MANICOBOT UNDOUBTEDLY THE INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE CONCEPT OF INDUSTRY 4.0, AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY, REDUCES COSTS AND INCREASES THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED; HOWEVER, ROBOTS INCORPORATING THE TEXTILE AND SHOE SECTORS REPRESENTS ONLY 0.2% OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS IN SPAIN. THE PROBLEM OF A SEGMENTED STRUCTURE IN SMES WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF INVESTMENT IN R & D, BUT ESSENTIALLY THE DIFFICULTY OF MEETING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF A TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING SECTOR, WITH COMPOUNDS PRODUCTION PROCESSES FOR MANY SMALL OPERATIONS AND A GREAT DIVERSITY AND VARIABILITY OF MATERIALS. MANICOBOT AIMS TO ANALYZE AND DEVELOP DIFFERENT ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING PIECES OF LEATHER, BASED ON A SPECIFIC PROBLEM VETOED SO FAR TO CONVENTIONAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS: FLEXIBLE ITEMS ARE REDUCED THICKNESS ¿VARIETY OF SIZES ¿COMPLEX GEOMETRIES ¿GREAT VARIABILITY, CHARACTER SEASONAL AND THE DICTATES OF FASHION WILL BE INVESTIGATED ON DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES AND