Project description
Making a flexible fleet of factory robots
The industrial robotics market in Europe is growing. Robots in factories are taking on more and more tasks, from spot welding to assembly line processes and polishing. However, any change in product or process requires restructuring of hardware and software, which can be costly. In this context, the EU funded ReconCycle project will develop the concept of robotic self-reconfiguration. The focus will be on the electronic waste recycling domain, which continues to be dominated by manual labour. In order to identify electronics with different states of damage, the robot must be self-reconfigurable. The project will introduce the much-increased level of automation that results in a high long-term impact on both industry and society.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomation
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
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Participants (5)
37073 Gottingen
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16163 Genova
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56023 Navacchio Cascina
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
80333 Muenchen
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38644 Goslar
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