Budget
The max. grant amount is up to EUR 200,000 per Project, based on the budget included in the application form. The funding rate is 100% of the budget included in your application form. The grant will be paid as a lump sum. The total budget available for this Open call is EUR 2 600 000.
Key dates and deadline
Submission of applications opens on December 3, 2025 Application deadline: February 4, 2026
Details
Why should you participate? Funding: Receive a grant of up to €200,000 per project. Support and Mentoring: Benefit from a 12-month support program designed to help you succeed. Collaboration: Work with leading experts in the field of HRI. Innovation: Develop cutting-edge solutions that will shape the future of industry.
Eligibility
Main Technology provider (mandatory): An SME (including Startups) and Mid-Caps responsible for development of HRI capabilities. A second Technology provider (optional): may be an entity of any type with a technical profile; End-user (mandatory) proposing the use-case setting the needs of the HRI application. Conditions: If the main Technology provider is an SME, the end-user may be either the same SME or another entity of any type. If the main Technology provider is not an SME, or if there is no second technology provider, or if the second Technology provider is not an SME, the end-user has to be an SME
Additional information
They are interested in projects that focus on: Dismantling and assembly of high-value products Complex Product Picking in industrial warehouses Flexible Collaborative robots Smart Programming Enhanced robot functionality through multimodal HRI interactions Fetch & carry tasks in healthcare environments HRI for improving the efficiency of workers in high precision flexible tasks HRI for improving ergonomics in high precision tasks
How to apply?
https://arise-middleware.eu/open-call-for-full-proposals/