How to integrate thousands of humanoid robots in the near future in industry and in our daily lives - Related links

Additional background links

European Commission & Joint Research Centre

European Commission

• Robotics – Shaping Europe's Digital Future (Webpage) (2026)
• EU invests over €307 million into artificial intelligence and related technologies – DG DIGIT Press Release (15 January 2026)
• Rolling Plan for ICT standardisation – European Commission (Interoperable Europe) (2026)
• European Economic Security Strategy – European Commission Press Release (2023)
• Drone Strategy 2.0 - Commission Staff Working Document (2022)
• Drone Strategy 2.0 Communication – European Commission Communication to the EP, Council & EESC

• DMA Annual Report 2024 – DG ECFIN Report (25 April 2025)

• The Digital Markets Act – DG ECFIN (Webpage)

• AI Act - Press Release - DG Comm (1 August 2024)

• Digital markets Act 

  • Webpage

• Digital Services Act 

  • Press Release – DG Comm (22 September 2022)

  • Webpage

  • The enforcement framework under the Digital Services Act

  • Two years of the Digital Services Act ensuring safer online spacesv – DG Comm (17 February 2026)

• Draghi Report p.24, 27, 34

• The Machinery Directive and the Machinery Regulation – European Commission webpage (2023)

• Creating synergies between the European civil, defence and space industries – Action Plan, European Commission (2021)

• Report on the safety and liability implications of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics – European Commission Report (2020)

• Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust – Commission White Paper (19 February 2020)

JRC

• AI Watch - Evolution of the EU market share of Robotics – JRC Technical Reports (2023)

• AI Watch: AI for enhancing Robotics – JRC Technical Reports (2022)

• Robotisation Race in Europe: The robotisation chain approach – JRC Scientific Articles (2022)

• Robotisation of the manufacturing industries in the EU: convergence or divergence? – JRC Scientific Articles (2021)

• Automation and Robots in Services: Review of Data and Taxonomy – JRC Working Papers Series on Labour, Education and Technology (2020)

• Global race for robotisation – Looking at the entire robotisation chain – JRC Technical Report (2020)

CORDIS (Funded Projects)

• Growing AI and robotics solutions to cut labour shortages - Advanced AI and RobotIcS for autonomous task pErformance (2024-2027)

• Teaching robots to exchange knowledge with other robots – European Robotics and AI Network (2022-2026) 

• Revolutionizing flexible arc-based processes with cooperative AI robotics - Cooperative robotics powered by AI and data for flexible production cells (2023-2026)

• AI for better work conditions - Embodied AI/Robotics Applications for a Safe, Human-oriented Industry (2022-2026)

• Europe’s quest for space market sovereignty – European Robotics and AI Network (2023-2026)

• Increasing trust and adoption of artificial intelligence, data and robotics - AI, Data and Robotics ecosystem (2022-2025)

European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Joint Legislation

• Council agrees position to streamline rules on Artificial Intelligence – Council of the EU Press Release (13 March 2026)

• AI Act – Regulation (12 July 2024)

  • EU AI ACT: First Regulation on Artificial Intelligence – Parliament report (19 February 2025)
• A digital future for Europe – European Council Infopage (2023)
• EU industrial policy - European Council Infopage (2023)
• EU Machinery Regulation (2023/1230) – European Parliament, European Council Joint Regulation (14 June 2023)
• Digital Services Act – European Parliament, European Council Joint Regulation (27 October 2022)
• Digital Markets Act – European Parliament, European Council Joint Regulation (14 September 2022)

EPRS

•  Analysis exploring risks and opportunities linked to the use of collaborative industrial robots in Europe – STOA study (15 June 2023)
• Artificial intelligence in the agri-food sector: Applications, risks and impacts – STOA study (17 March 2023)
• Ethical and societal challenges of the approaching technological storm – STOA study (25 July 2022)
• What if AI could help us become 'greener'? – EPRS At a glance (20 November 2020)
• The impact of new technologies on the labour market and the social economy – EPRS study (1 March 2018)

Additional Articles, Studies and Reports

• Humanoid robots are shaping the future – VDMA (17 April 2026)
• Robotics and the Blue Economy: Sustainable Growth in the Ocean Space – EUrobotics white paper (1 April 2026)
• Europe Is Falling Behind in General-Purpose Robotics. Here’s What It Can Do to Catch Up – Carnegie Endowment for international Peace (25 March 2026)
• When 'Made in Europe' Meets Machines: Humanoid Robots, Policy and the New Industrial Paradox – The Economy Review (5 March 2026)
• Robotics and Automation Industry Remains Under Pressure – VDMA (24 February 2026)
• The Humanoid Race: Why Europe's Robot Industry Faces a Strategic Crossroads – vntr (5 December 2025) 
• Progress in Implementing the European Union Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence (Volume 1) (10 November 2025)
• Connected Robotics: Evolution and Significance for Europe – EURobotics (October 2025)
• EU invests heavily in robotics – International Federation of Robotics (28 June 2023)
• Human rights in the midst of intelligent humanoid robots’ rise: The good, the bad, and the uncertain – European University Institute (2024)
• Responsible Robotics Advocacy Report – Robotics4EU (27 February 2024)
• euROBIN live conversations (2023)