Robotics: Autonomous or semi-autonomous UGV systems to supplement skills for use in hazardous environments

The call is aimed at projects that contribute Robotics: Autonomous or semi-autonomous UGV systems to supplement skills for use in hazardous environments

Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes:

Broad acceptance of autonomous systems by first responders and affected people in civil protection;
Higher safety and security standards for operational forces working in hazardous environments;
Get ahead of future shortcomings of trained first responder personnel by increasing first responder efficiency (less personnel do more work in shorter time);
Increased ability to conduct on-scene operations remotely without endangering first responders;
European robotics industry is strengthened through engagement in the civil protection research as well as an economic and political advantage through building up know-how for innovative technologies;
Reduction of false positive readouts from various sensors carried by robots.

Applications must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal electronic
submission system (accessible via the topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section).
Paper submissions are NOT possible.

Applications must include a plan for the exploitation and dissemination of results
including communication activities, unless provided otherwise in the specific call
conditions.

the limit for a full application is
45 pages

Unless otherwise provided for in the specific call conditions, only legal entities forming a
consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes, as
beneficiaries, three legal entities independent from each other and each established in a
different country as follows:
-at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and
-at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member
States or Associated Countries.