European Commission s objectives for supporting robotics in Europe

European Commission s objectives for supporting robotics in Europe Dr. Uwe Haass

From FP7 to H2020 FP7 2007 2013 H2020 2014 2020 7th Framework Programme Horizon 2020 Structured with technology topics such as aeronautics, biology, energy, ICT, etc. 54 billion funding Single Programme, stronger on Innovation, from Research to Market. 70 billion funding Structured in 3 Pillars: Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 2

Robotics Funding 7th Framework Programme Horizon 2020 ICT: "Robotics and Cognitive Systems" Closing the "Perceiving Understanding Acting" loop More than 100 projects 700 partners 80 million annual funding ICT: Mainly PPP Robotics SPARC Under Industrial Leadership 700 million total funding 2 Calls passed, next one under preparation Outside ICT: marginal funding Outside ICT: funding not marginal Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 3

SPARC Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Robotics required the establishment of a legal entity on the private side : the association eurobotics AISBL in Brussels SPARC: European Robotics PPP Private Partner - eurobotics AISBL Draft the roadmap and suggestions for Calls (R&D&I agenda) European Commission = Public Partner Implementation of R&D&I agenda Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 4

History of SPARC Launch of SPARC on 3 June 2014 during Opening Session of AUTOMATICA Trade Fair in Munich 17 Sep. 2012: Founding of eurobotics AISBL Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 5

Why Robotics? Growth in world market: worldwide revenues today 22bn, between double and triple by 2020. Impact on manufacturing Manufacturing industry vital (including re industrialisation ) Commission s target: 20% of GDP by 2020 Growing opportunities for SMEs (H R Collaboration) Societal impact: demographic change, health and well being, food production, transport and security, Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 6

Key figures of SPARC 700m EUR from EC 2.1bn from EU Industry Largest civilian robotics programme in the world Programme based on European Roadmap for Robotics developed by private partner (Association). Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 7

228 eurobotics AISBL Member Organisations Legend: Industry (69) Research (125) Associate (11) eurobotics AISBL Status: 12 March 2015 Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 8

Examples of robots from Member organisations Work: robot as companion of human workers (ABB) Health: robots support logistics in hospitals (Bluebotics) Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 9

Civil Applications Safety: Fire Extinguishing Robot (Robocluster Denmark) Services: Cleaning (Siemens) Inspection (Alstom) Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 10

Robots in Transport and Logistics Transport: automatic driving and parking (ETH Zürich) Logistics: loading/unloading of a container with mixed objects (UAS Reutlingen) Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 11

Robots for Waste Disposal and Decommissioning Waste Disposal (City of Peccioli, SSSA) Decommissioning (Snake Arm Robots of OC Robotics dismantle pipes) Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 12

Robots under Water and on Fields Underwater Robot to prevent accidents off shore (subsea 7) Robot for Precision Farming (Bosch, Amazone) Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 13

2 Documents members produce with support from the whole community High level document SRA Technical detail, updated each year Multi annual Roadmap, MAR 17 Sept. 2012, Leuven Roadmapping Workshop Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 14

Topic Groups of eurobotics AISBL Example of Communication between Topic Groups Market Domains Environment/ Agriculture Shape Civil Underwater Healthcare (Surgery, Nano/Micro Hospitals, Field Rehabilitation etc.) Aerial Industrial Robots Space Maintenance and Bio inspired Inspection Telerobotics Mining Others Grasping Systems Robot Companions Benchmarking Systems Engineering Standardisation Technologies Artificial Intelligence Navigation Natural Interaction Materials Perception Mechatronics Others Society Ethics, legal Education Entrepreneurship Innovation and Value Chains Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 15

ICT 23 2014 Robotics CHALLENGE 5: ROBOTICS Roadmap based R&D&I in Robotics 1 st Call Publication: 11 December 2013 Deadline: 23 April 2014 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 ICT23.b Technology transfer Robotics use cases Industrial and service sectors ICT23.c Pre commercial procurement in robotics Public safety / environment and infrastructure monitoring TYPE of ACTIVITY % fund. Size R&D 100% Small/Large INNO. 70% Small/Large INNO. 70% Large 74M 57 M 12 M 5 M Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 16

9 Dec 2014: Recommendations for 2016/2017 passed General Assembly of eurobotics AISBL Discussions with European Commission during 2015 Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 18

Beyond SPARC (1): Robotics and Regions European Regional Development Funds ERDF Smart Specialisation of regions: more investment in infrastructure for innovation Total 325bn 2014 2020 New! Possible to combine ERDF and H2020 funds Suggestion for Robotics: build around existing technology transfer centres, create new ones for robotics Build regional networks: start ups, universities, existing industry, local SMEs, local authorities etc. Sharing physical infrastructure (also idea of ECHORD++ RIFs!) Using local competencies (agriculture, textile and shoe industries, ) Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 19

Beyond SPARC (2): Robotics and Jobs Populist studies suggest that more than 50% of all jobs get lost ( due to AI and robotics ) These studies ignore qualifications, skills, migration, education, length of innovation processes, demographic development etc. SPARC is expected to create 240,000 jobs in Europe European Commission is alerted and Directors of DG EMPL are planning to launch in depth studies on loss/gains of jobs, and, if possible, use European Social Funds (ESF) to create jobs in, and with, robotics. Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 20

Beyond SPARC (3) Other Funding: H2020 Industrial Leadership: FoF. Factory of the Future CC Cross Cutting Activities: Smart Objects, Environments COMPET..Space Robotics (Coordination Action)

Beyond SPARC (4) Other Funding: H2020 Societal Challenges: SC1 Health Assistive living SC2 Food Marine robotics SC3 Energy Const ruction SC4 Transport Auton. Vehicle SC5 Climate SC6 Inclusive, Innovative SC7 Security Robotics Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 22

Beyond SPARC (5) Other Funding: H2020 Excellence in Science: Basic research on future artificial cognitive systems and robots knowledge, cognition and related issues (including embodiment, learning, motivation, autonomy, knowledge, ) Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 23

From the Commission to the EU Parliament Mady Delvaux Stehres, Deputy Chairperson of Legal Affairs Committee Mady Delvaux Stehres initiated, in March 2015, a Working Group on Legal Questions related to the Development of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Several meetings until October 2015 How to create a European legal framework in robotics? Then to request a legal initiative by the Commission Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 24

Thanks. More? Ask! Uwe.Haass@roboconsult.eu Information on Calls: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/ desktop/en/home.html Dr. Uwe Haass Slide No. 25