecosystems. Since there will be a lot of collaborations around the world, the robotic setup should be a research platform that is frequently used and widely known by researchers from different research institutes to facilitate the collaboration opportunity. For this reason, it is essential to purchase robots that are internationally recognized and used by researchers commonly. Therefore, each tenderer has to provide a list of at least 15 papers published to the following list of conferences and journals in which  the offered robot manipulator has been used as the experimental setup.
List of Conferences: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS)
List of Journals: IEEE Transactions on Robotics, The International Journal of Robotics Research, Science Robotics, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine