True Position Robotics (TPR) is a UK technology company, based in Nottingham, looking to scale-up its business. It works in high accuracy robotic applications - where the capability is significantly higher than a standard robot, but keeping the low cost and flexibility of standard robot machines. It is developing intelligent software products and sustainable (low energy / no waste) robot tools.It achieved **TRL 6** on the award winning aerospace ATI/IUK funded project ADI (Automated Drilling and Inspection). This project augments that high technology readiness -- adding automated optical tooling for simpler and wide scale adoption.Key to the success is the quartet of industrial robotics, virtual manufacturing (robot simulation), optical metrology trackers, and intelligent software (TPR products) to create very high accuracy robotic systems for drilling, handling, and inspection. It has just been selected by BAE for its new Falcon works robotic system (including, but not limed to, the next generation of fighter jet -- where the goal is to make planes twice as fast, and half the cost).It has also just won a technical evaluation for two (non-aerospace) inline robotic inspection cells. Here the digital twinning is the measurement of the physical and comparing with virtual design. TPR has high experience in this field and looking to scale-up into production sales. One key issue is the **_70 different variables_** that need to be managed to set-up and deliver a successful system. For early adoption that can be leveraged by TPR's expertise (with coaching and mentoring in set-ups) -- but it's a barrier to ramping-up sales. TPR is also discussing these ADI-type solutions with construction companies, so this is a multi-industry-wide opportunity, particularly in larger parts/assemblies that we define as larger than one cubic meter.This innovation will automate the set-ups with a combination of simple workflows in a robot simulation environment, and the development of **_new smart optical metrology tooling_**.The project will be demonstrated using two use cases: -* Rudder section from an aerospace business jet, as used on ADI* Commercial truck subassembly, volume (\\\>1m3) also using a precision neutral artefact (INORA Tetrahedron gauge)

**SIMPL** has five work packages designed to increase robot adoption in aero structure manufacturing, up to TRL6\. The work focusses on automation the sub assembly build, which is currently manual, and takes 80% of the build time. Successful automation allows manufacturers to ramp up production, where skilled labour is scarce. **S**pace: Planning and qualifying volumetric accuracy of off-line robot programs, that are digitally twinned to the shop floor **I**nformation: Developing digital thread with affordable simulation tools, to aid adoption in the supply chain **M**obility: Moving process robots with sensorily aware automated mobile robots (AMRs), for increased robot utilisation at minimal cost. **P**ower: Minimising energy consumption on the shop floor machine **L**earning: Using existing sensors on TPR drill, to increase learning, to improve quality control, predict fastener lengths and supply new process informatics

Innovative robotic aerospace assembly project. Project team includes Airbus, BAE Systems, GKN Aerospace, Fanuc UK and True Position Robotics. Focus on high accuracy, low payload robot drilling to facilitate affordable and yet precise automation. A UK designed and made metrology system will be further developed to allow simple integration into robot cells with open architecture to plug into other products in the digital factory. Developing enhanced informatics for process control and feedback to design (Design for Manufacture)