Objective Traditional manufacturing systems lack the necessary flexibility and reconfigurability that can allow short production cycles and fast deployment of the updated system. Although the use of automation technologies based on industrial robots can increase the adaptability of a production line, the desired flexibility cannot be achieved until abilities for genuine collaboration of the robots with the human workers are developed. CoLLaboratE will revolutionize the way industrial robots learn to cooperate with human workers for performing new manufacturing tasks, with a special focus on the challenging area of assembly operations. The envisioned system for collaborative assembly will be capable of allocating human and robotic resources for executing the production plan sharing the tasks according to the capabilities of the available actors. The CoLLaboratE project will build upon state-of-the-art methods for teaching the robot assembly tasks using human demonstration, extending them to facilitate genuine human-robot collaboration. To this end, a framework for equipping the robots and AGV mobile platforms with basic collaboration skills, such as load sharing, human touch recognition and human intention detection, will also be developed, coupled with deep reinforcement learning algorithms for increasing adaptability. Special attention will be paid to providing effective safety strategies allowing the use of a fenceless approach within the production cell. As a result, closer collaboration will be achievable and efficient production plans making optimal use of the available resources will be designed and executed. The proposed solution will be evaluated in four different pilot sites, which will be implemented as collaborative factory floors of the industrial partners in Italy, Slovenia, Turkey, and Romania. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learningreinforcement learningsocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomation Keywords collaborative robots automation automotive industry robotic assembly co-production cell adaptive robot control human tracking self-learning Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.5. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing Main Programme H2020-EU.2.1.5.1. - Technologies for Factories of the Future Topic(s) DT-FOF-02-2018 - Effective Industrial Human-Robot Collaboration (RIA) Call for proposal H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-NMBP-FOF-2018 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS Net EU contribution € 523 125,00 Address KEDEA BUILDING, TRITIS SEPTEMVRIOU, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 546 36 THESSALONIKI Greece See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 523 125,00 Participants (15) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Greece Net EU contribution € 787 500,00 Address CHARILAOU THERMI ROAD 6 KM 57001 Thermi Thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 787 500,00 ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS France Net EU contribution € 672 652,50 Address BOULEVARD SAINT MICHEL 60 75272 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 696 875,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES MINES DE PARIS France Net EU contribution € 24 222,50 Address BOULEVARD SAINT MICHEL 60 75272 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 24 222,50 INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN Slovenia Net EU contribution € 497 218,75 Address Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 497 218,75 FONDATION DE L'INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE IDIAP Switzerland Net EU contribution € 683 968,75 Address RUE MARCONI 19 1920 Martigny See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Valais / Wallis Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 683 968,75 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA Italy Net EU contribution € 541 875,00 Address VIA BALBI 5 16126 Genova See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 541 875,00 PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece Net EU contribution € 356 250,00 Address UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS 265 04 Rio Patras See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 356 250,00 KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium Net EU contribution € 305 000,00 Address OUDE MARKT 13 3000 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 305 000,00 CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA Italy Net EU contribution € 432 750,00 Address STRADA TORINO 50 10043 Orbassano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 432 750,00 ASTI MOBILE ROBOTICS SA Spain Net EU contribution € 346 250,00 Address CTRA MADRID-IRUN KM 213,500-POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL 09390 Madrigalejo Del Monte-Burgos See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Burgos Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 346 250,00 BLUE OCEAN ROBOTICS APS Denmark Net EU contribution € 466 287,50 Address KLOKKESTOBERVEJ 18 5230 Odense M See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Danmark Syddanmark Fyn Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 466 287,50 KOLEKTOR ORODJARNA NACRTOVANJE IN IZDELAVA ORODIJ TER ORODJARSKE STORITVE DOO Slovenia Net EU contribution € 332 500,00 Address VOJKOVA ULICA 10 5280 Idrija See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Goriška Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 332 500,00 ARCELIK A.S. Türkiye Net EU contribution € 387 500,00 Address KARAAGAC, SUTLUCE BEYOGLU CAD. NO:2-6 34445 Istanbul See on map Region İstanbul İstanbul İstanbul Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 387 500,00 ROMAERO SA Romania Net EU contribution € 435 000,00 Address BVD FICUSULUI 44 SECTOR 1 013975 Bucuresti See on map Region Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 435 000,00 UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS Spain Net EU contribution € 72 500,00 Address HOSPITAL DEL REY 09001 Burgos See on map Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Burgos Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 72 500,00