Needs for future smart production (manufacturing) in Europe from the mechatronics and robotic point of view

Needs for future smart production (manufacturing) in Europe from a mechatronic and robotics perspective (Task 2.1, R, M7, Sioux CCM) This deliverable will summarize the main project final requirements. Both the European challenges which have been expressed as a goal for 2020 for manufacturing and the industrial needs coming from the industrial participants in the project will have to be considered. Great attention should be paid to the advanced production automation opportunities (list of gaps). It will provide guidelines for future actions to be implemented in order to overcome the gaps, based on principles of change management theory.