Impact Funding Resources
Boosting development of the FORTIS solution.
This initiative aims to fund innovative projects that enhance collaboration between humans and robots, increasing efficiency, safety, and productivity in industrial environments.
As industries move towards smart manufacturing, the integration of human-robot collaboration is crucial to ensuring safe, efficient, and scalable production processes. FORTIS is committed to advancing next-generation HRI technologies by supporting external innovators with financial resources, technical expertise, and industry collaboration opportunities.
This initiative aims to fund innovative projects that enhance collaboration between humans and robots, increasing efficiency, safety, and productivity in industrial environments.
As industries move towards smart manufacturing, the integration of human-robot collaboration is crucial to ensuring safe, efficient, and scalable production processes. FORTIS is committed to advancing next-generation HRI technologies by supporting external innovators with financial resources, technical expertise, and industry collaboration opportunities.
Start Date01 Apr 2025 End Date04 Jun 2025 Funding AmountEUR 250k Funding Resource TypeGrant
Funding ProviderFORTIS
Grant
FORTIS
This initiative aims to fund innovative projects that enhance collaboration between humans and robots, increasing efficiency, safety, and productivity in industrial environments.
As industries move towards smart manufacturing, the integration of human-robot collaboration is crucial to ensuring safe, efficient, and scalable production processes. FORTIS is committed to advancing next-generation HRI technologies by supporting external innovators with financial resources, technical expertise, and industry collaboration opportunities.
Who should apply?
• Research and technology organizations (RTOs) and universities working on advancing the state-of-the-art technologies to assist in the understanding, coordination and adaptation of robots, and understanding and developing human behaviour analysis techniques.
• Mid-caps, small and medium companies (SMEs) and startups developing solutions for human and robot interaction.
Eligible Activities
Projects should focus on one of the following topics and/or subtopics:
Topic 1: Activity Recognition
1.1 Human Activity Recognition Using Non-wearable
1.2 Human Activity Recognition Using Wearable Sensors
Topic 2: Long-term memory
2.1 Memory Consolidation and Forgetting Mechanisms
2.2 Lifelong and Continual Learning for Personalized Adaptation
Topic 3: Enhancing Robotic Intelligibility Through Directional Audio and
Visual Effects
3.1 Spatialized and Adaptive Audio for Robot Communication
3.2 Visual Cues for Enhanced Intelligibility
Topic 4: Multimodality semantic segmentation/perception
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be based in EU Member States, H2020-associated countries, and Overseas Countries and Territories linked to Member States.
Additional eligibility requirements:
• SMEs, universities, and research institutions are eligible.
• Non-industry partners cannot exceed 30% of the total project budget.
• Conflict of interest rules apply.
