Fluently | Fluently - the essence of human-robot interaction

Summary

Fluently leverages the latest advancements in AI-driven decision-making process to achieve true social collaboration between humans and machines while matching extremely dynamic manufacturing contexts.

The project results will be:

  1. Fluently Smart Interface unit
  2. the Robo-Gym.

The Fluently Smart Interface unit features:

  1. interpretation of speech content, speech tone and gestures, automatically translated into robot instructions, making industrial robots accessible to any skill profile;
  2. assessment of the operator’s state through a dedicated sensors’ infrastructure that complements a persistent context awareness to enrich an AI-based behavioural framework in charge of triggering the generation of specific robot strategies;
  3. modelling products and production changes in a way they could be recognized, interpreted and matched by robots in cooperation with humans.   Robots equipped with Fluently will constantly embrace humans’ physical and cognitive loads, but will also learn and build experience with their human teammates to establish a manufacturing practise relying upon quality and wellbeing.

The bond between human and robot is personalized, and it is established during a preliminary training at the Robo-Gym, the first European hub for human-robot interactive training, where human and robot learn from each other a common work practice. Fluently will be validated by demonstration on three full scale pilots characterized by various level of automation, production dynamism and complexity of the manufacturing decision making process.

The total project value required to commercialize the Fluently device and Robo-Gym concept is 18.8 M EUR. Forecast for EBITDA in 2028 is 16.3 M EUR, payback in 2028, with 13% gross profit and ROI 91% in line with sectorial performances. The new turnover generated requires at least 325 workers employed along the Fluently supply chain. Fluently will bring together 21 key industrial and academic stakeholders from 13 countries.

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More information & hyperlinks
Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101058680
https://www.fluently-horizonproject.eu/
Start date: 01-06-2022
End date: 31-05-2025
Total budget - Public funding: 11 200 141,00 Euro - 9 176 043,00 Euro
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Original description

Fluently leverages the latest advancements in AI-driven decision-making process to achieve true social collaboration between humans and machines while matching extremely dynamic manufacturing contexts.
The project results will be: 1) Fluently Smart Interface unit and 2) the Robo-Gym.
The Fluently Smart Interface unit features: 1) interpretation of speech content, speech tone and gestures, automatically translated into robot instructions, making industrial robots accessible to any skill profile; 2) assessment of the operator’s state through a dedicated sensors’ infrastructure that complements a persistent context awareness to enrich an AI-based behavioural framework in charge of triggering the generation of specific robot strategies; 3) modelling products and production changes in a way they could be recognized, interpreted and matched by robots in cooperation with humans. Robots equipped with Fluently will constantly embrace humans’ physical and cognitive loads, but will also learn and build experience with their human teammates to establish a manufacturing practise relying upon quality and wellbeing.
The bond between human and robot is personalized, and it is established during a preliminary training at the Robo-Gym, the first European hub for human-robot interactive training, where human and robot learn from each other a common work practice. Fluently will be validated by demonstration on three full scale pilots characterized by various level of automation, production dynamism and complexity of the manufacturing decision making process.
The total project value required to commercialize the Fluently device and Robo-Gym concept is 18.8 M EUR. Forecast for EBITDA in 2028 is 16.3 M EUR, payback in 2028, with 13% gross profit and ROI 91% in line with sectorial performances. The new turnover generated requires at least 325 workers employed along the Fluently supply chain. Fluently will bring together 21 key industrial and academic stakeholders from 13 countries.

Status

SIGNED

Call topic

HORIZON-CL4-2021-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-01

Update Date

27-10-2022
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Factories of the Future Partnership - Made in Europe Partnership

Made in Europe (MiE)
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Knowledge-sharing and networking activity (Conference, event, workshop)
Environmental sustainability
Circular economy
The 'R's of Circular Economy
Reuse
Remanufacture - upgrade
C MANUFACTURING
C25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
C30 Manufacture of other transport equipment
C30.3 Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
C30.31 Manufacture of civilian air and spacecraft and related machinery
C33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment
C33.1 Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment
C33.14 Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment
MiE KPI section - Resources
Knowledge-sharing and networking activity (Conference, event, workshop)
Cooperation with other initiatives & partnerships
MiE KPI section - Impacts
Demonstrator showcasing the realisation of new innovative circular value chains
Demonstrator showcasing digital platforms and engineering tools supporting creativity and productivity of R&D processes
MiE KPI section - Outcomes
Demonstrator showcasing an increased uptake of green manufacturing
Reduced scrap rate through zero defect and zero downtime manufacturing - demonstrator showcases reduction by 20%
Reduction of time needed for defect identification & finishing showcased by demonstrator (in % reduction)
Demonstrator showcasing the uptake of de-manufacturing, re-manufacturing and recycling technologies for more efficient manufacturing
Demonstrator showcasing virtual end-to-end life-cycle engineering and manufacturing
Demonstrator showcasing reduction of supply chain response-time
Demonstrator addressing smart product's and complex products’ production
Demonstrator showcasing artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics tools’ uptake
Specific Objective 1: Excellent, responsive and smart factories & supply chains
R&I Objective 1.4: Artificial intelligence for productive, excellent, robust and agile manufacturing chains - Predictive manufacturing capabilities & logistics of the future
HORIZON-CL4-2021-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-01: AI enhanced robotics system for smart manufacturing (AI, Data and Robotics - Made in Europe Partnerships) (IA)
Specific Objective 4: Human-centered and human-driven manufacturing innovation
R&I Objective 4.3: Human & technology complementarity and excellence in manufacturing
HORIZON-CL4-2021-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-01: AI enhanced robotics system for smart manufacturing (AI, Data and Robotics - Made in Europe Partnerships) (IA)
Horizon Europe
HORIZON.2 Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
HORIZON.2.4 Digital, Industry and Space
HORIZON.2.4.1 Manufacturing Technologies
HORIZON-CL4-2021-TWIN-TRANSITION-01
HORIZON-CL4-2021-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-01: AI enhanced robotics system for smart manufacturing (AI, Data and Robotics - Made in Europe Partnerships) (IA)