ECHORD++ aims to stimulate the interaction between robot manufacturers, researchers and users. In the past five years, the European Coordination Hub for Open Robotics Development ECHORD++ has worked with 110 project partners, 31 experiments and 6 PDTI consortia, monitored by 7 core consortium partners. 3 RIFs were established which offer high-tech robotic equipment and expertise […]
Munich, 19.-22. June 2018 , more than 46,000 visitors and 890 exhibitors, participated in automatica, the leading trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics. automatica focuses on human-robot collaboration, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and work 4.0. Moreover, it creates the ideal environment for concrete investment – which was confirmed by 97 % of all visitors. […]
Only few weeks left until the world’s leading exhibition for Smart Automation and Robotics to open it’s gates: the automatica in Munich. Of course not without the participation of ECHORD++, which will be covering an area of 150 square meters, presenting more than 10 experiments and PDTI prototypes in Hall B4 booth 317. What to […]
In January 2018 the European Commission launched the project ESMERA (European SMEs Robotics Applications), a starting block for European SMEs designing and developing robotic solutions. To unlock the innovation potential of these SMEs, ESMERA promotes applied robotics technology developed for industrial challenges set by key European companies. Thereby the SMEs get a chance to realise […]
More than 800 European robotics experts are expected to attend the European Robotics Forum, the most influential meeting of the robotics community in Europe. We are really excited about the event which will be held in Tampere, Finland, from 13-15 March 2018. Here are three workshops with the involvement of ECHORD++ which you shouldn’t miss: […]
The European Robotics Forum (ERF2018), the most influential meeting of the robotics community in Europe, will be held in Tampere, Finland, on 13-15 March 2018. Researchers, engineers, managers, and a growing number of entrepreneurs, business people, and public funding officers from all over Europe come together to discuss technology push and market pull and how […]
Dear friends and fellows of ECHORD++, 2017 has been another successful year for ECHORD++ – and we are entering the final year of the project. What has happened in the past 12 months? Let’s have a short review of this year: Experiments With pride we can look back at some of the experiments of the […]
How can robots provide services for cities and their inhabitants? What are the benefits of using robots for the inspection and maintenance of urban infrastructures? Watch our new video created by our partner Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and learn how ECHORD++ is encouraging cities to innovate through robotics, especially in the field of sewer inspection. […]
Technology transfer “from lab to market!” has always been our mission, but successful market introduction remains a challenge in many cases. Valley of death, norms and regulatory compliance, product qualification, etc are just a few of the obstacles that need to be overcome. To support our partners in going from great technology to a great […]
European Robotics Week (ERW), the week-long celebration of robotics will take place around Europe on 17th – 27th November 2017. ERW2017 is expected to include more than 1000 local events for the public — open days by factories and research laboratories, school visits by robots, talks by experts, robot competitions and more. ERW2017 will show the public […]
