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Our open and ongoing projects in this area are listed below, together with a selection of completed projects where relevant.

SeaGrip, a SeaClear 2.0 support project

SeaGrip is a support project for the Horizon Europe SeaClear 2.0 “Robotic and Participatory Solutions for Marine Litter Prevention & Remediation”. It is funded by the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CNCS-UEFISCDI, within the program Awarding Participation to Horizon Europe - Institutes. The project number is PN-IV-P8-8.1-PRE-HE-ORG-2023-0012, and the total budget is 300.909 RON

The project website can be found at http://rocon.utcluj.ro/seaclear2-support

Horizon Europe SeaClear2.0: Scalable Full-Cycle Marine Litter Remediation in the Mediterranean: Robotic and Participatory Solutions

Today’s oceans contain roughly 25 million tons of plastic waste. Over 90% of all marine litter is located on the seafloor, making it difficult and expensive to collect. Every year, up to 600,000 tones of macroplastics and microplastics enter European seas. While plastic pollution affects all seas across Europe, the Mediterranean is the most affected sea, due to its semi-enclosed basin and the intense human activities taking place on the surrounding coastal areas. 

H2020 SeaClear - Search, Identification, and Collection of Marine Litter with Autonomous Robots

Litter disposal and accumulation in the marine environment is one of the fastest growing threats to the world's oceans. Plastic is the most common type of litter found on the seafloor, but the list is long and includes glass, metal, wood and clothing. The EU-funded SeaClear project is developing autonomous robots for underwater littler collection using new debris mapping, classification, and collection systems. Specifically, the project will build a mixed team of unmanned underwater, surface and aerial vehicles to find and collect litter from the seabed.

3D object recognition with mobile robots - PN3-Innovative-Cheques

The main aim of the project is the application of the techniques developed by the academic partner in the industrial environment from the beneficiary. The developed open-source modules are reusable and they can be adopted to the needs of the industrial beneficial. In order to close the perception-planning loop active perception techniques are proposed to be used also for the mapping application part. 

SeaMap, a SeaClear support grant

SeaMap develops a coherent agenda of support technical activities that accelerate progress in the parent project SeaClear. We will develop mapping algorithms based on optimization, general and applicable to underwater litter mapping. Techniques will be created for processing 2D and 3D sensor data from the robots. Finally, support activities on interfacing and deployment of SeaClear algorithms on marine and aerial robots will be undertaken.

Robotic prosthetic hand

The goal of this project is to design and construct a robotic prosthetic hand, aiming at helping amputees perform basic every day tasks. The robotic arm should be lightweight and offer a level of dexterity so that the patient can grasp objects of different sizes and shapes. Apropriate modeling and control of the robotic hand should be developed.

Co4AIR: Computers, Cognition and Communication in Control: A strategic partnership

The project "Co4AIR - Computers, Cognition and Communication in Control: A strategIc paRtnership" is funded through the Erasmus+ scheme, within the Call for Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education. Co4AIR comprises seven universities from France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia, as well as the European University Foundation from Luxembourg.

AIRGUIDE: A Learning Aerial Guide for the Elderly and Disabled

Robotic assistants can greatly improve the life of the ever-increasing elderly and disabled population. However, current efforts in assistive robotics are focused on ground robots and manipulators in controlled, indoor environments. AIRGUIDE will break away from this by exploiting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their versatile motion capabilities. Specifically, the project will develop aerial assistive technology for independent mobility of an elderly or disabled person over a wide, outdoor area, via monitoring risks and guiding the person when needed.

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