MERGING’s hybrid cell: a benchmark for composites manufacturing industry
The automotive sector was the first major application of industrial robots, and is still the main adopter of automation technologies, accounting for almost 30 % of all industrial robots that are currently operative worldwide. Yet, [...]
From lab to factory: MERGING’s innovative flexible material handling solutions successfully integrated and tested in industrial settings
Press Release Building on its prior success, MERGING's innovations have now been tested on the industrial floors. Together with the project's integrators, research teams have transitioned the robotic systems from the lab to real-world industrial [...]
The merging solution, for enhanced flexible material handling, tested at lab environment
PRESS RELEASE 13 September 2023 The technological outcomes of MERGING have started to demonstrate their potential. Research partners, supported by the project’s integrators, have collaborated on delivering the project’s integrated robotic systems. Industrial integration and [...]
How a new generation of robots can change the textile industry
PRESS RELEASE December 2021 Robots have transformed many areas of manufacturing, to the point that whole industries –from automotive to electronics and chemical – would now be unthinkable without them. But other sectors are far [...]
A robotic platform to manipulate soft materials in industrial environments
PRESS RELEASE 01 April 2020 The MERGING collaborative project, involving twelve partners from academia and the industry, will pioneer the use of robotics and Artificial Intelligence for manipulating flexible and fragile objects. The resulting technologies [...]