Outón, Jose LuisVillaverde, IvánHerrero, HéctorEsnaola, UrkoSierra, Basilio2019-12-02Outón , J L , Villaverde , I , Herrero , H , Esnaola , U & Sierra , B 2019 , ' Innovative Mobile Manipulator Solution for Modern Flexible Manufacturing Processes ' , Sensors , vol. 19 , no. 24 , 5414 , pp. 5414 . https://doi.org/10.3390/s192454141424-3210researchoutputwizard: 11556/847Publisher Copyright: © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.There is a paradigm shift in current manufacturing needs that is causing a change from the current mass-production-based approach to a mass customization approach where production volumes are smaller and more variable. Current processes are very adapted to the previous paradigm and lack the required flexibility to adapt to the new production needs. To solve this problem, an innovative industrial mobile manipulator is presented. The robot is equipped with a variety of sensors that allow it to perceive its surroundings and perform complex tasks in dynamic environments. Following the current needs of the industry, the robot is capable of autonomous navigation, safely avoiding obstacles. It is flexible enough to be able to perform a wide variety of tasks, being the change between tasks done easily thanks to skills-based programming and the ability to change tools autonomously. In addition, its security systems allow it to share the workspace with human operators. This prototype has been developed as part of THOMAS European project, and it has been tested and demonstrated in real-world manufacturing use cases.117368448enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessjournal article10.3390/s19245414Industrial mobile manipulatorRoboticsPerceptionSensor fusionAutonomous navigationSkill-based programmingIndustry 4.0Industrial mobile manipulatorRoboticsPerceptionSensor fusionAutonomous navigationSkill-based programmingIndustry 4.0Analytical ChemistryInformation SystemsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiochemistryInstrumentationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureProject IDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/723616/EU/Mobile dual arm robotic workers with embedded cognition for hybrid and dynamically reconfigurable manufacturing systems/THOMASinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/723616/EU/Mobile dual arm robotic workers with embedded cognition for hybrid and dynamically reconfigurable manufacturing systems/THOMASFunding InfoThis research was funded by the EC research project “THOMAS—Mobile dual arm robotic workers with embedded cognition for hybrid and dynamically reconfigurable manufacturing systems” (Grant Agreement: 723616) (www.thomas-project.eu/).This research was funded by the EC research project “THOMAS—Mobile dual arm robotic workers with embedded cognition for hybrid and dynamically reconfigurable manufacturing systems” (Grant Agreement: 723616) (www.thomas-project.eu/).http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076416369&partnerID=8YFLogxK