Digital Twins in Robotics: Project Results from the Master’s Program in Robotics Engineering
27 July, 2026
Students put digital twins to practical use in the Technikum Digital Factory for monitoring and cobot interaction.
How can digital shadows or digital twins be used in robotics? This question was the focus for students in the Master’s program in Robotics Engineering at UAS Technikum Wien during the summer semester.
In team projects at the Technikum Digital Factory, they put their concepts into practice on selected robot cells—with impressive results. The initiator of the Education Spotlight is Horst Orsolits, Head of Competence Center Industrial Product Lifecycle Technologies.
Project 1: Remote Monitoring of the FANUC Training Cell
- A dashboard was developed for remote monitoring of the FANUC training cell.
- Monitored and visualized statuses: FANUC Europe ER-4iA and a conveyor belt (controlled via a Siemens Industry S7-1200 PLC).
- Data platform: PTC ThingWorx – for storing and visualizing current statuses.
Project 2: Cobot Twin with Unity, ROS, and Mixed Reality
- A digital twin for the ABB Robotics CRB15000 (GoFa) station was implemented using Unity and ROS middleware, as well as a Meta Quest 3.
- Functionality: Dynamic adjustment of the robot’s speed based on the distance between employees and the cobot.
- Additionally: Display of current station statuses in a dashboard for remote monitoring, including error handling via MailClient.
These team projects ideally prepared students for current and future challenges in robotics. Nikolaus Angel was responsible for leading the course throughout the project.
Update: The Master’s program in Robotics Engineering is accepting applications until August 15, 2026 – find out more and apply here.
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