Interreg VI-A Greater Region · A more social Greater Region
Test humanoid robotics, discover the potential
Skills shortages in industry, crafts, logistics and care? Humanoid robotics may be part of the answer. Come and try it here – without a vendor lens, close to practice, and with training modules for your organisation.
How do you realistically judge capabilities, safety requirements and possible applications? HARMONI is building an open, neutral infrastructure for exactly that in the Greater Region: five hubs in four countries, usable across borders, with hands-on tests, independent assessment and matching training – so you can decide on solid ground.
HARMONI is co-funded by the European Union under the Interreg Greater Region 2021–2027 programme. About €2.49 million total budget, 60 % of it from the European Regional Development Fund. Duration: 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2028.
Who it is for
Three ways in
For companies
Test before you invest. You see humanoid systems in realistic environments, get a vendor-independent assessment of performance, limitations and safety – and training modules for your team.
Demonstrators and assessment →For education providers
Robotics education without depending on a single supplier: standardised teaching and training building blocks, formats for teaching staff, and cross-border summer schools.
Modules and courses →For learners
Free of charge and without going through an institution: the Robot Compass offers self-service learning content in German and French, with a certificate of participation.
Robot Compass →The project in numbers
- 5hubs, usable across national borders
- 4countries: Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg
- 27months, until 31 October 2028
- about €2.49 mtotal budget, 60 % of it from EU funds
Where
Five sites – five focus areas
An aligned infrastructure that avoids duplicate investment and keeps travel short for companies and education providers. The equipment is spread across the Greater Region but coordinated – and usable across national borders. Each site offers tailored demonstration and qualification solutions.
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DE · Rhineland-Palatinate
Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld
Circular economy and laboratory processes. Trier University of Applied Sciences, project management.
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DE · Saarland
ZeMA
Automotive and assembly. Saarbrücken.
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FR · Grand Est
I2L
Logistics and digital twin. Metz.
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BE · Wallonia
Technifutur
Digital twin, education and training. Seraing.
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LU
University of Luxembourg
Sensors, artificial intelligence and optimisation. Esch-sur-Alzette.
What we want to achieve
Three goals
Assess without a vendor lens
A shared assessment framework and a white paper make performance, limitations and safety requirements comparable – independently of the manufacturer.
Pass on knowledge
Standardised teaching and training modules that education providers can adopt, and the Robot Compass as a free self-service offer.
Work together across borders
Five institutions pool competences and test environments that none could build alone – and make them jointly usable.
News
From the project
HARMONI has been running since 1 August 2026 – stay tuned. We will publish new results, training offers and roadshow dates here regularly. All dates at a glance: Events.
Contact
Write to us
Do you have questions about humanoid robotics, or a concrete use case? Write to us – we are glad to advise you.
Briefly describe the task in question and your sector. We will tell you which site fits thematically and whether a visit makes sense.
Jennifer Alt, B. Eng. – project management
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Vette-Steinkamp
Trier University of Applied Sciences, Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld
Environmentally Sound Production Processes and Industrial Robotics group
Campusallee, building 9925, room 010, 55768 Hoppstädten-Weiersbach, Germany
j.alt@umwelt-campus.de
m.vette-steinkamp@umwelt-campus.de
+49 6782 17-1881