The European project MERGING (Manipulation Enhancement through Robotic Guidance and Intelligent Novel Grippers), that launched in November 2019, aims to design a versatile, low cost and easy-to-use robotic solution that manufacturers canRead More…
Article on deformable object handling
A new scientific article by the LMS team in Merging, was published on CIRP Annals 2022. Sotiris Makris, Emmanouil Kampourakis, Dionisis Andronas, On deformable object handling: Model-based motion planning for human-robot co-manipulation,Read More…
MERGING at the SPIE Smart Structures & Non Destructive Evaluation Conference
The EPFL team in MERGING presented a paper, in the form of an on-demand presentation, at the SPIE Smart Structures & Non Destructive Evaluation Conference, held between 1 and 4 April 2022.Read More…
MERGING at IROS 2021
The MERGING project was present in two events at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2021) held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 27 September to 1 October 2021.Read More…
ERF workshop on “Soft objects robotic manipulation for the future of European factories”
Soft objects robotic manipulation for the future of European factories A European Robotics Forum 2021 workshop, organised by the H2020 projects APRIL – MERGING – REMODEL – SOFTMANBOT 13 April, 11:20 amRead More…
The MERGING leaflet is available for download
The MERGING leaflet presentS the project goals and concept, the use cases and the composition of the consortium. DOWNLOAD THE LEAFLET IN PDF FORMAT
On modelling and handling of flexible materials: A review on Digital Twins and planning systems
Procedia CIRP – Volume 97, 2021, Pages 447-452 On modelling and handling of flexible materials: A review on Digital Twins and planning systems Dionisis Andronas, George Kokotinis, Sotiris Makris Laboratory for ManufacturingRead More…
E&T Innovation Awards
MERGING partner Shadow Robot has won three awards at the E&T Innovation Awards, organised annually by E&T, the monthly magazine of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Shadow’s Tactile Telerobot won underRead More…
LMS presents paper on flexible material modelling at online conference
MERGING partner LMS participated in the 8th Conference on Assembly Technology and Systems, held from 29 September to 1 October 2020, by presenting a paper related to planning systems and flexible materialRead More…