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General-purpose Robot for Object-retrieval in unstructured SME environments
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This innovation contributes to the following SDG(s)
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 9
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

The UN explains: "Investments in infrastructure – transport, irrigation, energy and information and communication technology – are crucial to achieving sustainable development and empowering communities in many countries. It has long been recognized that growth in productivity and incomes, and improvements in health and education outcomes require investment in infrastructure."

The EU-funded Research Project
This innovation was developed under the Horizon 2020 project GROW with an end date of 28/02/2023
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Description of Project GROW
The current boom in e-commerce is challenging the logistics industry because shipment volumes are growing rapidly and online retail typically requires more logistical work per item compared to traditional brick and mortar retail. Manual picking is currently preferred when the number and variety of objects increases because automation becomes increasingly challenging. The specific need addressed in the project is the robot-based automatic collection of sets of small objects in weakly-engineered warehouses. The goal of the project is to address this need by the realisation of the innovation potential of the GOAL-Robots FET project technology applied to industry-relevant warehouse environments. In particular, the project will show that the “open-ended autonomous learning” technology developed within the GOAL-Robots project allows the creation of general-purpose robots for object-retrieval capable of autonomously learning to reach, grasp, and collect a large variety of objects, independently of their shape, rigidity, position, and orientation on shelves. This technological transfer will be achieved through three objectives: (a) the implementation of a demonstrator to show the potential of the technology to the target stakeholders; (b) the technology assessment of the GROW solution involving relevant stakeholders and partners for technology transfer, validating the innovation and its commercial viability; (c) the development of the business case and plan, the dissemination of the solution, and the preparation of communication material to reach potential stakeholders and support the implementation of an effective marketing strategy.

Innnovation Radar's analysis of this innovation is based on data collected on 24/05/2023.
The unique id of this innovation in the European Commission's IT systems is: 112680