Over the past few weeks, MOZART's ongoing commitment to standardisation has translated into concrete outputs the wider robotics and food-processing community can now put to use.

The project AUTOMAT has been formally captured in CEN Workshop Agreement 18409:2026, developed with UNI – Ente Italiano di Normazione through a dedicated CEN Workshop.

Reaching this point meant agreeing, together with CEN and UNI, on a common vocabulary, characteristics and test methods for surface-based robotic handling of soft, irregular products — the kind of groundwork that lets manufacturers and integrators outside the consortium build on MOZART's results with confidence.

Alongside the CWA, MOZART has also published a policy brief that steps back from the technical detail to ask a broader question: what does it actually take for a Horizon Europe project to make its results stick?

Drawing on the consortium's own experience of bringing a standardisation body in from the project's early stages, the brief sets out why that choice mattered — for MOZART, and for any project weighing the same decision.

Taken together, the two outputs cover both ends of the same effort: one is a usable technical reference, the other explains the reasoning behind getting there.

Worth a look whether you work on robotics standards, are shaping your own Horizon Europe proposal, or are simply curious about how research findings turn into lasting impact.

Davide Valenti, Project Communication Officer, ICONS

UNI’s CWA 18409 gives AUTOMAT technology its first shared technical language, opening the way to wider industry adoption.

UNI, Italy's national standardisation body and MOZART partner, has released CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) 18409:2026 with the consortium.

The CWA sets out vocabulary and test methods for AUTOMAT-type systems – deformable, sensorised surfaces that handle soft food like chicken and fish without grippers.

A shared reference to support uptake of this new generation of robotic manipulators.

A new policy brief highlighting the contribution that standardisation can provide to European innovation, drawing on the project’s lessons learned.

MOZART's new policy brief explores why standardisation is key to turning research results into real-world impact, drawing on four years of project experience.

It offers a clear overview of the benefits standardisation can bring to any research project.

Useful reading for organisations preparing proposals, and for evaluators assessing a consortium's standardisation pathways.