News – ESMERA

How we address industrial challenges

CORDIS, the official research news account of the European Commission, has recently published an article about ESMERA and how we tackle robotics challenges. Despite their capability to produce innovative technology solutions, SMEs may struggle to…

20 new Experiments start Development Phase

20 new experiments started within the ESMERA project as of May, 1st 2020. Within the project´s second Open Call, which ended in December 2019, 69 applications were registered, all proposing to solve either a pre-defined…

“We get close to a final product” – REFLECT

Interview: REFLECT is one of the experiments that successfully passed to Phase II of the first ESMERA Open Call. Among 12 experiments that started in the summer of 2019, REFLECT proved its concept to external…

Five Experiments chosen for 2nd Development Phase

The five ESMERA experiments Nix and Minotaur-R (Energy), REFLECT and WIRE COBOTS (Manufacturing) as well as Cobolleague (Construction) have been selected to move into the second phase of ESMERA. It gives them further funding, mentoring…

ESMERA funds 20 new Experiments

Within the ESMERA project, 20 experiments have been selected in the Second Open Call. The Call, which ended in December 2019, resulted in 69 applications. External evaluators have now ranked the applications and defined which…

DIHs: Supporting SMEs in Innovation Processes

At the European Robotics Forum in Málaga, the ESMERA consortium partnered with DIHs to bring a vivid discussion on stage. In the workshop „Supporting SMEs via FSTP under Horizon 2020“ representatives of European DIHs shared…

Meet ESMERA at ERF 2020 in Málaga

The ESMERA consortium will take part in the European Robotics Forum (ERF) 2020 in Málaga, Spain. The event will take place from March 3rd to March 5th. ESMERA will be present with its own booth…

Second Open Call Closed

The ESMERA Second Open Call (SOCE) is closed. The deadline for all applications ended on December 4th, 5 p.m. UTC. The ESMERA consortium appreciates all efforts and is amazed by the number and quality of…

Deadline extended!

The deadline for handing in a proposal to the ESMERA project has been extended. Applicants have two more days for applying, they can submit their proposals until December 4th, 5 p.m. UTC. There will no…

The Evaluation Phase

SMEs and consortia with at least one SME can still apply to ESMERA until December 2nd. After that, external experts will evaluate the submissions. Feedback is given to all applicants by February 28th. Here you…