The CTC Technology Centre is set to address two major technological challenges within the FABRICARE project: developing algorithms that enable the use of mobile robots in both indoor and outdoor environments and integrating simulators and navigation tools for mobile robots into digital twins. This initiative, which recently kicked off, is an excellent training opportunity aimed at enhancing participant skills in smart manufacturing within collaborative environments.

The project was launched at the CEIT Technology Centre Association’s facilities in San Sebastian. In addition to the hosts and CTC, other participants include the Metal-Mechanical, Furniture, Wood, Packaging and Related Technologies Institute (Instituto Tecnológico Metalmecánico, Mueble, Madera, Embalaje y afines, AIDIMME), IKERLAN and the Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation (TECNALIA).

In this setting, CTC outlined their approach to overcoming the challenges associated with the localisation and navigation of autonomous mobile robots during collaborative tasks in industrial environments. In this regard, a primary focus of the research will be on making robotic agents adaptable to environmental changes, enabling their operation in both indoor and outdoor settings.

Achieving stability is critical for establishing a robust navigation system capable of effective route planning and obstacle avoidance and adeptly handling unexpected physical phenomena or extreme operational conditions that could affect its functionality.

During the collaborative session, the consortium members shared their project objectives and defined the subsequent actions to be taken.

Following the session, all participants had the opportunity to tour the facilities of CEIT, the project coordinator, where they were introduced to capabilities and technologies directly related to the project’s goals.

FABRICARE, an acronym for ‘Fabricación colABorativa, seguRa e Inteligente mediante interfaCes Avanzados, Robótica y gEmelos digitales’ [‘Collaborative, Secure and Intelligent Manufacturing through Advanced Interfaces, Robotics, and Digital Models’], is a project funded with €3.47 million from the ‘Cervera Grants for Technology Centres 2023 – NGEU‘ call. This initiative is part of Investment 5, ‘Knowledge Transfer’, within Component 17 of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.