Schaeffler Autonomous Robot DEX Wins "Red Dot Award Best of the Best" (Kyodo News PR Wire)


Schaeffler's Autonomous Robot Project Wins "Red Dot Award Best of the Best" in the Design Concept Category of the Red Dot Award
The project was also nominated for the Red Dot Award Luminary
DEX was conceptualized as a research testbed for the purpose of promoting new production and service concepts based on intelligent technology to achieve advanced digitization and automation.
Schaeffler is planning a research pilot using DEX in its own factories to optimize production operations

Schaeffler won the "Red Dot Award Best of the Best" for its autonomous robot Dual EXtendable (DEX).

Schaeffler, a global supplier in the automotive and industrial machinery sectors, recently won the "Red Dot Award Best of the Year" in the design concept category of the Red Dot Design Award for its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) project Dual EXtendable (DEX). Received "The Best" award.

DEX was conceived to create a new concept of autonomous mobile robot (AMR) platform dexterity and intelligence and collaboration with workers on the production floor.  Featuring bi-directional leg extension, wireless LAN and middleware integration, accurate self-localization with 2D/3D SLAM, and voice and gesture recognition capabilities, DEX enables productivity in industrial settings across a wide range of tasks. It serves as a research testbed that endows functionality with smart social behavior, with the aim of supporting and enhancing

Commenting on the award, Han Boon Siu, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Schaeffler Asia Pacific and Director of the Schaeffler Advanced Research Hub, said:  "DEX's winning of the highly prestigious Red Dot Best of the Best Award is a testament to our ability to drive new possibilities in 'mobility' and 'motion' with our customers and in production. It's a testament to our tireless passion and commitment to developing solutions."

This research project is part of the Schaeffler Advanced Research Hub (SHARE) programme.  The SHARE program consists of a global research network with the world's leading universities and is based on the concept of corporate facilities on university campuses.  This enables, among other things, close interaction and close collaboration with Schaeffler employees, scientists and academics through applied research to advance the state of the art and translate research findings into product development activities.

DEX was designed in collaboration with Orcadesign Consultants Pte. Ltd., who also worked closely with the technical team at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to visualize the above concepts and the vision of DEX, while We leveraged their knowledge and expertise in defining the user experience, including shapes and touchpoints.

Mr Han said:  “Schaeffler sees this collaboration as the key to strategically developing components and technologies to meet the demands of future-oriented trends in the automotive and industrial machinery sectors. We look forward to building a bridge between system development expertise and the technical capabilities of academic research institutions and industry experts, strengthening Schaeffler's technical and organizational strengths."

In order to professionally evaluate a wide range of designs, the Red Dot Design Award is divided into three categories: "Red Dot Award Product Design", "Red Dot Award Communication Design", and "Red Dot Award Design Concept". divided.  The Red Dot Award is one of the world's largest design competitions, organized by the Nordrhein-Westphalia Design Center in Essen, Germany.
In 2021, Schaeffler will introduce a condition monitoring solution…

The Red Dot Awards ceremony will be held on September 27, 2022.  Industry insiders gather at the venue to celebrate the awards and achievements of the winners.

Red Dot Award: Design Concept
In 2005, the Red Dot Design Awards recognized the need to recognize and reward new design concepts and innovations that will lead to great products of the future. Based on the belief that it should be accepted, the Red Dot Award Design Concept has created an unprecedented system of accepting applications from a wide range of people, from companies to design students.  Today, the Red Dot Award Design Concept is the largest and most recognized design award in the global design concept and prototype field.

About the Red Dot Design Award
As a professional recognition of a wide range of designs, the Red Dot Award is divided into the Red Dot Award: Product Design and the Red Dot Award: Communication Design. )” and “Red Dot Award: Design Concept”.  The Red Dot Award is one of the world's largest design competitions, organized by the Nordrhein-Westphalia Design Center in Essen, Germany.  The judging committee was held for the first time in 1955 to evaluate the excellent designs of that era.  The Red Dot Awards name and brand was created in the 1990s by Dr. Peter Zeck, CEO of Red Dot.  Since then, the Red Dot has been recognized as an authoritative international mark of superior design quality.  Learn more about Red Dot here.  www.red-dot.org. 

Schaeffler Japan Co., Ltd. Website
Schaeffler Autonomous Robot DEX Wins ``Red Dot Award Best of the Best'' | Press Release | Schaeffler Japan (schaeffler.co.jp)

Schaeffler Group – We pioneer motion The Schaeffler Group is a leading global supplier in the automotive and industrial machinery sector and has been innovating and developing breakthroughs in motion and mobility for over 75 years.  In providing innovative technologies, products and services for electric mobility, CO2 efficient drive systems, Industry 4.0, digitalization and renewable energy, we make motion and mobility more efficient, intelligent and sustainable. A trusted partner for making possible.  We are also a technology company that develops and manufactures precision components and systems for powertrains and chassis, rolling and plain bearing solutions for many industrial machines.  The Schaeffler Group will generate sales of around €13.9 billion in 2021.  With around 83,000 employees, Schaeffler is one of the world's largest family companies.  With more than 1,800 patent applications filed in 2021, Schaeffler is Germany's third most innovative company according to the DPMA (German Patent and Trademark Office).

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