Automation in the works since at least 2016 in western Europe, it was a leg of the Boost4.0 project (an other leg was better repairability and part manufacturin

Automation in the works since at least 2016 in western Europe, it was a leg of the Boost4.0 project (an other leg was better repairability and part manufacturing, which might have pushed 3d printing but I haven't worked on that part so do not believe me on this, it's an unfounded guess). The leftist in me is sad to acknowledge that (not really, I'm more on the autogestion side), but EU institutions dropped the ball on this subjects, the main drivers were auto companies and universities/engineering schools.