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The Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition

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Author(s)

William Harrison, Anthony Downs, Craig I. Schlenoff

Abstract

The Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition (ARIAC) is an annual simulation-based competition initiated in 2017. The competition challenges teams to design industrial robotic system control code to function in a dynamic environment. Each team's system is faced with challenges such as dropped parts, and must address these challenges and continue to function without operator intervention
Citation
Ai Magazine
Pub Type
Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v39i4.2795
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Keywords

Manufacturing, Simulation, Planning, Robotics, Industrial Robotics, Robot Agility, Artificial Intillegence
Manufacturing and Agility and adaptability

Citation

Harrison, W. , Downs, A. and Schlenoff, C. (2018), The Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition, Ai Magazine, [online], https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v39i4.2795, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925148 (Accessed October 21, 2025)

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Created December 3, 2018, Updated September 29, 2025
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