European Robotics Forum 2024 15th ERF, Volume 1

This book collects the scientific contributions presented at the European Robotics Forum (ERF) 2024 that is the reference event for the EuRobotics association. In the months leading up to the forum, a direct call was launched to the many industrial players who are members of EuRobotics and who were asked to specify particularly important areas of development according to their roadmap. The outcome of this survey and the topics of the Workshops held during the forum have been used to calibrate an industry-driven scientific program where research objectives meet industrial needs.

The contributions collected in the book cover a wide spectrum of robotics research, encompassing mechatronics, algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Robot Collaboration and many robotic applications.

A Multi Purpose Robotic Platform for Precision Agriculture.- Design and radiation resistance analysis of a robotic bolting tool applied to IFMIF DONES maintenance.- Estimation of the orientation of the connector for dual arm robotic cable manipulation.- Homography based industrial image stitching.-    Design Principles for Upper Limb Robotic Rehabilitation Bridging the Gap from Research Prototype to Clinical Tool.- Vision Based Path Planning for Autonomous Robotic Fabric Layering with a Sewing Machine.- Electrolyzer control cabinet wiring as a holistic approach.- Design and Fabrication of a Phantom Head for Robotic Neurosurgery Simulation.- SoftGrip Towards a Soft Robotic Platform for Automatized Mushroom Harvesting.- A modular architecture for IMU based data gloves.- Mechanical Design of an Agile Quadruped Robot.- Design of a Novel Tomato Harvesting Gripper.- Preliminary Performance Assessment of Hardware Architecture for Affordable Haptics.