Imagine trying to learn a complex hand-made craft from a master who lives thousands of miles away. This project creates a 'digital twin' of those movements using VR and touch-sensitive tech so students can practice safely and cheaply. It's like a flight simulator, but for artisans, ensuring rare skills aren't lost as older masters retire.
Traditional crafts are declining because training is slow, expensive, and requires physical proximity to a master. This creates a gap in skilled labor and risks the loss of cultural heritage.
An eLearning platform, a Community Portal for practitioner credentials, and VR/AR simulators based on a Maker-Material-Negotiation model.
If you are a training provider dealing with high material waste and safety risks during apprentice training — this project developed VR/AR simulators that allow students to practice repetitive tasks in a cost-effective, safe digital environment.
If you are a luxury brand dealing with a shortage of skilled craftspeople — this project developed a certification system and digital training tools to speed up the learning process for new apprentices.
If you are a studio dealing with a need for authentic manual interaction mechanics in games — this project developed a Maker-Material-Negotiation model and haptic intelligence that can be used to create realistic digital toys or games.
The project uses VR/AR and craft-specific simulators to allow repetitive practice without wasting physical materials and reducing the need for constant physical supervision.
Yes, the project is designed as a generative approach intended for scaling across the full range of materials and techniques, piloted across 8 representative craft instances.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project delivers an eLearning platform and a Community Portal for practitioners.
It introduces haptics intelligence into computer-aided design tools to connect the physical 'feel' of a craft with digital design processes.
The project period runs from 2023-03-01 to 2026-02-28, suggesting that full results and tools will be available by early 2026.
The consortium is balanced for a technology-transfer project, consisting of 10 partners across 7 countries. With a 20% industry ratio (2 industrial partners) and 3 SMEs, the project has a clear path toward commercial application, supported by a strong research base of 4 research organizations and 2 universities.
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