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New Horizon 2020
robotics projects, 2017
DG Connect
New Horizon 2020
robotics projects, 2017
Co-funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework
Programme of the European Union
CONTENTS
Introduction 01
AirBorne 03
COVR 04
CROWDBOT 05
ESMERA 06
EUROBENCH 07
FABULOS 08
HYFLIERS 09
INBOTS 10
L4MS 12
MEMMO 13
micro-ROS 14
MyLeg 15
PANTHEON 16
PICKPLACE 17
ROBINS 18
ROMI 19
SARAS 20
SCIROC 21
SHERIOS 22
SPIRIT 23
ROBOT UNION 24
TERRINET 25
THING 26
SPARC 28
Usefull links and addresses 29
1
New Horizon 2020
robotics projects, 2017
Co-funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework
Programme of the European Union
INTRODUCTION
In 2017, the European Union co-funded 23 new robotics projects from the Horizon
2020 Framework Programme for research and innovation. The robotics work
programme implements the robotics strategy developed by SPARC, the Public-
Private Partnership for Robotics in Europe (see the Strategic Research Agenda).
The new projects represent a wide variety of research and innovation themes:
from healthcare, transportation, industrial and agri-food robotics and inspection
to search and rescue robotics. Some deal with complex safety and certification
matters on the frontier where robots meet people, to ensure that no one comes
to harm. Others will create a sustainable ecosystem in the robotics community,
setting up common platforms supporting robotics development to support SMEs.
We also have two new collaborative projects on robotics competitions in a smart
city setting and one dealing with Ethics, Legal, Societal and Economy as well
as benchmarking and standardisation.
The research and innovation projects focus on a wide variety of capabilities,
such as navigation, human-robot interaction, recognition, cognition and handling.
Many of these abilities can be transferable to other fields as well.
We are looking forward to following these new projects and accompanying
them to bring benefits to Europe’s citizens and economy.
Juha Heikkilä, Head of Unit Cécile Huet, Deputy Head of Unit
Robotics & Artificial Intelligence
European Commission
NEW HORIZON 2020 ROBOTICS PROJECTS, 2017 3
AIRBORNE
AERIAL ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROFESSIONAL
SEARCH AND RESCUE
OBJECTIVES
The main objective of AirBorne is to develop
systems for quick localization of victims buried by
avalanches by equipping drones at TRL8 with the
two forefront sensor technologies nowadays used
in S&R operations in case of avalanche, namely the
ARVA and RECCO. The relevant starting point is the PARTNERS
R&D activity of the FP7 European project SHERPA • ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA’ DIBOLOGNA
where a first prototype at TRL5 has been developed. http://www.unibo.it
• ASLATECH
www.aslatech.com
The robotic technologies, then, will constitute the
• RECCO AB
initial “technological seed” on which an innovative http://www.recco.com
ICT technology service network will be constituted • X-log Elektronik GmbH
at European level with the final goal of feeding http://www.ortovox.com
professional S&R teams/associations with effective • PLUSVALUE
http://www.plusvalue.org
ICT technologies by creating a business opportunity
• CLUB ALPINO ITALIANO
and contributing to address several shortcomings http://www.cai.it
of current operations.
EXPECTED IMPACT
1. Aerial technologies for saving people’s lives COORDINATOR
and increasing people’s safety, during both Prof. Lorenzo Marconi
leisure/sport/free-time activities and in disaster lorenzo.marconi@unibo.it
scenarios; www.airborne-project.eu
Social media accounts under construction
2. Development of new design solutions of the
sensor technologies specifically motivated by
the drone application;
3. To provide a clear answer to an “orphan market”,
the one of professional S&R teams, not targeted
by big industrial players;
4. To pave the way for a new model and a new
hub-based infrastructure pervasively spread at
European level in which technologies specifically
developed for disaster scenarios are guarded in local
territories and ready to be used by multiple actors.
Call ICT-25-2016-2017
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020
Project ID 780960 AirBorne
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COVR CROWDBOT
BEING SAFE AROUND COLLABORATIVE AND VERSATILE SAFE ROBOT NAVIGATION IN DENSE CROWDS
ROBOTS IN SHARED SPACES
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES Robots are capable of navigating among people
The goal of the COVR project is to increase the in low/medium density scenarios. However, they
volume of deployed cobots in general, by increasing have limited capabilities of navigating in places
real and perceived safety of humans around cobots. where the density of people and the risk of contact
increases. The goal of CrowdBot is to improve robots
COVR supports coboteers through the many steps capabilities to navigate crowded areas. The project
PARTNERS of the design and validation phases of their cobot has 3 technical objectives, which aim at providing PARTNERS
• DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE (DK) projects, providing a toolkit for identifying relevant robots with new abilities: • INRIA
www.dti.dk risks and regulations, guidelines for minimising risks, www.inria.fr
• FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR FACTORY OPERATION as well as offering facilities for accurate validation • to better sense and track the crowd around them, • UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
AND AUTOMATION (DE) www.ucl.ac.uk
www.iff.fraunhofer.de/en tests. We aim to make it possible to find out exactly • to perform short term predictions of the evolution
• RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY
• CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (IT) how to certify a cobot in about 30 minutes without of the crowd state around the robot, www.rwth-aachen.de
www.itia.cnr.it/en investing weeks of work learning the regulations. • to navigate safely but efficiently in crowded areas. • ETH ZURICH
• COMMISSARIAT À L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX This will have major impact for organisations • In parallel, CrowdBot addresses some ethical is- www.ethz.ch
ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, LIST INSTITUTE (FR) • EPF LAUSANNE
www-list.cea.fr/en creating customised cobots or deploying flexible, sues raised by the presence of robots in crowded
www.pelf.ch
• ROESSINGH R&D (NL) modular cobots where each adaptation outside public places. To this end, the project will:
• SOFTBANK ROBOTICS
www.rrd.nl original parameters requires re-certification. • deliver simulation tools to evaluate risks of robot www.softbankrobotics.com
navigation within crowds • LOCOMOTEC
COVR will mature and validate all elements through • deliver safety, legal and ethical recommendations www.locomotec.com
COORDINATOR FSTP funded projects (COVR Awards) across three for robot navigation in public environments.
