C.R.E.A.T.E. (Consorzio di Ricerca per l'Energia l’Automazione e le Tecnologie dell'Elettromagnetismo) was founded on late 1992 by ABB-Ricerca and the University of Reggio Calabria with the aim of establishing a stable link between industry and university. Afterwards the partnership was integrated with University of Basilicata, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, University of Naples Federico II, University of Naples Parthenope and Ansaldo Energia. CREATE is the leading fusion research centre operating in Southern Italy. The scientific and technical aims are pursued by means of the coordinated effort of experts acting as consultants. CREATE strategic research program in robotics is led by PRISMA Lab (Projects of Industrial and Service Robotics, Mechatronics and Automation, in DIETI (Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology) at University of Naples Federico II. The PRISMA team is internationally recognized in the community for their achievements in aerial, assistive, cognitive, cooperative, industrial, service and surgical robotics. The record of the team can be measured by an average annual funding of 1.4 MEuro received during the last fifteen years. During this time, CREATE has gained vast experience from participation and coordination of twenty-five FP7 and H2020 European projects in the field of robotics and automation.