June 2015
European Robotics Challenge (EuRoC)
EUnited Robotics contributing to the review process of EuRoC
Out of 102 teams, which initially participated in the simulation contest, 15 have advanced to Stage II.
EuRoC is a 4-year program supported by the European Commission for the purpose of developing competitive solutions to keep the European manufacturing industry’s global leadership in products and services. The main objective of this project is to strengthen collaboration and cross-fertilisation between industrial and research communities. EuRoC was launched in 2014 and consists of three industry-relevant Challenges in the scenarios of:
1) Reconfigurable Interactive Manufacturing Cell
2) Shop Floor Logistics and Manipulation
3) Plant Servicing and Inspection.
All three Challenges are launched in an open call framework aimed at involving whole supply chains and fostering collaboration among application experts, technology suppliers, system integrators, service providers and potential end users.
The three EuRoC Challenges are organised into three successive stages, which increase in complexity from simulation to real work environments. Stage 1 consists of a simulation contest and a written proposal from which 15 Challenger Teams (5 per Challenge) will advance to Stage 2 and receive funding up to € 375K each to further develop their solutions. In Stage 2, the 15 Challengers will be taken on to realistic lab tests, with only 6 teams (2 per Challenge) making it into the final Stage 3 with an additional funding of € 210K each, where the finalists will compete at a public event to demonstrate their solutions in practical field tests, before one EuRoC winner is finally announced at the end of the program.
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