Description du projet
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Le dernier kilomètre est l’étape la plus importante dans le processus de livraison à domicile du commerce électronique. Toutefois, malgré leur amélioration constante, les services de transport font toujours face à certaines difficultés. Défaut de livraison, articles endommagés, coûts non durables pour la livraison, congestion du trafic et pollution ne sont que quelques-uns des problèmes qui affectent les consommateurs finaux, les entreprises, la société et l’environnement. L’objectif du projet ELIPORT, financé par l’UE, consiste à proposer un système intelligent de solutions aux défis actuels liés au dernier kilomètre de la livraison. Le projet exclura toute intervention humaine en introduisant une flotte de robots autonomes au sol qui se déplaceront entre le point de retrait et le point de livraison, et en automatisant le processus de retrait.
Objectif
Despite rapid advancements in the way that we receive packages, current last mile delivery solutions are still antiquated in comparison to the technology that has been deployed in other sectors of the industry. This causes PROBLEMS: for end consumers (failed deliveries, damaged items), for businesses (unsustainable costs for delivery) and for society and the environment (traffic congestion, pollution).
To solve this, Eliport is creating a fleet of AUTONOMOUS ground-based ROBOTS. They will travel in pedestrian spaces in order to cover the distance between the pick-up point (e.g final logistics point) and the drop-off point (e.g the customer’s home). The robot will be intelligent because software will allow it to do its delivery duties, orient in the environment and be a smart participant in human traffic.
We are also developing a delivery receptacle. This trunk or gate system will be installed at/in customer’s premises and will only be accessible to Eliport autonomous robots, the intended recipient of the delivery or somebody with a unique code for each trunk/gate (e.g courier, mailman). With this PATENT-PENDING delivery system we are aiming to completely remove the human from the delivery process.
The ELIPORT system has many different potential use cases that vary in technical difficulty: limited open environments such as gated communities, closed industrial environments like warehouses and factories, public industrial environments such as airports and hospitals and finally fully open environments like typical suburban or urban residences. The first target market will be gated-communities in the EU and USA that contain primary residences.
The feasibility will determines three key requirements for further project execution: i) if the market conditions favor ELIPORT, ii) if the solution has reached the maturity needed to proceed to further product development and iii) if the company has the necessary resources to move on to the next phase.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomation
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robots
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinateur
08009 BARCELONA
Espagne
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.