call rounds and provide the foundation for a self-
Kurt Nielsen
kuni@dti.dk
sustainable service offering aſter project end. EXPECTED IMPACT COORDINATOR
www.covr-project.eu By providing new technologies for safe robot
Mr Julien Pettré
Social media accounts under construction EXPECTED IMPACT navigation in crowds, CROWDBOT will validate
Julien.pettre@inria.fr
• IMPACT 1: COVR will create new validation pro- that it is possible for humans and mobile robots to
https://project.inria.fr/crowdbot/
cesses on which deployment regulations and safely coexist and share the same workspace, even Social media accounts under construction
standards can be based by adopting a unified in stressful conditions such as during the evacuation
approach and seeking liaison and consensus with of a building. By validating that robots are capable
e.g. legislative and OHSA stakeholders. of operating in crowds, in close contact distance
• IMPACT 2: Through cross-fertilization of skill- without endangering humans even under complex
based testing protocols, COVR will apply to cobots conditions, CROWDBOT will help in gradually
in many domains and thus enable widespread increasing the acceptance of robots in public areas.
use of safe collaborative robots in shared spaces. Indeed, we also expect better reactions of the robots
• IMPACT 3: COVR will facilitate the emergence that humans in some extreme situations because
of novel cobot technologies by providing a one- robots are not subject to psychological factors,
stop-shop for safety certification and validation, where humans could panic.
thereby decreasing cost and complexity of the
safety certification process.
Call ICT-27-2017 Call ICT-25-2016-2017
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2021 Duration 1 January 2018 – 30 June 2021
Project ID 779966 COVR Project ID 779942 CROWDBOT
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ESMERA EUROBENCH
EUROPEAN SMES ROBOTICS APPLICATIONS EUROPEAN ROBOTIC FRAMEWORK FOR BIPEDAL
LOCOMOTION BENCHMARKING
OBJECTIVES
ESMERA aims to support SMEs in the realisation, OBJECTIVES
testing and promotion of novel robotic technologies The EUROBENCH project will create the first
through: benchmarking framework for robotic systems in
Europe. The project will primarily focus on bipedal
• Providing industrial challenges defined by key EU machines, including exoskeletons, prosthetics and
companies and stimulating SMEs to compete to ad- humanoids, but will be designed to be extended to
PARTNERS dress real life problems that already have a market. other robotic domains. In particular, the EUROBENCH PARTNERS
• LABORATORY FOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND • Engaging a number of competence centres (CCs) project will: • AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE
AUTOMATION (LMS) COORDINATOR that can provide an environment for development, INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS (CSIC)
www.lms.mech.upatras.gr www.csic.es
evaluation, testing, and demonstration. 1. Create practical tools to efficiently test robotic
• COMMISSARIAT À L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX • FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (CEA) • Offering direct financial support through a cas- platforms at any stage of development, from www.iit.it
www.cea.fr cade funding mechanism. early prototyping to commercial products. • HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY (UHEI)
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN (TUM) • Offering mentoring and support in developing 2. Create two experimental facilities, one for www.uni-heidelberg.de
https://www.tum.de • ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (RRD)
business cases and managing the complete chain wearable robots and one for humanoids, which
• FUNDACION TEKNIKER (TEKNIKER) www.rrd.nl
www.tekniker.es/ from “idea to market product”. allow run the tests efficiently and safely, under
• FUNDACIÓN TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION (TECN)
• BLUE OCEAN ROBOTICS APS (BOR) • Involving industrial associations and networks the supervision of expert operators. www.tecnalia.com
https://blue-ocean-robotics.com/ that can directly promote the developed solutions 3. Create a Benchmarking Soſtware that will permit • ÖSSUR (OSS)
• R.U.ROBOTS LIMITED (RUR) to their members. researchers and developers to replicate the tests www.ossur.com
www.rurobots.co.uk/ in their own industrial or research settings. • IUVO (IUV)
• COMAU SPA (COMAU)
www.comau.com/
EXPECTED IMPACT 4. Create a sustainable “benchmarking ecosystem” www.iuvo.company
ESMERA will contribute to overall growth of SMEs by for the European robotics community, and • PAL-ROBOTICS (PAL)
www.pal-robotics.com
targeting new robotics markets, driven by industrial maintain it beyond the project duration.
• ALTRAN INNOVACIÓN (ALT)
challenges which originate in the needs of large www.altran.com
COORDINATOR companies operating in non-robotized production EXPECTED IMPACT • PKF ATTEST INNCOME (INN)
Dr. George Michalos and Dr. Sotiris Makris environments. Individual experiments shall bring EUROBENCH will provide robotic industry with tools for: www.inncome.es
michalos@lms.mech.upatras.gr together all actors of the value chain necessary to
makris@lms.mech.upatras.gr equip new users with novel products / services and • Rapidly identifying the key technological fac-
http://www.esmera-project.eu/
assist them to customise and apply these in their tors that are crucial to achieve a desired set of COORDINATOR
@esmeraproject
respective environments. system abilities, obtaining better products more
Jose Luis Pons, Diego Torricelli
efficiently.
jose.pons@csic.es
The project aims to carry out a number of research • Preparing for the certification process through www.eurobench2020.eu
experiments demonstrating the proof of concept standardized testing procedures, accelerating https://twitter.com/Eurobench_RIA
for new robotic technologies. The main effort has the last steps toward commercialization. https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurobench-
been put in a) ensuring that all entities have strong • EUROBENCH will provide academia with a rigor- ria-h2020/
links and potential to open new markets inside the ous methodology for:
EU and b) to engage companies that can strongly • Replicating previous experiments across labo-
benefit by robotics either as technology providers ratories and platforms, truly compare own work
or end users and support them in further investing with previous ones, and finally “stand on giants’
on the project results for their business. shoulders”.
• Targeting the R&D processes towards clear per-
formance criteria, improving the chance to meet
user’s needs and business opportunities.
Call ICT-27-2017 Call ICT-27-2017
Duration 1 January 2018 – 28 February 2022 Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2021
Project ID 780265 ESMERA Project ID 779963 EUROBENCH
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FABULOS HYFLIERS
PRE-COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT OF FUTURE HYBRID FLYING-ROLLING WITH-SNAKE-ARM ROBOT FOR
AUTONOMOUS BUS URBAN LEVEL OPERATION SYSTEMS CONTACT IN-SPECTION
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
• To deliver a systemic proof-of-concept on auton- Robot system with aerial and ground motion
omous last mile public transport as part of the capabilities for inspection and maintenance
urban area’s existing transport system based on activities in locations difficult or costly to access
the use of autonomous self-driving minibuses for by humans:
transporting people.
