multipurpose robotics for mAniPulation of defoRmable materIaLs in manufacturing processes

Project description

Robots handling flexible materials in production line environments

Today, the strength of modern industries relies on a wide-ranging incorporation of robotics in manufacturing systems, thanks to the improvements in cost reduction, safety and productivity afforded by this technology. Industrial robots exist in a variety of automation modules and offer many capabilities and application possibilities. However, in Europe, there is always a need for low-cost, multipurpose robots that could be put to work in various industries in manufacturing production. The EU-funded APRIL project aims to fill this gap by introducing to the market multipurpose, and easy to repurpose, autonomous dexterous robots able to manipulate, assemble and process different soft and flexible materials in a production line environment. These robots will sense and understand the production environment, successfully manipulate a wide range of objects, learn, plan and execute ergonomic motions which will make human robot collaboration simpler, more efficient and easier to deploy.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.1.5.1. - Technologies for Factories of the Future

Topic(s)

• DT-FOF-12-2019 - Handling systems for flexible materials (RIA)

Call for proposal

H2020-NMBP-FOF-2019
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

Address

Calle Ramiro De Maeztu 7 Edificio Rectorado
28040 Madrid
Spain

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 602 000

Participants (14)

THE SHADOW ROBOT COMPANY LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 1 168 355

Address

Unit 31 Spectrum House 32-34 Gordon House Road
NW5 1LP London

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

PRENSILIA SRL

Italy

EU contribution

€ 741 250

Address

Via Rinaldo Piaggio 32
56025 Pontedera Pi

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR KUNSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 1 060 375

Address

Trippstadter Strasse 122
67663 Kaiserslautern

Activity type

Research Organisations

TREE TECHNOLOGY SA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 607 500

Address

De La Pomarada 76
33429 Siero

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 508 312,50

Address

Via Morego 30
16163 Genova

Activity type

Research Organisations

SIEC BADAWCZA LUKASIEWICZ - PRZEMYSLOWY INSTYTUT AUTOMATYKI I POMIAROW PIAP

Poland

EU contribution

€ 551 250

Address

Aleje Jerozolimskie 202
02 486 Warsaw

Activity type

Research Organisations

SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO S ANNA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 397 125

Address

Piazza Martiri Della Liberta 33
56127 Pisa

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DEL CALZADO Y CONEXAS

Spain

EU contribution

€ 331 062,50

Address

C/ Alemania 102 Poligono Industrial Campo Alto
03600 Elda Alicante

Activity type

Research Organisations

KONTOR 46 DI BONASSO MATTEO SAS

Italy

EU contribution

€ 394 250

Address

Via San Francesco De Paola 6
10123 Torino

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

SILVERLINE ENDUSTRI VE TICARET A.S.

Turkey

EU contribution

€ 298 406,25

Address

Organize Sanayi B Ankara Asfalti Uzei Y Merzifon
05300 Amasya

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE INDUSTRIAS CARNICAS DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS

Spain

EU contribution

€ 211 562,50

Address

Poligono La Barreda Tl4 Parcela 1
33180 Norena

Activity type

Research Organisations

PEMU MUANYAGIPARI ZARTKORUEN MUKODORESZVENYTARSASAG

Hungary

EU contribution

€ 332 817,50

Address

Terstyanszky Utca 89
2083 Solymar

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

OSAI AUTOMATION SYSTEM SPA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 325 437,50

Address

Via Sondrio 13/I
10144 Torino

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

IMPRENSA NACIONAL - CASA DA MOEDA, S. A.

Portugal

EU contribution

€ 396 687,50

Address

Av. António José De Almeida
1000-042 Lisboa

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)