Expert for Humanoid & Polyfunctional Robotics (Industry) – Feasibility Study & Board Decision
Right People Group
Ansprechpartner: Mirijam Redinger
remote, Österreich
Beschreibung
Expert for Humanoid & Polyfunctional Robotics (Industry) – Feasibility Study & Board Decision
About the project
An international manufacturer of technical rubber/polymer products for industrial applications is evaluating the use of humanoid/polyfunctional robots in production. Multiple manufacturing sites across Europe. A pilot project with an external technology partner is already running. Goal: cover physically demanding tasks under variable conditions and growing staff shortages where conventional automation fails.
The company is in an early but serious evaluation phase. Use cases under review:
- Heavy component handling in production: components in the 15–20 kg range placed precisely into production machinery — tight space, physically demanding, hard to standardize
- Material handling at processing plants: feeding, weighing, and transporting raw materials and chemicals under high heat
- Incremental shopfloor rollout: from simple tasks to complex, situation-dependent processes, digitalizing implicit production know-how
Approach is based on Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models with real and synthetic training data. Open question: how to scale the required Nvidia-based compute infrastructure (edge vs. cloud) cost-effectively.
There's internal support, but the board needs a credible, neutral outside assessment before approving investment.
Scope of work
- Review existing project approach (use cases, training data strategy, partner model, tech selection)
- Assess technological maturity vs. marketing hype, including relevant humanoid robotics vendors
- Feasibility study on planned use cases: viability, timeline, risks
- Infrastructure recommendation: in-house vs. Platform-as-a-Service
- Prepare clear, practical board presentation — no consulting overhead
- Optional: site visit to a production plant in Central Europe
Requirements
- Hands-on industrial experience with humanoid/polyfunctional robotics, not just theory
- Solid knowledge of current vendors, VLA models, and AI training infrastructure
- Ability to separate real maturity from marketing
- Experience preparing board-level decision materials
- Independent freelancer — no large consulting firms, no pure theorists
Project Details
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: 3-6 months to start with, possible extension
- Workload: flexible, depending also on your availability
- Location: Remote with a single visit to the site to understand the requirements
- Language: English must, German is a bonus
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