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Socially-Acceptable and Trustworthy Human-Robot Teaming for Agile Industries

Project description

Human-robot collaboration for European industries

The European economy heavily relies on industries such as manufacturing, construction, and agriculture. To stay competitive, these sectors need faster, more flexible production methods. However, current robotic systems struggle to adapt to changing environments and work alongside humans in open, dynamic settings. They also lack the versatility needed to handle different tasks effectively. In this context, the EU-funded SOPRANO project aims to advance human-robot collaboration. Specifically, it focuses on developing intelligent multi-agent systems that allow robots to work seamlessly with humans across industries. By expanding collaboration from individual robots to networks of interconnected machines, SOPRANO enhances flexibility and efficiency. The project will also provide SMEs and start-ups with the opportunity to use its open-source technologies.

Objective

Manufacturing, construction, and agriculture are major driving forces for the European economy and prosperity. Maintaining its competitiveness in these sectors demands highly efficient and flexible processes, and this can be achieved through digitization. Novel intelligent robotic capabilities that can be deployed side-by-side with humans and can operate and adapt to dynamic environments can accelerate this process. However, existing robotic systems cannot fit well into such settings as they are not versatile and flexible enough to automate certain tasks, cannot collaborate safely with humans in open and dynamic environments, nor are they easily and economically adaptable to process changes.

The SOPRANO project coalesces multidisciplinary research and innovation in human-robot collaboration and intelligent multi-agent systems, aspiring to design the next generation of manufacturing floors, construction sites, and agri-food production, where humans and intelligent machines will seamlessly work together. It proposes to scale collaboration from the single human-agent dyad to a peer-based synergy between multiple interconnected robotic systems featuring different physical and cognitive properties, supporting various tasks in collaboration with human workers, robotics and other agents.

SOPRANO will validate the technological offering in three novel and open-access use cases addressing both large-scale industries and small to medium enterprises, adding value to EU key sectors and instrumenting community building surrounding the open-source technologies in the EU industrial ecosystem. During the project, we will also enable external SMEs and start-ups to benefit from the project technologies via an open call, which will enable the building of demonstrators using SOPRANO technologies that will open new market opportunities for their products and services.

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Coordinator

INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMTECHNIK BREMEN GMBH
Net EU contribution
€ 2 439 477,50
Address
WIENER STRASSE 1
28359 Bremen
Germany

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Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt
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Total cost
€ 2 439 477,50

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