Funding:
HAZITEK Program. SPRI, Basque Government
Co-financed by the Basque Government and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020 (FEDER).
Project:
“Universal components for MOdular Robotics for Space, Industrial and Medical Applications” and acronym “UMOR”.
File No.: ZE-2023/00012
Project information:
Start and end date:
Start: April 1, 2023
End: December 31, 2025
Overall budget:
€4.205.758,85
Coordinator:
SENER AEROESPACIAL S.A.
Number of participants:
11
Description and objectives:
As defined in the “European Roadmap and Activities for Space Exploitation of Robotics and Autonomy”, robotics is a branch of engineering involving the conception, design, manufacture and operation of robots, which overlaps with electronics, computer science, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, nanotechnology and bioengineering. In this sense, space robotics and advanced technologies are an integral part of the ongoing exploration of the universe and constitute a large and diverse group of interacting modular systems that perform a myriad of tasks. However, the operation of robotic arms in orbit for manipulation and reconfiguration is complex and performed under extreme conditions, requiring extremely precise handling and inspection elements to perform the tasks on the modular space systems, which has led both the European Commission and the European Space Agency to push for new developments for robotic systems in space.
In relation to industrial robotics, this sector is one of the most demanding in the market, both in terms of the technical features required and the final quality that manufacturers demand of the products, without neglecting the safety of the end user in any case. In addition, robotic support systems require increasingly more precise systems to improve the resolution in the treatment of illnesses.
The International Federation of Robotics shows in its latest report that it has reached the figure of 3.5 million industrial robotic systems operating in factories around the world, 10% more than in 2021, placing Spain in the 10th position worldwide and establishing among the 6 main areas of application of robotic service systems, health, hospital care and maintenance and inspection work.
In this context, the UMOR project arises, with the main objective of researching and developing new modular components and technological solutions for application in the collaborative precision robotic systems of the future for space, industrial and health applications. To this end, the technological training of the companies in the consortium will enable the development of new mechatronic components, new sensors and advanced positioning systems and new technologies for data analysis and anomaly detection in critical environments.
Participants:
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:
- SENER AEROESPACIAL S.A.
- GESTAMP SERVICIOS S.A.
- DANOBAT S. COOP.
- FAGOR AUTOMATION S.COOP.
- ELECTROTÉCNICA ALAVESA S.L.
- GOGOA MOBILITY ROBOTS S.L.
RESEARCH CENTERS:
- UPV/EHU
- FAGOR AOTEK S. COOP.
- AUTOTECH ENGINEERING
- IDEKO S. COOP.
- CEIT