Consorzio C.R.E.A.T.E.

Consorzio C.R.E.A.T.E. (CREATE)  is a no profit research organisation possessing a legal
personality; it belongs, according to the Italian law, to the class of Consorzi, where a number of subjects give life
to an independent body intended to reach commonly agreed objectives. C.R.E.A.T.E. was founded on late 1992
by ABB-Ricerca and the University of Reggio Calabria with the aim of establishing a stable link between industry
and university. Afterwards the partnership was integrated with Università di Napoli Federico II, Università di
Cassino, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Università Parthenope and Ansaldo-Ricerche. The financial
resources come from the funds given by the partners at the constitution date and to the additional resources gained
directly by the partners during their activity.
The scientific and technical aims are pursued by means of the coordinated effort of experts acting as consultants.
In addition, the Consortium takes advantage of temporary staff for technical and secretarial support. The net
turnover in 2016 was 4.690.000 €.
For 15 years is active a collaboration with PRISMA Lab (Projects of Industrial and Service Robotics Mechatronics
and Automation) <www.prisma.unina.it>. The PRISMA team is committed for 30 years to pursuing research in
robotics and automation and is internationally recognized in the community for their achievements on industrial
and service robotics.
Over the years, CREATE has gained vast experience from participation and coordination of twenty FP7 and H2020
European projects in the field or robotics and automation.