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.
Fields of science
- social sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomation
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextiles
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics
- social sciencespsychologyergonomics
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation action
Coordinator
63178 Aubiere Cedex
France
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Participants (11)
03440 Ibi (Alicante)
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03600 Elda Alicante
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03430 Onil
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
75006 Paris
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20145 Milano Mi
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
11111 Tirana
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16129 Genova Ge
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
16163 Genova
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77866 Rheinau
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03203 Elche - Alicante
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63040 Clermont Ferrand
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