 SME Robot is a prime example of what European robot manufacturers can achieve when joining forces. To create a novel family of robots which satisfy the needs of small and medium-sized manufacturing. Robots which cooperate safely with a worker, which can be instructed intuitively, which have plug-and-play interfaces for rapid deployment, which are based on novel types of kinematics such as lightweight arms, and also have sensors which account for safe and efficient human-robot interaction. In fact, today, Human Robot Corporation is seen as one of the major innovations since the inception of industrial robots 50 years ago. The results and innovations of the project SME Robot have led European robot manufacturers to gain a leading worldwide role. The project created the major innovations towards using robots in new small and medium-sized manufacturing settings for jobs like metalworking in foundries, machine-taining in forging shops, welding and woodworking in joineries. The project ultimately led to our vision of using robots just as intuitively and effectively as using a manual tool today. There's a large manufacturing industry, mostly of SME type in Europe, waiting to be equipped with novel robot solutions. Robot solutions which satisfy their needs, which makes them competitive and finally which preserves jobs in Europe.