The HANDFUL Project by Plegma Labs and Helios Bakery was one of the 5 selected during the EARASHI Open Call 1. It tackles one of the main challenges in the production machines/tools sector, and specifically in the food industry: improving working conditions in terms of human safety, stress, and well-being, since workers are responsible for controlling machines and tools to process raw materials in order to produce food products. It utilizes AI to detect if the facility workers wear the required equipment, while it also monitors parameters related to the stress levels and well-being of workers, such as indoor climate conditions, worker movement, and machinery energy consumption.
HANDFUL aims to address several critical aspects of worker safety and well-being in food production facilities, as well as efficiency:
- Worker safety and regulations compliance
- Worker well-being in terms of indoor air quality and climate
- Equipment down-time
- Continuous Supervision Difficulty
- Process Optimization