Social industrial collaborative environments integrating AI, Big Data and Robotics for smart manufacturing

Project Information

CONVERGING

Grant agreement ID: 101058521

DOI

10.3030/101058521

EC signature date 24 May 2022

Start date 1 September 2022

End date 31 August 2026

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 9 959 033,11

EU contribution

€ 8 093 945,49

Coordinated by

PANEPISTIMIO PATRON
Greece

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (9)

Generative AI for automated task modelling and task allocation in human robot collaborative applications

Author(s): Nikos Dimitropoulos, Michalis Kaipis, Stavros Giartzas, George Michalos
Published in: CIRP Annals, Issue 74, 2025, ISSN 0007-8506
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.CIRP.2025.04.081

Differentiable Compliant Contact Primitives for Estimation and Model Predictive Control

Author(s): Haninger, Kevin; Samuel, Kangwagye; Rozzi, Filippo; Oh, Sehoon; Roveda, Loris
Published in: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024, ISSN 1050-4729
Publisher: IEEE Signal Processing Society
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2303.17476

Praxis: a framework for AI-driven human action recognition in assembly

Author(s): Christos Gkournelos, Christos Konstantinou, Panagiotis Angelakis, Eleni Tzavara, Sotiris Makris
Published in: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2024, ISSN 1572-8145
Publisher: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-023-02228-8

Model predictive impedance control with Gaussian processes for human and environment interaction

Author(s): Kevin Haninger; Christian Hegeler; Luka Peternel
Published in: Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2023, ISSN 0921-8890
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2023.104431

Planning Human-Robot Co-Manipulation With Human Motor Control Objectives and Multi-Component Reaching Strategies

Author(s): Kevin Haninger, Luka Peternel
Published in: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Issue 10, 2025, ISSN 2377-3766
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3522760

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Author(s): Aristeidou, C., Dimitropoulos, N., & Michalos, G.
Published in: CIRP Annals, 2024, ISSN 0007-8506
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2024.04.013

Advancing human-robot collaboration: Predicting operator trajectories through AI and infrared imaging

Author(s): Konstantinos Katsampiris-Salgado, Nikos Dimitropoulos, Christos Gkrizis, George Michalos, Sotiris Makris
Published in: Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Issue 74, 2024, ISSN 0278-6125
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JMSY.2024.05.015

Collision detection for collaborative assembly operations on high-payload robots

Author(s): Konstantinos Katsampiris-Salgado; Kevin Haninger; Christos Gkrizis; Nikos Dimitropoulos; Jörg Krüger; George Michalos; Sotiris Makris
Published in: Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2024, ISSN 0736-5845
Publisher: Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2023.102708

Operator Future Trajectory Prediction in Human-Robot Collaborative Environments Using Artificial Intelligence

Author(s): Konstantinos Salgado Katsampiris, Nikos Dimitropoulos, Christos Gkrizis, George Michalos, Sotiris Makris
Published in: SSRN Electronic Journal, 2023, ISSN 1556-5068
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.4133375

Conference proceedings (13)

Suitability assessment method for safe robot tooling design in Human-Robot Collaborative applications

Author(s): Konstantinos Katsampiris-Salgado; Nikos Dimitropoulos; George Michalos; Sotiris Makris
Published in: Procedia CIRP, 2024, ISSN 2212-8271
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
DOI: 10.1016/J.PROCIR.2024.07.063

Industrial collaborative environments integrating AI, Big Data and Robotics for smart manufacturing

Author(s): Nikos Dimitropoulos; George Michalos; Zoi Arkouli; George Kokotinis; Sotiris Makris
Published in: Procedia CIRP, 2024, ISSN 2212-8271
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
DOI: 10.1016/J.PROCIR.2024.04.027

Software Architecture and Human-Centric design methodology in Human-Robot collaborative production systems

Author(s): Spyros Koukas, Raimund Broechler, Kevin Haninger, Milan Gautam, Fernando Ubis, Urko Esnaola Campos, Iveta Eimontaite, Sarah Fletcher, Nikos Dimitropoulos, Sotiris Makris
Published in: AHFE International, Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control, 2024
Publisher: AHFE International
DOI: 10.54941/AHFE1005165

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Ethical AI-Enabled Human-Robot Interaction in Manufacturing

Author(s): Maryam Bathaeijavareshk, Iveta Eimontaite, Sarah Fletcher, Nikolaos Koufokotsios
Published in: AHFE International, Human Factors in Robots, Drones and Unmanned Systems, Issue 179, 2025
Publisher: AHFE International
DOI: 10.54941/AHFE1006381

Automated Configuration of BaSyx DataBridge using Standardized Asset Administration Shell Interface Modelling

Author(s): Andrés Pérez Vaz, Emilio Costa Tobío, Davinia Fernández Martínez, Lucía Alonso Ferreira
Published in: 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205726

Breaking the barriers: multilingual user engagement to increase process engagement and technology acceptance in manufacturing

Author(s): Iveta Eimontaite, Sarah Fletcher, Krystian Goławski, Tomasz Kołcon
Published in: AHFE International, Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, 2023
Publisher: AHFE International
DOI: 10.54941/AHFE1003503

Bio-inspired robots for confined space industrial applications: a novel cable-driven snake robot design

Author(s): Nikos Dimitropoulos, Niki Tzirtzilaki, George Michalos, Sotiris Makris
Published in: Procedia CIRP, Issue 125, 2025, ISSN 2212-8271
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.PROCIR.2024.08.019

Advancing Human-Robot Interaction Using AI – A Large Language Model (LLM) Approach

Author(s): Nikos Dimitropoulos, Pantelis Papalexis, George Michalos, Sotiris Makris
Published in: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Advances in Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing, 2024
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57496-2_12

End-user engagement in developing Virtual Reality Training systems for Industry 5.0

Author(s): Vaishnavi Sashidharan, Sarah Fletcher, Diego Sagasti Mota, Eduardo Ibañez, Nikos Dimitropoulos, Ilias Tompoulidis
Published in: AHFE International, Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control, Issue 184, 2025
Publisher: AHFE International
DOI: 10.54941/AHFE1006452

Industrial Cabling in Constrained Environments: a Practical Approach and Current Challenges

Author(s): Jaya Tanureza, Benjamin Michalak, Marcel Radke, Kevin Haninger
Published in: 2025 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/SII59315.2025.10870901

Teaching contact-rich tasks from visual demonstrations by constraint extraction

Author(s): Hegeler, Christian; Rozzi, Filippo; Roveda, Loris; Haninger, Kevin
Published in: 2025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE 2025), 2025, ISSN 2161-8089
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/CASE58245.2025.11164000

Collaboration and Co-creation in Industry 5.0: User-engagement with industrial operators through co-creation workshops

Author(s): Vaishnavi Sashidharan, Iveta Eimontaite, Sarah Fletcher, Alejandro Arpa, Alessandro Mazzon, John Stavridis, Scott Tucker, Igal Israeli, Samuel Zerbib
Published in: AHFE International, Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control, 2024
Publisher: AHFE International
DOI: 10.54941/AHFE1005168

Compliant finray-effect gripper for high-speed robotic assembly of electrical components

Author(s): Hartisch, Richard Matthias; Haninger, Kevin
Published in: 2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2023, ISSN 2159-6255
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/AIM46323.2023.10196242

Book chapters (1)

Seamless Human–Robot Collaboration in Industrial Applications

Author(s): Sotiris Makris, George Michalos, Nikos Dimitropoulos, Joerg Krueger, Kevin Haninger
Published in: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, CIRP Novel Topics in Production Engineering: Volume 1, 2024
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-54034-9_2