OSCAR: a valuable asset for cost-effective automation

In this work, we present OSCAR (Outstanding Self-adjusting Cognitive Autonomous Robot), an agile robotic platform that can be reconfigured on the fly and is capable of adapting to variations in the environment. OSCAR incorporates advanced perception, planning and action functionalities, coupled with an intuitive task-programming interface, making it a valuable asset for cost-effective automation. Its performances are demonstrated on two use cases corresponding respectively to a fine manipulation task inspired by the Robothon® Grand Challenge and an industrial application related to the dismantling of electric vehicle batteries, where we illustrate the system's ability to automatically detect and locate screws of a cover, to unscrew them, change tool and finally remove the cover.