HARTU project

The HARTU project will work towards the development of new components for automatic planning and control of grasping, release and contact assembly tasks, proposing innovative gripping concepts based on electroadhesion for the handling of many different products. The project will study five use scenarios: automotive, hand tools, household appliances, food sector and logistics. In these different industrial settings, HARTU researchers will focus on the abilities of robots regarding the manipulation and assembly of a wide range of objects having very different shapes, materials and sizes. The goal is to develop an effective and intelligent handling system, which through AI is able to tackle the complexity of different work environments, to improve its capabilities over time, and to support the workers when it is needed. HARTU's consortium consists of 14 partners: 12 are European companies and research institutes, and 2 are Taiwan-based companies. During its three years of research, HARTU will work within partnering manufacturing industries to study their production and organizational characteristics, gather requirements, and develop the best systems and methodologies to increase flexibility, reconfigurability, and efficiency of production lines. #Manufacturing #Robotics #AI #Efficiency #Flexibility #HARTU Horizon Europe research project | Call: HORIZON-CL4-2022-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-04