PARTNERS • To demonstrate the economic benefits, technical • Design and development of the first inspection PARTNERS
• FORUM VIRIUM HELSINKI (FI) feasibility, service level benefits and potential for hybrid (aerial-ground) robot from specifications • UNIVERSITY OF OULU (FI)
www.forumvirium.fi integration of the robotic vehicles in the smart provided by inspection specialists. www.oulu.fi
• HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED www.oulu.fi/bisg
city and its ecosystem, at a sufficiently large • Hybrid robot able to fly from ground and land on
SCIENCES (FI) • UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE (SP)
www.metropolia.fi scale. constrained surfaces such as pipes, as well as www.us.es
• MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND • Finding new solutions and technologies to design, to perform short flights between different pipes. grvc.us.es
COMMUNICATION ESTONIA (EE) develop and prepare the Smart Cities for the au- • Robot capable of moving along the pipe and • CHEVRON ORONITE (FR)
www.mkm.ee www.oronite.com
tonomous mobility future by using Pre-commer- reaching around its circumference with its inte-
• MUNICIPALITY OF LAMIA (EL) • TOTAL (FR)
www.lamia.gr cial Procurement, thus enabling the procurers to grated very light hyper-redundant arm. www.total.com
• STCP – SOCIEDADE DE TRANSPORTES COLECTIVOS share the risks and benefits with the supplying • Operation support functionalities: teleoperation, • CONSORZIO DI RICERCA PER L’ENERGIA E LE
DO PORTO, SA (PT) companies. planning and navigation from the ground; battery TECNOLOGIE DELL’ELETTROMAGNETISMO C.R.E.A.T.E. (IT)
www.stcp.pt recharge and possible couplant fluid refill services. www.create.unina.it
prisma.dieti.unina.it
• CITY OF HELMOND (NL)
www.helmond.nl
EXPECTED IMPACT • ADVANCED CENTER FOR AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES
• IMPACT 1: the creation of at least three separate FADA-CATEC (SP)
• GJESDAL MUNICIPALITY (NO)
www.gjesdal.no companies or consortia which have demonstrated EXPECTED IMPACT www.catec.aero
the viability and operability of an all-inclusive au- By covering the entire value chain (research, product • GENERAL ELECTRIC INSPECTION ROBOTICS (CH)
inspection-robotics.com
tonomous bus service, all validated in a real-life development, end users) HYFLIERS will target:
• DASEL SISTEMAS (SP)
urban environment. www.daselsistemas.com
COORDINATOR
• IMPACT 2: Delivering a procurement approach • IMPACT 1: Reduction in risks and costs associated
Mrs. Renske Martijnse-Hartikka that can be easily upgraded for commercial pro- with inspection personnel reaching difficult access
renske.martijnse-hartikka@forumvirium.fi
curement of the autonomous bus line service, areas.
www.fabulos.eu COORDINATOR
bridging the gap between systems pilots and • IMPACT 2: Exploitation of HYFLIERS results (incl.
real-life uptake of the services. lightweight crawler, redundant arm, miniature re- Prof. Juha Röning
• IMPACT 3: Opening up the demand-side for the mote UT system, control algorithms) beyond the oil juha.roning@oulu.fi
procurement of autonomous bus services as part & gas field, e.g. in power, chemical, civil engineering, http://www.oulu.fi/bisg/hyfliers
of the public transport maritime and other sectors.
• IMPACT N: Achievement of step changes in robust
and efficient robots (safe operation in safety-critical
environments; extended autonomy of robots) and in
the related building blocks (systems development,
mechatronics, perception, navigation).
Call ICT-27-2017 Call ICT-25-2016-2017
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020 Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2021
Project ID 780371 FABULOS Project ID 779411 HYFLIERS
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INBOTS
INCLUSIVE ROBOTICS FOR A BETTER SOCIETY
OBJECTIVES EXPECTED IMPACT
The main challenge that INBOTS wants to INBOTS focuses on promoting collaboration
overcome is the lack of a clear understanding between all the stakeholders involved in European
and communication between all the involved robotics community, to accelerate market uptake of
stakeholders. These limitations hinder current interactive robotics, to increase public understanding,
efforts to successfully discuss and agree on the to stimulate investment and to create an innovation
many important technical and non-technical aspects climate. The following paragraph summarises the
PARTNERS in the field. Therefore, with the purpose of optimising expected impacts that this project will imply: • UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
http://www.leeds.ac.uk
• AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE the outcomes of the coordinate and support action, • UNIVERSITAT WIEN
INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS INBOTS will focus mainly on Interactive Robots, IMPACT 1: Strengthen collaboration between diverse https://www.univie.ac.at/en/
http://www.neuralrehabilitation.org/en/
which we define as any robot that is interacting in robotics communities • UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
• FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
close proximity with humans. IMPACT 2: Gain a higher level of European https://www.uu.nl
https://www.tecnalia.com/es/
involvement in global robotics regulatory policy • CITY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
• SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E
https://www.city.ac.uk
DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA In this context, the overall objective of this project and standard-making
https://www.santannapisa.it/it • EUROPAIKO ERGASTIRIO EKPAIDEFTIKIS
is to create a community hub that can bring IMPACT 3: Lower non-technical market barriers to TECHNOLOGIAS
• UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID
https://www.ucm.es together experts to debate and create a robotics market readiness and take-up http://edumotiva.eu/edumotiva/
• UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE responsible research and innovation paradigm IMPACT 4: Increase the uptake by entrepreneurs and • PKF ATTEST INNCOME SL
for robotics. To this end, INBOTS provides a end users through e.g. skills acquisition and training http://www.inncome.es
https://www.utwente.nl/en/
• VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL platform to establish a working synergy between IMPACT 5: Clearer understanding by the community
http://www.vub.ac.be four pillars that covers all stakeholders in Interactive and non-technical experts of the impact of robotics
• EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE Robotics: the technical expertise pillar, the business technology through two-way engagement, which COORDINATOR
ZUERICH
https://www.ethz.ch/en.html expertise pillar, the ethical, legal and socio-economic helps to better inform related strategy and policy Prof. José L. Pons Rovira
• UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI SIENA expertise pillar, as well as the end-users, policy decision-making Jose.pons@csic.es
https://en.unisi.it makers and general public pillar. IMPACT 6: Significant and measurable evolution in www.inbots.eu
• ÖSSUR HF the public awareness and understanding of robots, @INBOTS_CSA
https://www.ossur.com https://www.facebook.com/INBOTSCSA/
Objective 1.Promote entrepreneurship by providing especially amongst broad demographic groups, as
• OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH https://www.linkedin.com/company/inbots-csa/
https://www.ottobock.com/es/ comprehensive nontechnical support. shown by surveys, greater media coverage and
• CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA Objective 2. Promote debate on ethical, legal increased take up of robotic products in domestic
https://www.crf.it/IT and socio-economic barriers to develop a robotic applications
• ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA responsible research and innovation paradigm. IMPACT 7: Increase public and private investment
https://www.acciona.com/es/ Objective 3. Develop highly-accessible and interest in robotics technology for all stages of
• SPACE APPLICATIONS SERVICES NV multidisciplinary education programs. company formation and growth, from start-up to
http://www.spaceapplications.com
Objective 4. Coordinate standardization and mature company, as measured by levels of grant
• IUVO SRL
http://www.iuvo.company benchmarking methodologies. and investment activity by national, regional or
• PAL ROBOTICS SL Objective 5. Propose a regulation and risk private sector bodies.
