Robotics and Automation

Creation of new sensors and tools for advanced and sustainable sewage management. The 4SM project aims to address the main challenges presented by sewage management through the digitisation of its networks. The project will explore sewage energy recovery and develop highly innovative methods for corrosion, toxicity and odor control, enhancing the capabilities of available monitoring tools. The results of the 4SM project will maximise the functionality of water management services in cities, contributing to the reduction of environmental impact, the alarm against the risk of floods, the resilience of infrastructures against climate change, the efficient use [...]

Research and development on the new technological challenges required by an electromechanical device. The OSC ROBOT project researches and develops solutions to the latest challenges presented by collaborative robots, depending on the changing needs of the manufacturer in different environments (food, health, metallurgy, etc.). The project is divided into 3 main objectives: Creation of a super low cost robot for developers, training centers and producers (makers) that simulates as much as possible each part of an industrial robot, but simplified to the minimum expression to get users of this device. Creation of a web platform that [...]

Use of Big Data to optimize the volume of wine production. The PREDIVÍ project aims to improve decision-making related to wine harvests through Big Data. The growing variability of the volume and quality of wine production means that the investment of resources and the dedication of technical teams to obtain harvest predictions is also increasing. Currently, the technical teams use multiple systems (sampling, maturation controls, gauging, etc.) to ascertain in advance the aforementioned variables of volume and optimal harvest time, but the reliability of the results that these systems provide has a lot of potential for [...]

Development of safe, cost-effective agricultural mobile robots with smart precision spraying tools, mainly directed at vineyards but applicable to all permanent crops. The SCORPION project develops modular autonomous robots to bring value to small-size agricultural machinery through its automation and optimization of spraying tasks by novel ecological approaches, thereby reducing downtime costs, soil compaction, and human exposure to chemicals. The modular design used within the project considers the scalability of functions, allowing robots to further perform tasks such as pruning and harvesting, while being compliant on existing and future agricultural interoperability standards. Eurecat participates in the [...]

Development of innovative AI-based solutions with the objective to optimise hospital processes and to improve the quality of patient care. The AICCELERATE project develops a cloud-based tool and combines Artificial Intelligence and autonomous robotics with the aim of promoting a state-of-the-art hospital model that incorporates new services and processes to intensive care units, surgical rooms and rooms, ranging from functions related to the logistics and transportation of medicines to disinfection, among others. Nowadays, most Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions applied to the health sector are limited to isolated applications. For this reason, scalable models that address data [...]

Aerial Robotic training for the next generation of European infrastructure and asset maintenance technologies. Currently, industrial sectors such as energy, transport, oil and gas, and chemical industries spend considerable amounts of resources to ensure their assets’ operational integrity. For that reason, alternative approaches for inspection and maintenance are urgently needed both to cut costs and reduce accidents associated to operation and maintenance. The AERO-TRAIN project is working to solve this problem throughout the development and validation of novel aerial robotic technologies and particularly, new approaches focused to improve the robustness of aerial manipulators under conditions that [...]

A highly modular and collaborative autonomous ground robot for assisting construction workers on the transportation of heavy materials. The COBOLLEAGUE project develops an innovative highly modular, collaborative and autonomous ground robot with the objective to assist construction workers on the transportation of heavy tools and materials, enhancing their safety and increasing productivity of building tasks. The innovation promoted by COBOLLEAGUE has the objective to implement a supportive collaborative tool that shall interact naturally with the worker in a changing environment and to explore the possibilities that a robot in a construction site can provide in terms [...]

Creation and implementation of robotics farming and agricultural solutions to protect crops. The Robs4Crops project aims to address and resolve the organizational and technological challenges associated with robotic farming’s widespread adoption. By building upon the existing agricultural machine, standards and best practices, the project shapes and delivers a fully autonomous system, ready for large-scale commercial trials. The innovative robotic farming solution developed by the project will be demonstrated at scale pilots in four European countries and consists of three elements: smart implements, autonomous vehicles and the farming controller. Robs4Crops reduces the dependency of farmers on hired [...]

Operational Platform to manage a fleet of semi-autonomous drones exploiting GNSS high Accuracy and Authentication to improve security and safety in port areas. The PASSport project designs and develops a new solution extending the situational awareness based on aerial fixed/rotary wing and underwater drones with the objective to improve safety in docklands. The innovation promoted by the project aims to complement the current platforms by expanding the surveillance perimeter through a fleet of drones that provide operational support to the recognition, management and analysis of aspects related to security and other daily operations, paying special attention [...]

Study and analysis of the problem of the use of the workspace by robot arms or mobile robots and their collaboration with workers. The Robots on Factory project includes the design of robots with the aim of making them more suitable for spaces of small and medium-sized industries, as well as the implementation and learning of forms of movement and navigation that are safe for humans. The Robotics and Automation Unit of Eurecat participates in the project by developing an external tissue (skin) that detects the proximity of the operator and allows direct human-robot interaction. In [...]

Assets4Rail project applies cutting-edge technology such as ground penetrating radar, artificial vision and autonomous vehicles to monitor possible defects of the tunnels, as well as the geography and wear of the roads and the noise and vibrations of the bridges with the purpose of obtaining more secure and profitable infrastructures and vehicles. For the improvement of vehicles, Assets4Rail applies radiofrequency identification technology (RFID) for the identification of problems associated with rolling stock failures. The Robotics and Automation Unit participates within this project providing a fully autonomous aerial vehicle which is able to map the environment while [...]

Development of a new smart integrated Robotics system based on dynamic manufacturing processes and addressed to SMEs controlled by Internet of Things (IoT). The HORSE project has the objective to leap forward in the manufacturing industry proposing a new flexible model of smart factory involving collaboration of humans, robots, Autonomous Guided Vehicles and machinery to realise industrial tasks in an efficient manner. The novel approaches promoted by the project are the integration of concepts such as (physical) human-robot interaction, intuitive human-machine interfaces, and interaction between different robots and machines into an integrated environment with pre-existing machines [...]

Increase of the circularity of spent batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles and development of new identification protocols to give a new use for second-life batteries. The RECIBIL project promotes and increases the circularity of spent batteries from hybrid and electric vehicles and develops new identification protocols for second-life batteries, with life cycle analyzes. The project aims to help the different decision-maker agents (car manufacturers, second-life battery users, recycling companies, etc.), in the end-of-life management process of the electric vehicle fleet that is expected to be deployed at European and global level in the coming years, [...]

New European network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) to stimulate the implementation of high robotic technologies and Artificial Intelligence in the agri-food industry. The AgROBOfood project develops a network, formed by universities, research centres and innovative companies with the objective of create innovation ecosystems at local and regional level in the field of robotics applied to agri-food sector. AgROBOfood network is oriented to foster the sharing of information facilities and best practices for an effective adoption of tech robotic concepts in the agri-food sector and demonstrating their applicability under practical circumstances, in order to increase the [...]

A Pan-European network of 26 robotics Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) to promote and accelerate the knowledge and technology exchange among the different centres and facilitate the adoption of the latest robotic technologies in the field of Agile Production. The DIH2 project believes in the power of robotics to transform the agility of manufacturing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and facilitates the connection that will enable agile production in factories where speed and versatility are essential to satisfy customer demand. DIH2, which has the objective to grow this network to over 170 DIHs by 2022, improves [...]