Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlef Gerhard - Ruhr-Universität Bochum

In this activity, the consortium aims to develop a new exploration and learning experience for people willing to be up- or re-skilled in the manufacturing industry by using the metaverse and elements of gamification.

The RODEO project focuses on creating engaging learning content in the realm of the circular economy and sustainability, particularly on handling and reducing waste, showing the potential for reuse opportunities and alternative operating consumables. These endeavors are not only relevant due to current political goals, but to build sustainable and resilient industries with smaller than today’s footprints.

In practice, the integration of heterogeneous IoT components is often a complex and confusing process. The different ways of representing information about individual assets create the desire for a standardized representation. The asset administration shell creates a digital exchange format for this purpose with the potential to significantly increase the degree of automation in the integration of IoT components.