A large number of industrial companies dedicated to manufacture customized products or small quantities are facing the need to automate the programming and reconfiguration of industrial robots in order to be more flexible, efficient, and sustainable.
This demand will be addressed by the Aurrera project, led by the technology center Ideko, together with Tecnalia, UPV/EHU, BCAM, Lortek, Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, Vicomtech, and Autotech, the R&D unit of the Gestamp group.
According to Ideko, the current solution involves manual programming of robots, which is costly, complex, and requires specialists. This paradigm is what the technology center aims to change by providing companies with automated tools that allow robots to adapt quickly to different products and processes, improving their competitiveness and reducing energy consumption. To this end, the Aurrera project will develop a technology that enables the automatic generation of robotic trajectories in manufacturing processes, regardless of the shape or complexity of the products