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Development update: Human-Robot collaboration in FELICE

The introduction of human-robot collaboration does not necessarily result in improving work. From the point of ergonomics, automation technology should also result in an increase in human well-being. This is one major focus of the FELICE project. How can the resilience and endurance of a robot be combined with the cognitive abilities of humans? Classically,…
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31 May 2023 0

Development update: FELICE Adaptive Workstation (AWS)

The Institute for Human Factors and Ergonomics (TUD) entered the second phase of development for the Adaptive Workstation (AWS). The goal of the system is to adapt specific workplace dimensions to fit the individual needs of workers in assembly automatically. In FELICE, this includes the adaptation of the work object’s position for two degrees of…
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24 May 2023 0

New Open Access journal publication: “6D Object Localization in Car-Assembly Industrial Environment”

A. Papadaki and M. Pateraki published a new peer-reviewed FELICE publication in the Journal of Imaging titled ‘6D Object Localization in Car-Assembly Industrial Environment’. In this work, a visual object detection and localization workflow integrated into a robotic platform is presented for the single-view 6D pose estimation of objects with challenging characteristics in terms of weak…
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23 March 2023 0

Workshop for European Robotics Forum 2023

Human-Robot Collaboration & AI in challenging industrial applications Collaborative robots (HRC) in many industries are underused, being regarded as expensive hi-tech tools with limited autonomy and intelligence that can only relieve workers of physical fatigue. To overcome these and other negative preconceptions, we must show how robots can learn to understand tasks at hand and…
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28 February 2023 0

FELICE phase I periodic report

FELICE phase I periodic report: The first periodic Report was submitted to the Commission in the middle of December. The Report includes FELICE’s scientific and technical objectives, as defined in the Description of Work, an explanation of the work carried out by all partners, as well as the results achieved in the 10 work packages.…
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14 December 2022 0

FELICE phase I review

The phase I project review Meeting was held online on 16 November 2022 with 37 participants. The project coordinator, work package, and task leaders presented a scientific and technical overview of their work and the most important results achieved in the first 21 months of the project. These results have been discussed with three scientific…
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14 December 2022 0

FELICE Project expandend by three months

The FELICE project partners agreed to expand the project by three months until the end of September 2024 to a total project runtime of 45 months. The updated work plan including the information on the Amendment can be found here.


5 September 2022 0

ERF2022 Workshops

The workshops are co-organized with the H2020 project FELICE.  In conjunction with the European Robotics Forum 2022, 28th – 30th June 2022, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. More information: https://erf2022.eu/programme/   Date and Time Workshop Name June 28th at 14:20, Room 2 @ ERF 2022 Sustainability Track: Application of Robotics in Sustainability and Environmental aspects June 28th at 16:10, Room 2 @ ERF 2022…
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21 June 2022 0

6th FITCE Technology Forum in Chania

On June 3rd, 2022, Manolis Lourakis will give a talk titled “Computer vision for safety monitoring and human-robot collaboration in the workplace” in a session themed “Convergence of Telecoms and IT towards the Evolution of Advanced Services” at the 6th FITCE Technology Forum in Chania, Greece. https://www.fitce.gr/workshop-convergence-of-telecoms-and-it-towards-the-evolution-of-advanced-services-chania-3-6-2022/


1 June 2022 0

18th International Multidisciplinary Modelling & Simulation Multiconference (I3M 2021)

The 18th.  International Multidisciplinary  Modelling  &  Simulation  Multiconference (I3M 2021) has been performed online from 15 till 17 September and and among the conferences included there was also IMAACA. Additional information here: http://www.msc-les.org/i3m2021/.) The FELICE Special Session at I3M International Conference held on 16. September and includes four presentations related to FELICE project: Manolis Lourakis, (FORTH, lourakis@ics.forth.gr ): The FELICE EU Project Felice…
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29 September 2021 0