The Mari4_YARD (User-centric solutions for a flexible and modular manufacturing in small and medium-sized shipyards) project is scheduled to run for 48 months and its kick-off meeting took place online on 16-17 December 2020. The project consortium is comprised of 18 partners coming from 8 European countries.
Mari4_YARD aims the implementation of a portfolio of worker-centric solutions, by relying on novel collaborative robotics and ubiquitous portable solutions, enabling modular, reconfigurable and usable solutions targeting the execution of labour-intensive tasks by preserving industry-specific workers’ knowledge and skills. Moreover, replicability and early-adoption of the portfolio of technologies by other SME-shipyards is ensured through several actions on training, technology assessment, benchmarking by establishing a pan-European network of Didactic Factories, offering general-purpose testbeds and showrooms, as well as providing upskilling and re-skilling of shipyards workforce.
During the meeting, where appropriate, WEGEMT disseminated results from research projects in which it is involved (BEOPEN, MATES, IMPRESSIVE, DRIVE2THEFUTURE, MarLEM).
Mari4_YARD is funded by the H2020.
