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Collaborative mobile robotics of deformable objects in industrial applications

Field
European
Date
01/04/2018 - 30/09/2021
Industry
  • INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES/ CONSUMER GOODS/ GARMENTS
Budget
1257109
Funded by

European Commission - Interreg Sudoe

PROJECT INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

There are many strategic industries that handle deformable products, such as food, clothing, toys or leather goods. Automating the handling and processing of deformable products is a major technological challenge and, due to the variability of these products, these tasks are difficult to automate today, as no robust robotic solution is offered to the industry. Many tasks involving deformable products are performed manually (e.g., assembling the leather parts on the sole of a shoe). In many cases, these tasks can cause ailments or injuries (e.g., repetitive or non-ergonomic movements of the joints or handling of very heavy objects), uncomfortable (e.g., cutting meat in refrigerated environments and under unpleasant odors) and even dangerous for human operators (e.g., handling knives, hot parts or toxic products such as glues or paints). The main objective of this project is to improve the competitiveness and working conditions of industries where deformable objects must be handled directly by human operators to control their shape during production.

There are many strategic industries that handle deformable products, such as food, clothing, toys or leather goods. Automating the handling and processing of deformable products is a major technological challenge and, due to the variability of these products, these tasks are difficult to automate today, as no robust robotic solution is offered to the industry. Many tasks involving deformable products are performed manually (e.g., assembling the leather parts on the sole of a shoe). In many cases, these tasks can cause ailments or injuries (e.g., repetitive or non-ergonomic movements of the joints or handling of very heavy objects), uncomfortable (e.g., cutting meat in refrigerated environments and under unpleasant odors) and even dangerous for human operators (e.g., handling knives, hot parts or toxic products such as glues or paints). The main objective of this project is to improve the competitiveness and working conditions of industries where deformable objects must be handled directly by human operators to control their shape during production.

Impact

It opens the possibility of implementing a set of new techniques and technologies in perception, control and robotic planning to dynamically handle deformable objects in the textile, meat and footwear sector. These results allow to improve competitiveness and working conditions thanks to robotic technology.

Entities

INESCOP / SIGMA CLERMONT (FR) / UNIVESIDAD DE ZARAGOZA (ES) / UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE (ES) / UNIVERSIDAD DE COIMBRA (PT)

Contact information

Francias Aran Ais
R&D&I Coordinator

INESCOP

Technological capabilities

Robotics
Collaborative robots