http://pal-robotics.com/es/home/ management framework.
• KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN Objective 6. Propose and develop new mechanisms
https://www.kth.se/en
that promote societal and socioeconomic uptake
• DIN DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER NORMUNG E.V.
https://www.din.de/de of Robotics.
• VDI/VDE INNOVATION + TECHNIK GMBH Objective 7. Promote and organize widely
https://vdivde-it.de dissemination and community outreach.
• DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
http://www.dcu.ie
Call ICT-28-2017
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020
Project ID 780073 INBOTS
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L4MS MEMMO
LOGISTICS FOR MANUFACTURING SMES MEMORY OF MOTION
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
While large manufacturers are quickly adopting What if we could generate complex movements
mobile robots to increase productivity, less than for arbitrary robots with arms and legs interacting
2% of European SMEs use advanced manufacturing in a dynamic environment in real-time? Such a
technologies. The L4MS initiative aims to accelerate technology would certainly revolutionize the motion
the automation of intra-factory logistics for capabilities of robots and unlock a wide range of
PARTNERS PARTNERS
SMEs. We deliver an IoT platform together with concrete applications: robots would be able to
• VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND LTD a 3D simulator to virtualize the automation of react to changes of the environment or unexpected • CNRS
www.vtt.fi www.laas.fr/gepetto
intra factory logistics. The aim is to reduce the disturbance. However, the computation of complex
• ASOCIATIA PRODUCATORILOR DE MOBILA DIN • IDIAP
ROMANIA www.industriamobilei.ro installation cost and time of AGVs by a factor of movements for robots with arms and legs in multi- http://idiap.ch
• AUTOMATISMOS Y SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE 10. This will enable inexpensive deployment of contact scenarios is not realistically amenable to • UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
INTERNO , S.A.U. small and flexible logistics solutions requiring no real-time with current computational capabilities http://www.ed.ac.uk/informatics
www.asti.es • MAX-PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
infrastructure change, no production downtime and numerical algorithms. Memmo aims to solve
• CHEMI-PHARM AS www.chemi-pharm.com http://is.tuebingen.mpg.de
and no in-house expertise, making the investment this problem by 1) relying on massive off-line
• TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU • UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
www.cut.ac.cy in logistics automation more attractive for SME’s caching of pre-computed optimal motions that are http://ori.ox.ac.uk
• EUROPEAN DYNAMICS SA and Mid-Caps in Europe . The use of mobile robots 2) recovered and adapted online to new situations • PAL ROBOTICS
www.eurodyn.com will not only automate the logistics (50% of the with real-time tractable model predictive control http://www.pal-robotics.com
• ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA production cost) but will also provide unprecedented and where 3) all available sensor modalities are • AIRBUS
www.eng.it flexibility on the factory floor. exploited for feedback control going beyond the www.airbus.com
• ENGINO.NET LTD. www.engino.com mere state of the robot for more robust behaviours. • WANDERCRAFT
• FUNDINGBOX ACCELERATOR SP ZOO http://www.wandercraft.eu
www.fundingbox.com
EXPECTED IMPACT • APAJH
• HERMIA YRITYSKEHITYS OY
The project will deliver L4MS Marketplace as a one- EXPECTED IMPACT http://www.cmpr-pionsat.com/
www.hermiayrityskehitys.fi stop-shop, where European Manufacturing SMEs IMPACT 1: Memmo will develop a unified yet tractable • COSTAIN
• INNOVATION CENTRE NIKOLA TESLA & Mid-Caps can access Digitalization services, approach to motion generation for complex robots with http://www.costain.com/
www.icent.hr including technical support, business mentoring arms and legs.
• INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING and finance. The L4MS will conceive 3 Pilots COORDINATOR
SYSTEMS COMPETENCE CENTRE OÜ
www.imecc.ee and 20 cross-border Application Experiment to IMPACT 2: Impact on aerospace industry, by enhanced Mr Nicolas Mansard
• FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖERDERUNG demonstrate highly autonomous, configurable and production rates and reduced need for infrastructure nmansard@laas.fr
DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. hybrid (human-robot) logistics solutions driven by adaptation for automated systems. www.memmo-project.eu
www.iml.fraunhofer.de the business needs of the manufacturing SMEs @LaasCNRS
• KINE ROBOT SOLUTIONS OY www.kine.fi and Mid-Caps. This portfolio of 23 cross-border IMPACT 3: Impact on lower-limb paralysis rehabilitation,
• LITHUANIAN ROBOTICS ASSOCIATION Application Experiments by 50 SMEs selected in rehabilitation centres (short term) and for more general
www.ltrobotics.eu
• MURAPLAST D.O.O. www.muraplast.com
through 2 competitive Open Calls, will demonstrate applications in personal environments (long term).
