{"id":13921,"date":"2026-10-26T15:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/?p=13921"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:36:08","slug":"building-automation-systems-and-robotics-in-practice-pk-kut-students-learn-in-new-laboratories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/building-automation-systems-and-robotics-in-practice-pk-kut-students-learn-in-new-laboratories\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Automation Systems and Robotics in&nbsp;Practice \u2013 PK&nbsp;KUT Students Learn in&nbsp;New Laboratories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pk-wpis-intro is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dziekan-Sulowicz-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Prof. Su\u0142owicz against the background ogf new scientific apparatus and modern equipment\" class=\"wp-image-13924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dziekan-Sulowicz-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dziekan-Sulowicz-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dziekan-Sulowicz-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-pk-typografia-lead pk-lead has-text-align-justify\">Students of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology (Politechnika Krakowska) have been studying in&nbsp;new teaching laboratories, for stationary robotics and building automation, since the start of&nbsp;the new academic year. They were launched at&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering under the patronage of&nbsp;ABB. Equipped with SAWYER cobots, an&nbsp;ASTORINO robot, and workstations featuring technologies from companies such as&nbsp;NOVUS, SATEL, Grenton and POLON-ALFA, they serve as&nbsp;a&nbsp;practical proving ground for infotronics students. In&nbsp;safe conditions, future engineers get to&nbsp;know solutions from the areas of&nbsp;automation, mechatronics and computer science that they will soon encounter in&nbsp;professional practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"pkng-toc\" aria-label=\"Contents\"><p class=\"pkng-toc__title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"pkng-toc__list\"><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-stationary-robotics-within-reach-of-a-robotic-arm\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">1.<\/span> Stationary robotics within reach of&nbsp;a&nbsp;robotic arm<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-building-automation-for-safety-and-energy-efficiency\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">2.<\/span> Building automation for safety and energy efficiency<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe new laboratories give us&nbsp;a&nbsp;much wider scope for educating our students in&nbsp;new building automation solutions and related topics. We&nbsp;are talking about working with machines and solutions used by&nbsp;leading companies. It&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;big step forward in&nbsp;the practical education of&nbsp;our students,\u201d says Prof. Maciej Su\u0142owicz, PhD, DSc, Eng., Professor at&nbsp;PK&nbsp;and Dean of&nbsp;the Faculty of&nbsp;Electrical and Computer Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stationary robotics within reach of&nbsp;a&nbsp;robotic arm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;the Stationary Robot Automation Laboratory, students learn programming and the operating principles of&nbsp;robotic arms. There are three teaching stations: two with SAWYER robots from Rethink Robotics and a&nbsp;third with the ASTORINO educational robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">SAWYER robots are cobot-type arms, designed for direct, safe collaboration with humans. \u201cThere is&nbsp;no&nbsp;need to&nbsp;create safety zones or&nbsp;a&nbsp;fenced-off area around such robots. Robots of&nbsp;this type are quite student-friendly, because by&nbsp;design they are adapted to&nbsp;working alongside people,\u201d stresses Kacper Hat\u0142as, MSc, Eng., assistant in&nbsp;the Department of&nbsp;Infotronics and Cybersecurity at&nbsp;the Faculty (though the stations are still equipped with safety buttons). The cobots come with kits for building multifunctional, modular end effectors. This allows students to&nbsp;create their own end effector for the arm, which is&nbsp;then used to&nbsp;carry out a&nbsp;task set for them in&nbsp;class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The ASTORINO educational robot is&nbsp;intended for teaching the basics of&nbsp;industrial robotics. The station includes the robot with a&nbsp;mounting plate, a&nbsp;complete control system, grippers with a&nbsp;compressor and power supply, and dedicated software for visualization and programming. ASTORINO is&nbsp;programmed using AS&nbsp;Language, C++, Python, C# and Blockly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The system supports USB\/Ethernet communication, the Modbus TCP protocol, and the use of&nbsp;an&nbsp;input\/output module. The station is&nbsp;also equipped with solutions that increase work safety, including an&nbsp;emergency button and collision detection using an&nbsp;accelerometer. The robot can work with additional equipment, including grippers, a&nbsp;vision system, a&nbsp;conveyor belt and a&nbsp;block