Industrial leadership in AI, Data and Robotics – advanced human robot interaction (AI Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA)

The FORTIS project invites multidisciplinary consortia of eligible entities - universities/RTOs, mid-caps, SMEs, startups, and end-users - to submit proposals that demonstrate integrating, deploying, or scaling up technologies within the FORTIS ecosystem or transferring solutions to new sectors. An indicative total of 14 proposals will be supported across two main call topics: ● Topic OC#2.1 (Pushing towards the deployment of FORTIS): Total budget of € 2,065,373.46. Supports at least 8 projects with an indicative contribution of up to € 250,000 per project. Consortia must consist of 3 eligible entities (including at least 1 SME) from at least 2 different eligible countries. ● Topic OC#2.2 (Exploiting the FORTIS solution in other key sectors): Total budget of € 1,077,373.46. Supports at least 6 projects with an indicative contribution of up to € 170,000 per project. Consortia must consist of 2 eligible entities (including at least 1 SME); single-country consortia are allowed. Funding Limits & Conditions: ● A strict lifetime cumulative ceiling of € 200,000.00 per individual legal entity applies across all FORTIS Open Calls (OC#1 and OC#2 combined). ● Funding rates follow standard Hor