• FUNDACIO BARCELONA MOBILE WORLD CAPITAL
the leveraging of European Structural Funds and
www.mobileworldcapital.com private investment in established and emerging IMPACT 4: Impact on inspection of civil-engineering
• ODENSE ROBOTICS www.odenserobotics.dk Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) across Europe. structures by removing a human being from dirty and
• PANNON GAZDASAGI HALOZAT EGYESULET dull task in dangerous situations.
www.pbn.hu
• POLITECNICO DI MILANO www.polimi.it
• VISUAL COMPONENTS OY
www.visualcomponents.com
COORDINATOR
Dr. Ali Muhammad
ali.muhammad@vtt.fi
www.L4MS.eu
@L4MS_EU
Call H2020-FOF-12-2017 Call ICT-25-2016-2017
Duration 1 October 2017 – 31 March 2021 Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2021
Project ID 767642 L4MS Project ID 780684 MEMMO
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MICRO-ROS MYLEG
PLATFORM FOR SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF RESOURCE SMART AND INTUITIVE OSSEOINTEGRATED
CONSTRAINED DEVICES IN THE ROBOT ECOSYSTEM TRANSFEMORAL PROSTHESES EMBODYING ADVANCED
DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS
OBJECTIVES
Enable European companies to rapidly deliver OBJECTIVES
robotic products integrating highly resource- MyLeg will develop a new generation of powered
constrained devices, to contribute to the faster transfemoral prosthetic legs that can be intuitively
growth of a competitive industry of small operated, sensed, and trusted as the healthy and
robots and robot components manufacturers. reliable counterpart for a variety of tasks. The main
PARTNERS Micro-ROS bridges the technological gap between objectives of the project are: PARTNERS
• PROYECTOS Y SISTEMAS DE MANTENIMIENTO SL the established robotic soſtware platform for high- • UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN
(EPROSIMA) performance computational devices and the low- • To enhance human-prosthesis interaction, www.rug.nl
www.eprosima.com • UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA
level libraries for microcontrollers. By doing so, perception, and motion capabilities by exploiting
• ACUTRONIC LINK ROBOTICS AG www.unibo.it
www.acutronicrobotics.com microprocessors and microcontrollers could be osseointegration.
• ROESSINGH RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
• PRZEMYSŁOWY INSTYTUT AUTOMATYKI I POMIARÓW mixed together seamlessly in any robotic system. • To provide an intuitive control and to extend the www.rrd.nl
www.piap.pl Through the end-user driven development of this user’s cognitive capabilities by using implantable • RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
• ROBERT BOSCH GMBH innovative platform, we aim to substantially reduce myoelectric sensors on targeted reinnervated www.radboudumc.nl
www.bosch.com • ÖSSUR
the cost of initial investment in robotic systems and muscles.
• FIWARE FOUNDATION E.V. www.ossur.com
www.fiware.org thus lower this market entry barrier for smaller and • To achieve energy efficiency, dependability,
• UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
medium-sized companies. and adaptability to different tasks by designing www.utwente.nl
novel variable stiffness actuators and composite • NORWEST ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDICS
COORDINATOR EXPECTED IMPACT materials. www.norwestadvancedorthopaedics.com.au
Mr Jaime Martin Losa The SPARC Robotics PPP Strategic Research Agenda
jaimemartin@eprosima.com for Robotics in Europe [SRA] formulates three EXPECTED IMPACT
www.microros.eu
strategic objectives. These include to strengthen IMPACT 1: MyLeg will have a societal impact. COORDINATOR
EU’s technical and scientific position as well as Transfemoral amputees will better accept the
Prof. Raffaella Carloni
industrial leadership in innovation. Regarding prosthesis, their quality of life will improve, they will
rcarloni@rug.nl
communication, the SRA further formulates the reach a higher degree of self-reliance, their social
www.myleg.eu
2020 target to accommodate robot requirements contacts will be enlarged, their (re-)integration in the @myleg_project
into widely used communication protocols and to society and in the labour-market will be facilitated.
integrate heterogeneous communication systems IMPACT 2: MyLeg will have an economic impact.
to improve data integrity and coverage. Transfemoral amputees will need less support by
formal/informal caregivers, which will reduce the
burden on these groups and on society as a whole.
IMPACT 3: MyLeg will impact the leadership role
The Robot Operating System (ROS) and micro- of Europe in the prosthetic market and, more in
ROS together will be major pillars for achieving general, in the robotic world.
this target: The upcoming ROS 2 is based on
the mature communication standard DDS,
which is backed by established suppliers, whose
implementations provide interfaces to a variety
of other communication protocols. micro-ROS
will ensure that the many benefits of the de-
facto standard ROS and the DDS communication
standard do not stop short of resource-constrained
computing platforms as used in many commercial
and industrial products.
Call ICT-25-2016-2017 Call ICT-25-2016-2017
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020 Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2021
Project ID 780785 micro-ROS Project ID 780871 MyLeg16 EUROPEAN ROBOTICS FORUM NEW HORIZON 2020 ROBOTICS PROJECTS, 2017 17
PANTHEON PICKPLACE
PRECISION FARMING OF HAZELNUT ORCHARDS FLEXIBLE, SAFE AND DEPENDABLE ROBOTIC PART
HANDLING IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
OBJECTIVES
The project PANTHEON introduces a Supervisory
Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for the OBJECTIVES
precision farming of orchards. PANTHEON objective PICKPLACE proposes a multifunctional and
is to design an integrated system where a limited flexible approach to variable object handling,
number of unmanned aerial and ground robots combining human and robot capabilities to achieve
move within the orchard to collect data and perform a safe, flexible, dependable and efficient hybrid
typical farming operations. The data is stored in pick-and-package solution. The technological
PARTNERS a central operative unit where the information is objectives of PICKPLACE are derived from the PARTNERS
• UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE integrated in order to perform automatic feedback analysis of the requirements of pick-and package • ULMA MANUTENCION S. COOP.
http://www.inf.uniroma3.it/?lang=en actions (e.g. to regulate the irrigation system) and scenarios in Warehouses and Distribution Centres, • CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
• FERRERO TRADING LUX SA to support the decisions of the agronomists. The and answer to the technology gap that represents • FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER
https://www.ferrero.com ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
proposed SCADA system will be experimentally a market barrier, i.e., the lack of flexible solutions
• UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES • FUNDACION TEKNIKER
http://saas.ulb.ac.be validated in a real-world (1:1 scale) hazelnut that can handle objects of variable size, shape and
• MONDRAGON ASSEMBLY SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA
• UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA orchard located in the Tuscia area (province of weight as well as surface properties and stiffness.
http://www.unitus.it/en/dipartimento/dafne • TOFAS TURK OTOMOBIL FABRIKASI ANONIM SIRKETI
Viterbo, Italy).
