New Horizon of

European

Robotics and

Cognitive Systems

Cécile Huet, Head of Sector

Unit A2 – Robotics

DG CONNECT - Communication Networks, Content and Technology

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

IROS 2013 – New Horizon - IARP JCF 2013 - Tokyo, Japan

History: EU Robotics programme in FP7

(2007–2013)

• More than 100 on-going projects today

• With over 700 partners

• FP7 – Robotics: ~500 M€ funding

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/robotics/projects/areas-projects_en.html

Largest publicly funded robotics programme in the world (civil)

PERCEIVING ACTING

UNDERSTANDING

COGNITIVE

SYSTEMS

&

ROBOTICS

LEARNING

PERCEIVING ACTING

UNDERSTANDING

COGNITIVE

SYSTEMS

&

ROBOTICS

LEARNING

APPLICATION AREASAerialUnderwaterIndustry and

manufacturingProfessional & domesticMedical and rehabilitationMonitoring and surveillance

UNDERSTANDING Recognising InterpretingAdaptingModellingCognitive

architectures

ACTING ManipulatingNavigatingInteractingCollaboratingMonitoring

PERCEIVINGTouchingSeeingHearingAdvanced sensing

Background:

Project Portfolio

"COGNITION"FOR ROBUSTNESS AUTONOMYADAPTIVITY

REAL-WORLD,…

Impact of the EU effort

Substantial addition to the body of knowledge (hundreds if not thousands of publications, papers, presentations etc)

Progress towards deployment in application areas e.g. search & rescue, underwater, surgical, manufacturing,…

Progress towards socio-economic aspect

Raising public awareness(e.g. London Science Museum, European robotics weeks)

European Robotics Week 2013 25th November to the 1st of December

Over 170 activities already registered (Workshops, Laboratory Tours, Competitions, Exhibitions, …)

YOU…. ROBOTOCIST…..WANT TO BE PART OF IT!!

PLEASE REGISTER NOWhttp://www.eu-robotics.net/eurobotics-week/events-2013

Horizon 2020: Strategy

Stronger focus on innovation and bringing research closer to the market

Simplified access for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond

New instruments to foster innovation, for example Pre-Commercial Procurement or the SME Instrument

Three priorities:

- Excellent Science

- Industrial Leadership (this is where robotics will be situated)

- Societal Challenges

But H2020 is also about…

BETTER SYNERGIES BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDING PROGRAMMES Increased coordination and elimination of

Europe's fragmented efforts.

Coordination of initiatives at regional, national and European level is key.

Towards Horizon 2020:

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in robotics

Basic

Research

R&D

Innovation

Uptake

What is a PPP?

European Robotics PPP

Regular meetings

structured dialogue

Private Partner -euRobotics aisbl

● Development of research & development & innovation agenda

● Suggesting call topics, priorities, funding profile

Public Partner● Implementation of R&D&I

agenda

CLEAR SEPARATION OF ROLESPrivate Partner: Strategy

Public Partner: Implementation

The private part is not involved in the selection of

proposals

THE PPP NEEDS ALL THE STAKEHOLDER

IN ROBOTICS

Make the best of robotics in Europe

We need you all to make a difference

H2020

ExcellentScience

Industrialleadership

Societalchallenges

ICT in Industrial Leadership

1. Components and systems2. Next generation computing3. Future Internet4. Content technologies and information

management5. ROBOTICS6. Key Enabling Technologies: Micro- nano-electronics

and photonics

Horizon 2020 – LEIT – Call1 – Overview

CHALLENGE 5: ROBOTICS

Roadmap-based R&D&I in Robotics - 1st Call

Publication: 11 December 2013

Deadline: 23 April 2014

• TYPE of

ACTIVITY

• % fund.

• Size

74M€

ICT23.a - Research & Innovation Actions

PRIORITY Market domains:

manufacturing, commercial, civil, agriculture

RTD: advance key technologies for the priority domains

+ system development

+ shared resources and assessment

R&D - 100%

Small/Large57 M€

ICT23.b - Technology transfer - Robotics use cases

Industrial and service sectors

INNO. - 70%

Small/Large12 M€

ICT23.c - Pre-commercial procurement in robotics

Public safety / environment and infrastructure monitoring

INNO. - 70%

Large5 M€

1. What are you looking for? OVERVIEW

Robotics ICT24.a 50

ICT24.b 12

ICT24.c 12

ICT24.d 5

ICT24.e 4

Bu

Robotics ICT23.a 57 M€

ICT23.b 12 M€

ICT23.c 5

CHALLENGE 5: ROBOTICS

Roadmap-based R&D&I in Robotics - 2st Call

Publication: July 2014

Deadline: 20 January 2015

• TYPE of

ACTIVITY

• % fund.

• Size

83M€

ICT24.a – Research & Innovation Actions

PRIORITY Market domains: healthcare, consumer,

transport

RTD to advance key technologies for priority domains

R&D - 100%

Small/Large

50M€

ICT24.b - Technology transfer

Industry-academia cross-fertilisation

INNO. - 70%

Large

12M€

ICT24.c - Technology transfer

Robotics use cases

INNO. - 70%

Small/Large

12M€

ICT24.d - Pre-commercial procurement in robotics:

healthcare

INNO. - 70%

Large

5M€

ICT24.e - Community building and Robotic

competitions

Coordination

Action

4M€

Horizon 2020 – LEIT – Call2 – Overview

ROBOTICS in LEIT

ICT Horizontal and Cross-Cutting Activities

• CC.1 - Platforms for Connected Smart Objects

Access to Finance

SPACE

FOF 9: ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs (I4MS)

Highly flexible and near-autonomous robotics systems.

FOF6 : Symbiotic HR collaborations for safe and dynamic

multimodal manufacturing systems

FOF 11: Flexible production systems based on integrated tools

for rapid reconfiguration of machinery and robots

Specific Call for Manufacturing, FoF

Modernising Europe's Manufacturing

Capabilities

H2020

ExcellentScience

Industrialleadership

Societalchallenges

H2020 Societal Challenges:

Where is Robotics in the Workprogramme?

SC1Health

Assistiveliving

SC2Food

Marinerobotics

SC3Energy

Construction

SC4Transport

Auton. Vehicle

SC5Climate

SC6Inclusive,

Innovative

SC7Security

ROBOTICS

H2020

ExcellentScience

Industrialleadership

Societalchallenges

ROBOTICS AND COGNITIVE SYSTEMS IN

Part I - Excellent Science

FETPROACT 2: Knowing, doing and being, cognition

beyond problem solving

- Foundational research on future artificial cognitive systems and robots

- Multidisciplinary: knowledge, cognition and related issues (including

embodiment, learning, motivation, autonomy, knowledge,…)

- Takes artificial cognitive systems beyond the level of dull task execution

- Demonstrate robust performances for future robotics systems

- Include all types of robots (including all sizes, shapes and multi-robots)

COMING NEXT

November 6: IROS – HERE! -> JOIN US! From 15:15 to 18:30

Forum on New Horizon of European Robotics and Cognitive Systems

Nov. 6-8 ICT Vilnius, LithuaniaLaunching event

Dec. 12 Publication of the 1st call

Jan. 1st 2014 Horizon 2020 starts

Jan. 13-14/2014 Infoday: Luxembourg

Stay tuned: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/robotics/

Contact: Cecile.huet@ec.europa.eu

YOUTHANK