Project description
Making robots with smart dexterous grippers
Many tasks involving the handling of deformable objects – from surgery to packaging and food handling to automobile manufacturing – are done by skillful human operators. Advances in technology could one day have robots doing such work. The EU-funded SOFTMANBOT project will provide an innovative and holistic robotic system for the handling of flexible and deformable materials within labour-intensive production processes. Its system will include smart dexterous grippers that will enable grasping and manipulation skills with integrated sensors (mainly tactile). The project will test the technology in industrially relevant environments in four key manufacturing sectors (toy, textile, footwear and tyre). The findings will contribute to technological advances to help robots play a bigger role in European factories.
Field of science
- /social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics
- /engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/robotics
Call for proposal
H2020-NMBP-FOF-2019
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
63178 Aubiere Cedex
France
Participants (10)
03440 Ibi (Alicante)
03600 Elda Alicante
03430 Onil
75006 Paris
20145 Milano Mi
16129 Genova Ge
16163 Genova
77866 Rheinau
03203 Elche - Alicante
63040 Clermont Ferrand