Can robots smell? Yes, they can! AI Nose for example is able to it, as team Women in AI & Robotics explains. They combined it with a mobile robot, and by combining these two technologies it moves following the smell. When it found the smell it was looking for, it gives a notification. This can help detect drugs, but also gas leaks or support the farming of different plants. The team emphasizes how much the professional set-up here at the hackathon helped them to create their idea.  

Dr. Diana Mantel

Team Testbed for Industry 4.1 now talks more about their project about assistive navigation for AGVs. Why are people controlling pallet jacks at an automated warehouse? That is the problem team Testbed for Industry 4.1 created a solution for. The system architecture includes processing, navigation, inputs and more. Gesture and voice control are two of the approaches they worked on (nearly the whole night!). But there are even more extensions to this application, like in domestic spaces or difficult terrain. 

Dr. Diana Mantel