Bio-inspired Technologies for a Sustainable Marine Ecosystem

Objective

ECOBOTICS.SEA is a future-oriented 4-year research project with a research-driven human-resources training network in its center.
ECOBOTICS.SEA focuses on the research of underwater robotics and biomimetics concepts and technology, targeting problems and needs in the real world that are related to the study of biospheres, species and ecosystems and their preservation.
8 Early-Stage Research Projects (ESRP) compose the research plan. The research to be carried out in these 8 ESRP is organized into 5 scientific work packages. The core of the research activities is constituted by 88 months of secondments within the partner network which are essential for ensuring the required knowledge and know-how transfer between the partners.
The partner network is composed by 3 universities and R&D institutes and 3 companies located in European member states, plus 1 R&D in Third Countries. The consortium is highly interdisciplinary, aggregating excellence from various domains, including robotics,biomimetics for water/underwater systems, automation, biology, ecosystem preservation, entrepreneurship and anthropology applied to species preservation.
Workshops, summer schools and international conferences serve as complementary measures, not only for further stimulating the exchange of knowledge and providing training, namely to the ESRs, but also for achieving the 4 scientific objectives as specified in the proposal. ECOBOTICS.SEA also incorporates a detailed and well defined career and risk management and training towards application-oriented R&D.
Finally, the project is planned to establish an open community that will grow over time and enlarge its impact during and beyond the period of this project, resulting in a lasting, truly international R&D and business network beyond the project’s lifetime.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › robotics
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• social sciences › sociology › governance › crisis management

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.3. - Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge

Topic(s)

• MSCA-RISE-2018 - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

Coordinator

INSTITUTO DE SISTEMAS E ROBOTICA-ASSOCIACAO

Address

Polo Ii Vila Franca
3030 290 Coimbra
Portugal

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 96 600

Participants (5)

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

EU contribution

€ 59 800

Address

Avenida Rovisco Pais 1
1049-001 Lisboa

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

FOBOS SOLUTIONS SL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 55 200

Address

Ctra De Madrid A-55 Km 5,6
36318 Vigo

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EVOLOGICS GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 55 200

Address

Ackerstrasse 76
13355 Berlin

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL

Estonia

EU contribution

€ 82 800

Address

Ehitajate Tee 5
12616 Tallinn

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

TRIDIVISIONS, LDA

Portugal

EU contribution

€ 55 200

Address

Rua Da Quinta Do Cordovao, N3
3020 164 Coimbra

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Partners (1)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY

India

Address

National Institute Of Oceanography
403 004 Panaji

Activity type

Research Organisations