ABOUT THE CONSORTIUM
The APRIL consortium has been established considering the following criteria: (a) an adequate level of manageability; (b) a balanced consortium with an adequate inclusion of the main stakeholders in the value chain; (c) SME involvement in RTD and exploitation activities; (d) dissemination, exploitation and stakeholder network engagement potential; and (e) previous collaboration, commitment and availability, flexibility and adaptability. Other relevant aspects, like the capacity to reach and impact the market, proven experience in EU and national R&D projects, and expertise in successful cooperation in large R&D projects, were also considered.
Partner balance and complementarity
The APRIL team represents the different areas needed to advance the APRIL concept and assembles the following eight core competences and highly specialized areas: robotics (PRE), safety & ergonomics (K46 and IIT), computational vision and perceptual context (TREE), social perceptual context (IIT and UPM), advanced grasping planning (SSSA), flexible planning in robotics, learning behaviour, and high-level knowledge-representation (DFKI), ICT integration and automation (PIAP).
The team further includes six demonstration partners in the following industries: electrical appliances (SLVR), food (ASIN), viscoelastic materials (PEMU), insoles (INES), flexible circuits (OSAI) and passports (INCM).
Although all partners will be highly involved in dissemination and exploitation activities, INES and SSSA will lead those activities with the aim to successfully disseminate and communicate the right messages to enable a large impact in the areas. Market assessment and exploitation will be led by PRE with the collaboration of other partners.
