Collaborative Combat Engineering Unmanned Ground Systems

This project aims at:
1) Developing a robotic agent with dual manipulator arms capable of permitting semi-autonomous manipulation and virtual reality tools for facilitating tele-operations. Partner RMA and DOK-ING will collaborate on this task
2) Creating a demonstrator to facilitate autonomous defensive obstacle placement. Project coordinator DEMCON and partner AGXEED will work together on this task.
3) Developing an autonomous robotic system for mine detection, counter-CBRN tasks and explosive threat clearing tasks (i.e. mine-removal, UXO-removal). Partners PIAP, WAT, WITI, FFI, TBD and AA will be working together in this use-case.

All these developments will be facilitated through the collaborative development of e-UGS compliant software modules for controlling of the developed robotic platforms including robotics accessories for multiple functionalities that will be used for obstacle placement, mine detection, counter-CBRN tasks and explosive threat clearing tasks (i.e. mine-removal, UXO-removal).

Ultimately, the project aims to advance the autonomy of engineering robotic systems, potentially replacing the hazardous tasks currently performed mainly by human operators.

This project is funded by the European Defence Agency under contract number B.PRJ.RT.1227