It
was organized by CEAGA with the aim of bringing closer the latest technologies in
this field to automotive companies, and especially to those SMEs already
involved in the project.
This
Demo Lab complements the matchmaking event on this topic organized in October
last year, where SMEs from different European regions could share their needs
or problems, look for synergies and identify collaboration opportunities. As a
result of that, two joint projects emerged: one of them is related to the
application of artificial intelligence for visual control and the development
of robotic solutions for soft touch operations and the other one consists of using
cobots in the assembly process to improve productivity and product quality.
After
introducing the background of the EACN initiative and general information about
these two joint projects, the Demo Lab attendants could know several industrial
applications in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence, presented by
two Spanish experts: on one hand, Unimate Robótica, focused its presentation
in flexible automated systems, showing
multiple solutions like 3D bin picking, AGVs and cobots. On the other hand, the
company TechEye explained how to successfully implement artificial intelligence
in industry and the huge potential of this tool to deal with highly complicated
tasks like parts recognition or quality control.
All this
information has been very helpful for companies to get an idea of which solutions
could better meet their specific needs and solve the problems identified at
their plants, opening future opportunities for collaboration among automotive
SMEs and these two technology suppliers.
This
Demo Lab attracted the interest of more than 20 participants, including not
only the clusters involved in the project consortium (and their companies) but
also representatives from the enlarged EACN partnership.
