The Eurecat technology centre, the Basque Government’s Department of Education through the Basque Centre for Applied Research and Innovation for Vocational Education and Training and Enkitek have developed a smart robot harnessing computer vision and artificial intelligence for harvesting delicate fruit such as strawberries. The robot was unveiled at the Expo AgriTech 2024 fair [...]
This week at Expo AgriTech 2024 in Malaga, the Eurecat technology centre is presenting innovative technologies in robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and sustainability to address the agricultural industry’s challenges. The agricultural sector has to deal with “significant issues including climate change, labour shortages and the need to make farming methods more sustainable,” points out [...]
BATTECH, the joint research unit run by the Eurecat technology centre and the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), is this week showcasing technological innovations at the Battery Innovation Days, hosted this year in Barcelona, to make headway in recycling and reusing electric batteries at the end of their service life. As a pacesetter [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has presented at the Advanced Manufacturing Madrid trade fair the DismantBot project which addresses robotisation of the process of dismantling tower PCs to help in safely and efficiently managing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The initiative, backed by Sadako Technologies and funded by the PADIH programme, has made it [...]
At European Hydrogen Week in Brussels, Belgium, the Eurecat technology centre has showcased new developments in innovative technologies in the hydrogen value chain ranging from production, storage and distribution to its use as energy or raw material for this key vector for decarbonising industry and society. Eurecat “is at the forefront of decarbonisation and [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has teamed up with the Cervera ARQA Network to drive the development of quantum applications for innovation and sustainable development of the technological and business ecosystem in order to address highly complex industrial challenges for traditional computing with these emerging technologies. The Cervera ARQA Network of quantum computing technologies applied [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has picked up the “Best Product Design and Development Innovation” prize at the Advanced Manufacturing Madrid trade fair for the Púlsar project in which it has developed a smart plastic surface just 3 millimetres thick that is expected to be embedded in the central electronic control system of the new [...]
The second Eurecat Congress has picked out the importance of investing in technological innovation in industry as a cornerstone to drive European competitiveness and stressed public-private partnerships to shift towards a high added value and technologically advanced industrial model to meet the sector’s challenges in terms of international competition, sustainability and the impact of [...]
This week at the Automotive Interiors trade fair in Stuttgart (Germany), the Eurecat technology centre is showcasing new technological solutions and innovations which include shape-memory fabrics, visual comfort and electroluminescent filaments along with smart plastics to add functionalities to car interior materials. The automotive industry “is fully engaged in digital transformation and also embedding [...]
Ninety families are improving their eating habits based on the Mediterranean diet by taking part in a nutritional intervention study and educational programme designed by dieticians and nutritionists in the European SwitchToHealthy project. The initiative aims to increase adherence to the Mediterranean diet “of all family members, including children, teens and adults, by encouraging [...]