• UNIVERSITÄT TRIER EXPECTED IMPACT
http://www.uni-trier.de/index.php?id=11839&L=2
EXPECTED IMPACT The project will:
• SIGMA CONSULTING SRL
http://www.sigmaconsulting.it The proposed SCADA will acquire information at COORDINATOR
the resolution of the single plant. This will allow • focus on high volume with high variability Oier Alvarez
to dramatically increase the detection of limiting • realize a force sensitive tactile sensor array with oalvarez@ulmahandling.com
factors for each individual plant, such as lack of a spatial sensor resolution of up to 1mm
COORDINATOR water or pests and diseases affecting the plant • develop a novel multifunctional gripper that will
Andrea Gasparri health, and to react accordingly. This focused enable liſt & grip & accurate positioning
gasparri@dia.uniroma3.it intervention will result in a better average state of • combine several technologies in a new
www.project-pantheon.eu
health of the orchard. The proposed architecture multifunctional handling tool
@ProjectPantheon
has the potential to increase the production of • introduce prediction capabilities to the human
the orchard while being more cost-effective and tracking system
environmentally-friendly. • enrol multiple visual sensors that by means of
efficient 3D reconstruction methods
• integrate perception system in the loop that will
detect instability of the layout or changes in the
position
• achieve error reduction and associated cost
reduction
Call H2020-SFS-2017-1 Call ICT-25-2016-2017
Duration 1 November 2017–31 October 2021 Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020
Project ID 774571 PANTHEON Project ID 780488 PICKPLACE18 EUROPEAN ROBOTICS FORUM NEW HORIZON 2020 ROBOTICS PROJECTS, 2017 19
ROBINS ROMI
ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY FOR INSPECTION OF SHIPS ROBOTICS FOR MICROFARMS
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
The ROBINS project aims at filling the technology All over Europe, young farmers are starting small
and regulatory gaps that today still represent a market farms. They grow a large variety of crops
barrier to the adoption of Robotics and Autonomous on small surfaces (< 5 ha) using mostly organic
Systems (RAS) in activities related to inspection of farming practices. These farms have proven to be
ships, starting from understanding end user’s actual productive, sustainable and economically viable but
needs and expectations and analysing how existing a lot of work is done manually until now, resulting
PARTNERS or near-future technology can meet them. in physically challenging work conditions. ROMI will PARTNERS
• RINA SERVICES S.P.A. (COORDINATOR) develop an open and lightweight robotics platform • INSTITUT D'ARQUITECTURA AVANCADA DE
www.rina.org Robotics technology: for these microfarms: CATALUNYA
• LLOYD’S REGISTER www.lr.org https://iaac.net/
• Improve the ability of RAS in sensing and probing; 1. develop and bring to the market an affordable,
• FLYABILITY SA www.flyability.com • SONY EUROPE LIMITED
• Improve capabilities in navigation and localization multi-purpose, land-based robot, https://www.csl.sony.fr
• GE INSPECTION ROBOTICS AG in confined spaces, access to and mobility within 2. develop a weeding app for this robot adapted to
Inspection-robotics.com • FRANCE EUROPE INNOVATION
the environment; organic microfarms, http://www.france-europe-innovation.fr/
• OPEN CASCADE SA
www.opencascade.com • Improve safety and dependability of RAS in haz- 3. apply advanced 3D plant analysis and modelling • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN
INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE
• UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS ardous, harsh and dirty environments; techniques to in-field data acquisition, https://www.inria.fr/
www.uib.eu • Provide new tools for image and data processing 4. integrate these analysis techniques in the robot • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
• UNIVERSITÀ DI GENOVA (3D models, VR/AR environments); for plant monitoring, http://www.cnrs.fr/
www.unige.it
• Provide the same level of information as obtained 5. integrate these techniques also in the drone N-E- • HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET ZU BERLIN
• FAYARD A/S www.fayard.dk https://www.hu-berlin.de
by direct human observation for the assessment R-O for multi-scale crop monitoring,
• SHIPS SURVEYS AND SERVICES S.R.L. • SCEA PÉPINIÈRES CHATELAIN
www.sssdam.com of inspected structures. 6. extend the robot with adaptive learning techniques
http://www.pepinieres-chatelain.com/
• GLAFCOS MARINE LTD. to improve sensorimotor control,
www.glafcos-marine.com Rules and Regulations: 7. test the effectiveness of our solution in real-world
• Provide a framework for the assessment of equiv- field conditions.
alence between the outcomes of RAS-assisted COORDINATOR
COORDINATOR inspections and traditional inspection procedures; EXPECTED IMPACT Mr Jonathan Minchin
• Define criteria, testing procedures and metrics for IMPACT 1: Greatly save time and reduces painful info@romi-project.eu
RINA Services S.p.A.
the evaluation of RAS performance; work for market farmers, and increase their http://www.romi-project.eu
alessandro.grasso@rina.org
enrico.carrara@rina.org • Design, implement and assess a testing environ- productivity
ment where repeatable tests and measurements IMPACT 2: ROMI will help thousands of small
of RAS performance can be carried out; European farms to make the transition to organic
• Improve confidence in technology capabilities by farming and stop their use of toxic substances.
means of test campaigns to be performed both IMPACT 3: Better crop planning, an increased
in the testing facilities and onboard. productivity for microfarms, and a higher food
security for our society thanks to the temporal
analysis of the plant architecture combined with plant
EXPECTED IMPACT population statistics to provide more precise feedback
• Wide scale adoption of RAS technology in marine on expected crop yields and harvesting dates.
industry IMPACT 4: Stimulate the development of new
• Improved safety in ship surveys applications by third parties (open hardware model)
• Economic advantages and to drive the future innovations and economies
✓ new supply chain and new potential markets by delivering a highly innovative, accessible, re-
particularly beneficial for SMEs; usable, marketable robot for microfarms and
✓ new services and products for data processing market farms.
and knowledge management; IMPACT 5: A paradigm shiſt in developmental
✓ reduction of costs related to inspection activities; genetics and more generally in plant research
✓ improvement in the quality and variety of focusing on aerial tissues by allowing testing of
inspection services; research hypothesis in real culture conditions.
