Meeting in Göttingen
The Consortium recently met in Germany for a project coordination meeting hosted by the University of Göttingen. The meeting represented an important opportunity for partners to discuss the progress of ongoing activities, align technical developments, and strengthen collaboration across the different work packages of the project.
During the meeting, researchers and industrial partners exchanged updates on the development of robotic and AI-based solutions for the recycling of soft and flexible materials, including textiles, cables, and fuel cell components. The discussions focused on the integration of robotics, perception systems, material modelling, and industrial recycling requirements, with the aim of advancing scalable and sustainable recycling technologies.
As part of the visit, consortium members had the opportunity to tour the facilities of Electrocycling, gaining direct insight into real industrial recycling processes and the challenges related to the treatment of electronic waste and cable streams. The visit provided valuable context for the development of automated solutions capable of improving efficiency, safety, and material recovery.
Partners also visited the laboratories of the University of Göttingen, where research activities related to computer vision and modelling of deformable materials are being carried out within the project. These activities play a key role in enabling robots to better understand and manipulate complex flexible objects.
Meetings like this are essential for fostering collaboration between research institutions and industry, ensuring that the technologies developed within FlexCycle remain closely connected to real industrial needs and circular economy objectives.
During the meeting, researchers and industrial partners exchanged updates on the development of robotic and AI-based solutions for the recycling of soft and flexible materials, including textiles, cables, and fuel cell components. The discussions focused on the integration of robotics, perception systems, material modelling, and industrial recycling requirements, with the aim of advancing scalable and sustainable recycling technologies.
As part of the visit, consortium members had the opportunity to tour the facilities of Electrocycling, gaining direct insight into real industrial recycling processes and the challenges related to the treatment of electronic waste and cable streams. The visit provided valuable context for the development of automated solutions capable of improving efficiency, safety, and material recovery.
Partners also visited the laboratories of the University of Göttingen, where research activities related to computer vision and modelling of deformable materials are being carried out within the project. These activities play a key role in enabling robots to better understand and manipulate complex flexible objects.
Meetings like this are essential for fostering collaboration between research institutions and industry, ensuring that the technologies developed within FlexCycle remain closely connected to real industrial needs and circular economy objectives.
