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Autonomous Robotic Inspection and Manipulation via Elastic Hybrid Vision-Language-Action (EH-VLA) models

Objective

"Europe’s critical infrastructure faces a dual crisis: a projected 7-million-worker shortage by 2030 and hazardous manual maintenance. While autonomous robotics currently support monitoring, the transition from ""seeing"" to ""doing"" remains the final frontier. Energy Robotics, Europe’s leader in autonomous inspection, is bridging this gap via the ARIM project. ARIM introduces a modular Physical AI software stack that integrates real-time perception, reasoning, and safe physical intervention (Sense-Think-Act). By adding ""Act"" capabilities to a hardware-agnostic platform, we transform robots and humanoids into autonomous maintenance workmates capable of complex tasks in harsh environments. This represents a fundamental reconfiguration of industrial reliability and sovereignty. By bridging the gap between digital perception and physical execution, ARIM significantly contributes to securing Europe’s energy future and solving the structural labor deficit."

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-EIC - HORIZON EIC Grants

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2026-AIC

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Coordinator

ENERGY ROBOTICS GMBH
Net EU contribution
€ 300 000,00
Address
HILPERTSTRASSE 31
64295 Darmstadt
Germany
SME
Yes
Region
Hessen Darmstadt Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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