Development of the didactic material and tools, set-up of the associated strategy to deploy human centric approach among the AEs and coach the applicants in various topics such as human factors and user experience, ethics in robotics an AI, cybersecurity.
Set-up and execution of the 2 open calls to select the 10 Application Experiments (AE) benefitting from the FSTP (200 k€ each), disruptive technology and associated expertise, business coaching, human-centric design deployment, eco-design approach, mentoring by industrial pairs, etc.
Partners have established internal & external networks with SME communities, the E-DIHs ecosystem and others to connect, engage and raise awareness of the programme and exciting opportunities enabled by EARASHI open calls and open calls proposed by sister projects and the ADR community.
The results achieved so far are promising with regards to what was initially targeted:
• More than 500 start-ups and SMEs reached during the 2 open calls through brokerage events, EARASHI open call information webinars, participation to webinars organized through the AI-Data-Robotics community, website, press releases, social media communication and EARASHI partners' networking.
• 7 out of the 10 proposed challenges are targeted by the granted projects, associatedwith the improvement of human wellbeing and safety at work in the domain of the manufacturing: i) Robotic assistance for repetitive tasks & heavy duty, ii) Digitalization of procedure, automation of process, enhanced digital planning & AI-human collaboration, iii) enhancing human wellbeing and workplace safety.
• More than 90 proposals were fully submitted for the 2 calls, coming from 18 countries, 7 of them being Widening or Associated countries.
• 9 out of the 10 selected proposals are cross-border.
• 25% of the submitted proposals invove 2 companies, either both techno providers or one techno-provider and one use-case provider.
• 5 projects entered the INPHO Venture 2025 selection process and two were selected to pitch on scene in front of renowed investors, LP and large corportations.
* upload oh the AE project 'HANDFUL' energy data on the EU open research depository Zenodo:
https://zenodo.org/records/15045733(si apre in una nuova finestra)• Dissemination of the MDR human-centric design approach through workshops and webinars (organization & participation), fostering further engagement with the ADR community.