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    FORTIS Open Call #2: Pushing towards the deployment of FORTIS and Exploiting the FORTIS solution in other key sectors

    Closing soon · 18 daysLive official EU data

    Run by Multi-Modal and Multi-Aspect Holistic Human-Robot Interaction · TRL 4 to 7 · Needs partners

    4 Nov 2026
    Deadline
    €250k
    Per company
    €3.1M
    Total for all companies

    What this call funds

    This call funds small consortia that want to integrate new technologies into the FORTIS human robot collaboration framework or adapt the FORTIS solution to new sectors like agriculture, healthcare, events or retail. Projects should start with a working prototype and bring it to a near final, field tested stage within ten months. Funding comes as grants of up to 250,000 euros per project, depending on the topic chosen.

    robotics automation · internet of things · extended reality · digital twins · sme scaleup · deep tech

    Who wins this

    A small consortium of universities, research organisations, SMEs, startups or mid-caps, including at least one SME, that wants to integrate or transfer robotics and human robot interaction technology into the FORTIS ecosystem or a new application sector.

    Could you win this call?

    Only the website is required.

    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €250k
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    Cascade funding
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium: at least 2 partners.
    Eligible applicants
    university, research organisation, mid-cap, SME, startup, end-user
    Funding rate
    100% for non-profit entities, 70% for SMEs and for-profit entities
    Also required
    Lifetime cumulative funding per legal entity across OC#1 and OC#2 is capped at 200,000 euros, and non-industry partner budget cannot exceed 30% of total project budget; Topic OC#2.1 requires 3 entities from at least 2 countries while Topic OC#2.2 allows 2 entities from a single country.
    Sectors
    AI/ML · Deep Tech · Manufacturing · Aerospace
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand

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