✓ new certification schemes for equipment, Farmers running micro-farms can thus contribute
Call ICT-25-2016-2017 operators and procedures. to research aiming at understanding plant growth Call H2020-SFS-2017-1
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020 and development. Duration 1 November 2017–31 October 2021
Project ID 779776 ROBINS Project ID 773875 ROMI20 EUROPEAN ROBOTICS FORUM NEW HORIZON 2020 ROBOTICS PROJECTS, 2017 21
SARAS SCIROC
SMART AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC EUROPEAN ROBOTICS LEAGUE (PLUS) SMART CITIES
ASSISTANT SURGEON ROBOT COMPETITIONS
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
The goal of SARAS is to develop the next-generation • to demonstrate and showcase the best of Europe-
of surgical robotic systems that will allow a single an Robotics to both public and industry audiences,
surgeon to execute Robotic Minimally Invasive • to extend and develop the European Robotics
Surgery (R-MIS) without the need of an expert League (ERL) into smart cities, and hence accel-
assistant surgeon. The robot developed by the SARAS erate and advance real world robotics,
PARTNERS project will be called solo-surgery system and will • to underpin the ERL with high quality & proven PARTNERS
• UNIV. OF VERONA consist of a pair of cooperating and autonomous standard tests and specifications for component • UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL
http://www.univr.it/ robotic arms holding the surgical instruments. tasks and functions, www.uwe.ac.uk
• UNIV. OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA • to increase the attractiveness of participation in • HOCHSCHULE BONN-RHEIN-SIEG
https://www.unimore.it/ www.h-brs.de
Objective 1: Translation of medical knowledge into the ERL both for industrial and research com-
• UNIV. OF FERRARA • CENTER FOR ADVANCED AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES
http://www.unife.it/ an engineering formalism easy to be interpreted by petitors, and http://www.catec.aero
• OSPEDALE SAN RAFFAELE the autonomous system. • to build a sustainable ERL. • NATO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION
http://www.hsr.it/ Objective 2: Design of a perception module able to - CENTRE FOR MARITIME RESEARCH AND
EXPLORATION
• UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA infer the status of the procedure and the actions EXPECTED IMPACT www.sto.nato.int
https://www.upc.edu/
performed by the main surgeon. IMPACT 1: Strengthen collaboration between • EUROBOTICS
• UNIV. OF DUNDEE
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/ Objective 3: Design of a cognitive control module diverse robotics communities by organising www.eu-robotics.net
• OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY which makes decisions about the robot future actions. workshops/camps/summer schools which bring • ASSOCIACAO DO INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/ together students and researchers from different PARA A INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO
ist-id.pt
• MEDINEERING GMBH EXPECTED IMPACT robotics communities (service, industry and search
• OPEN UNIVERSITY
http://www.medineering.de/ SARAS platform is designed to both complement & rescue), and by promoting the take-up of common www.open.ac.uk
• ACMIT GMBH any existing and future surgical robotic system functionality benchmarks by different communities.
http://www.acmit.at/ • POLITECNICO DI MILANO
(either teleoperated or not), and to be used alone IMPACT 2: Gain a higher level of European www.polimi.it
for traditional laparoscopic operations performed involvement in standard-making by increasing • SAPIENZA - UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA
www.uniroma1.it
in solo surgery mode. the number and influence of project partners in
COORDINATOR • UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA
standards development www.upc.edu
Dr Riccardo Muradore IMPACT 1: The aim of SARAS is to decrease the cost IMPACT 3: Promote clearer understanding by non-
riccardo.muradore@univr.it per procedure, thus increasing the value of each technical experts, including lawyers, economists, social
www.saras-project.eu surgical robot unit for hospitals that already have it. scientists and policymakers of the impact of robotics
@SarasH2020
IMPACT 2: The SARAS platforms will indeed increase technology, with a special emphasis on stakeholders COORDINATOR
surgeon awareness during laparoscopic operations, in European Smart City environments. Engage with Dr M Studley
thanks to the information exchanged through the general public in multiple ways to achieve greater matthew2.studley@uwe.ac.uk
the new generation multimodal user interface. public awareness and understanding.
Moreover, SARAS will pave the way to the creation
of ad hoc training curricula for junior surgeons in
standard and robotic laparoscopy and for senior
surgeons in robotic laparoscopy
IMPACT 3: Working prototypes of the SARAS
platforms will boost the creation of a European
network for developing autonomous devices working
with teleoperated robots.
IMPACT 3: Working prototypes of the SARAS
platforms will boost the creation of a European
network for developing autonomous devices working
with teleoperated robots.
Call ICT-27-2017 Call ICT-28-2017
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020 Duration 1 February 2018 – 31 January 2022
Project ID 779813 SARAS Project ID 780086 SciRoc22 EUROPEAN ROBOTICS FORUM NEW HORIZON 2020 ROBOTICS PROJECTS, 2017 23
SHEARIOS SPIRIT
WIND TURBINE SHEAROGRAPHY ROBOTIC INSPECTION ON- EUROPEAN ROBOTICS LEAGUE (PLUS) SMART CITIES
BLADE SYSTEM (SHEARIOS) ROBOT COMPETITIONS
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
SheaRIOS is a solution for the Wind Turbine Blades The objective of SPIRIT is to take the step from
(WTBs) inspection industry. A deployment platform programming of robotic inspection tasks to
ascends on the wind turbine tower and deploys configuring such tasks. This includes inspection
a vacuum crawler that carries the shearography tasks that use image-based sensors and require
inspection equipment, on the blade. Our main continuous motion to fully scan a part’s surface.
PARTNERS objectives are: The project aims at PARTNERS
• RTS INTERNATIONAL LTD. • PROFACTOR GMBH
www.rts-international.co.uk • To optimise the shearography system to detect • creating fully automatic offline path planning www.profactor.at
• DEKRA VISATEC GMBH subsurface defects within the WTB methods that ensure collision-free full coverage • IT+ROBOTICS SRL
www.visatec.net/en www.it-robotics.it
• To develop a compact crawler to carry and deploy of the areas to be inspected on the part also for
• EDF ENERGY RENEWABLES LTD. • MARPOSS S.PA.
www.edf-er.com the shearography kit along the WTB surface complex inspection processes. www.marposs.com
• EDF ENERGY R&D UK CENTER LTD. • To integrate the crawler into the robotic platform • developing reactive inline path planning that is • INFRATEC INFRAROTMESSTECHNIK GMBH
www.edfenergy.com/about/research-development • To demonstrate the main functionalities of the able to automatically adjust to small changes in http://de.infratec.eu
• IKNOWHOW INFORMATICS S.A. integrated system on a wind turbine the environment, such as a different part shape • UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
www.iknowhow.com www.dei.unipd.it
• To ensure safety in any possible failure condition or obstacles.
• ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASOCIACION • CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA
(LEITAT) • To prepare a detailed cost-benefit model of the • a seamless mapping of image sensor data to a www.crf.it
www.leitat.org application 3D model of the part. • VOESTALPINE BÖHLER AEROSPACE GMBH & CO KG
• TWI LTD. • generating operational data of inspection robots www.bohler-forging.com
www.twi-global.com in industrial environments. This will include data • FACC OPERATIONS GMBH
EXPECTED IMPACT related to accuracy, cycle times and performance www.facc.com
COORDINATOR IMPACT 1: A highly promising inspection technology, indicators of the integrated system.
Mr. Chris Palmer proven in the ground, will be successfully adapted
chris.palmer@rts-international.co.uk for robotic deployment at heights EXPECTED IMPACT COORDINATOR
IMPACT 2: Fully automated inspection of wind • Reducing the engineering costs for setting up a Mr Christian EITZINGER
turbine blades (WTB) robotic inspection task by 80% Christian.eitzinger@profactor.at
IMPACT 3: Design of a fail proof process for • Creating a soſtware framework that allows the www.spirit-h2020.eu
robotically deployed inspection shiſt from project-based, ad-hoc solutions to a
IMPACT 4: Full area coverage of a WTB for inspection product-based approach.
IMPACT 5: Providing the end-user with timely and • Reducing the barrier when introducing automatic
accurate blade inspection results, enabling cost- inspection systems by aiming at a return of in-
effective decisions on repair and return to service vestment of less than 2-3 years.
IMPACT 6: Reduced wind turbine (WT) downtime • Realizing a potential of several hundred addition-
IMPACT 7: Strengthen confidence in the EU market al robotic installations per year.
on robotic inspection solutions • Helping SMEs to reach out to worldwide markets
by providing a proven framework for inspection
robots.
Call ICT-25-2016-2017 Call H2020-ICT-25-2016-2017
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020 Duration 1 January 2018 – 28 February 2021
Project ID 780662 SheaRIOS Project ID 779431 SPIRIT24 EUROPEAN ROBOTICS FORUM NEW HORIZON 2020 ROBOTICS PROJECTS, 2017 25
ROBOT UNION TERRINET
STIMULATE SCALEUPS TO DEVELOP NOVEL AND THE EUROPEAN ROBOTICS RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
CHALLENGING TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS APPLICABLE NETWORK
TO NEW MARKETS FOR ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES The TERRINet Project aims at establishing the
The main goal of Robot Union is to stimulate SMEs in first and only European world-class Robotics
the robotics sector to develop novel and challenging Research Infrastructure, able to offer best quality
technology and systems applicable to new markets. infrastructures, excellent research services and top-
level training to a variety of users.
PARTNERS To this purpose Robot Union will create a leading PARTNERS
• FUNDINGBOX ACCELERATOR SP. Z O.O. pan-European accelerator programme in Robotics, Specific objectives: • SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E
https://fundingbox.com/ to support European Robotics companies to disrupt DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA
• TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY https://www.santannapisa.it/
new markets in 4 domains: Manufacturing, Agrifood, 1. To enable different European and international users
http://www.vtt.fi/ • COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX
Healthcare and Civil Infrastructure. (researchers, entrepreneurs, students, …) to obtain ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
• DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
https://www.dti.dk/ easy access to cutting-edge robotic equipment to http://www.cea.fr/
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT EXPECTED IMPACT fully exploit their research potential and multiply • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
https://www.tudelft.nl/ http://www.cnrs.fr/index.php
IMPACT 1: 2,590 SMEs reached. their impact on research and innovation;
• TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION • KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE
IMPACT 2: 300 proposals submitted to 2 open calls 2. To serve as a multi-disciplinary, trans-national https://www.kit.edu/
https://www.tecnalia.com/
in the four domains. and unique environment to facilitate cross- • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
• PRZEMYSŁOWY INSTYTUT AUTOMATYKI I POMIARÓW
http://piap.pl/ IMPACT 3: 40 scaleups selected, 20 per open call. fertilization of ideas and sharing of excellent https://www.tum.de/
• INTERNERSIA S.L. https://www.isdi.education IMPACT 4: 20 scaleups in the research and product scientific research; • FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
development acceleration progress 3. To encourage European robotics research https://www.iit.it/it/
• BLUMORPHO SAS https://www.blumorpho.COM/
IMPACT 5: 16 scaleups in the live due diligence. institutions and industry to closely work together • UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE https://www.utwente.nl/
• FUNDACIO BARCELONA MOBILE WORLD CAPITAL
http://mobileworldcapital.com IMPACT 6: 8 scaleups getting additional private by carrying out collaborative experiments with • UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA
https://www.upc.edu/ca
• MANUFACTURING ACADEMY OF DENMARK investment and go to market. the goal of fostering the potential of industrial
http://www.made.dk/ • UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA http://www.us.es/
IMPACT 7: Accelerator toolkit and social innovation, to build up new research • ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
• FERROVIAL SERVICIOS SA
http://www.ferrovial.com/es/lineas-de-negocio/
IMPACT 8: 100% cooperation with other EU projects excellence and bring technology forward. https://www.epfl.ch/
ferrovial-servicios/ and initiatives. • UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL
• FEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE EMPRESAS DE EXPECTED IMPACT http://www.uwe.ac.uk/
TECNOLOGÍA SANITARIA IMPACT on Science: the progress of science-based • IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND
www.fenin.es/ MEDICINE https://www.imperial.ac.uk/
Robotics will be accelerated and new scientific
• ODENSE SEED AND VENTURE • UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI https://www.uni-lj.si/
www.odenseseedandventure.dk challenges will be pursued following the paradigm
• CEMI SERVICES LTD. [CHRYSALIX] of “Robotics for Science”.
www.chrysalix.com
IMPACT on Technology: fundamental technological COORDINATOR
challenges will be faced coherently with the paradigm Prof. Paolo Dario
“Science for Robotics” and novel and more disruptive paolo.dario@santannapisa.it
COORDINATOR approaches will be experimentally taken in pursuing www.terrinet.eu
Mr Roi Rodríguez de Bernardo the vision for the robotics of the future.
roi.rodriguez@fundingbox.com
robotunion.fundingbox.com IMPACT on Society: The TERRINet Project will
contribute to materialize a new vision of Society
and Welfare based on new Robotic Science and
Technology.
IMPACT on Economy: the support of the Research
Infrastructure will foster a new wave of economic
growth in Europe, by boosting the progress of this
job-generating technology and by capitalizing on the
European solid tradition in manufacturing.
Call ICT-27-2017 Call H2020-INFRAIA-2017-1-two-stage
Duration 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020 Duration 1 December 2017–30 November 2021
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