feeder, which makes it&nbsp;possible to&nbsp;carry out exercises that reproduce selected industrial processes, including pick &amp; place applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-0be0cb17     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper\" data-spectra-gallery-image-id=\"13928\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lab-WIEiK-1-1024x683-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lab-WIEiK-1-1024x683-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lab-WIEiK-1-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNo&nbsp;Caption\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper\" data-spectra-gallery-image-id=\"13926\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lab-WIEiK-3-1024x683-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lab-WIEiK-3-1024x683-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lab-WIEiK-3-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper 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src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lab-WIEiK-2-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNo&nbsp;Caption\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building automation for safety and energy efficiency<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;the Building Automation Laboratory, students learn the fundamentals of&nbsp;the technology, the control software, and the principles of&nbsp;designing systems used for the automatic control and management of&nbsp;buildings. \u201cAt&nbsp;our new teaching stations, we&nbsp;have gathered the technologies of&nbsp;leading companies specializing in&nbsp;modern solutions for ensuring the safety and security of&nbsp;facilities and their users, economical use of&nbsp;energy, intelligent management of&nbsp;home devices, monitoring and access control,\u201d explains Kacper Hat\u0142as, MSc, Eng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The laboratory has been equipped with stations from POLON-ALFA, SATEL, Grenton, Novus, DSC and KaDe, as&nbsp;well as&nbsp;the KNX standard from ABB. This allows students to&nbsp;learn the fundamentals of&nbsp;the technologies, the control software, and the principles of&nbsp;designing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>POLON-ALFA<\/strong> station enables hands-on&nbsp;familiarization with the elements of&nbsp;fire protection systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>SATEL<\/strong> station enables students to&nbsp;learn the structure, configuration and operating principles of&nbsp;burglary and robbery alarm systems and their actuating and communication components.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Grenton<\/strong> station is&nbsp;intended for practical learning of&nbsp;the design, configuration and programming of&nbsp;building automation systems (smart homes), covering, for example, control of&nbsp;lighting or&nbsp;roller blinds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>NOVUS<\/strong> station is&nbsp;intended for practical learning of&nbsp;topics related to&nbsp;closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, image recording and access control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>DSC<\/strong> station, presented with devices from the offer of&nbsp;AAT SYSTEMY BEZPIECZE\u0143STWA sp. z&nbsp;o.o., covers solutions for building hybrid alarm systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>KaDe<\/strong> station, also from the offer of&nbsp;AAT SYSTEMY BEZPIECZE\u0143STWA, covers solutions for implementing and demonstrating access control systems, such as&nbsp;proximity card readers or&nbsp;electric locks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>KNX <\/strong>station is&nbsp;intended for practical configuration, programming and communication of&nbsp;building automation devices that use the KNX standard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe adopted solutions are aimed at&nbsp;giving students direct and safe contact with real devices, control software and solutions used in&nbsp;practice. Using technologies from different manufacturers allows us&nbsp;to&nbsp;present students with diverse technical solutions and to&nbsp;develop practical skills related to&nbsp;the programming, configuration, integration and operation of&nbsp;automation and robotics systems,\u201d sums up&nbsp;Kacper Hat\u0142as, MSc, Eng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Further development of&nbsp;the laboratories is&nbsp;planned. The new teaching tools are to&nbsp;include an&nbsp;integration station based on&nbsp;VENO technology and a&nbsp;station using LOXONE technology. The robotics laboratory, in&nbsp;turn, will be&nbsp;enriched with a&nbsp;KUKA arm and a&nbsp;robot using AMR technology. \u201cThe development of&nbsp;this infrastructure will allow us&nbsp;to&nbsp;further broaden the scope of&nbsp;practical education in&nbsp;the area of&nbsp;infotronics,\u201d stresses Dean Su\u0142owicz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos: Jan Zych<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe new laboratories give us&nbsp;a&nbsp;much wider scope for educating our students in&nbsp;new building automation solutions and related topics. 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