Mission

JARVIS is an EU-funded project committed to advancing human-robot collaboration in a user-centric manner. The JARVIS consortium comprises 16 organisations from across Europe, boasting extensive expertise in both research and industrial applications. Building upon the success of prior EU projects, JARVIS brings substantial experience in open calls and Human-Robot Interaction to the forefront.

The project addresses a critical imperative within the European industry: the increasing need for flexible production exploiting the capabilities of both machinery and the human workforce. Despite this imperative, broader industrial adoption is hindered by the following challenges:

To strengthen the competitiveness of the EU industry, there is an increasing need for flexible production, exploiting the capabilities of both the machinery and human workforce. Wider industrial adoption is lagging due to the following restrictions:

  • Limited cognition and intelligence:
  • Low performance of collaborative operations:
  • Limited collaboration fluidity as the operators must adapt to the particularities of the robots.
  • Complexity in robot programming which requires the involvement of skilled engineers.

What we do

  • We monitor policy developments at EU level and we provide our members with regulatory expertise. We share our insights and help to understand the possible implications for the audiovisual business. 
  • We partner with EU decision makers and engage in a constant dialogue while providing them with the first-hand expertise about our sector.
  • We are the reference point for knowledge on the European audiovisual industry. Via research, events, publications, position papers, we increase the understanding of our business and actively contribute to the process of policy making. 
  • We are a leading platform for our members to network and exchange ideas about latest policy developments and best practices in a fast-paced world of media to support the growth of our industry. 
  • We represent the industry at external public events, institutional working groups, EU and international organisations. We liaise with the European trade press and engage in social media to make sure that the voice of commercial broadcasters is heard.

The project aspires to address the implementation of advanced HRI through a holistic approach. Finally, JARVIS aspires to expand the adoption of Human Robot Interaction approaches in a pan-European fashion offering European innovators the opportunity to be involved by means of Financial Support for Third Parties (FSTP) financing with the help of a number of open calls.

Expected Results/Impact

The consortium of JARVIS acknowledges technological barriers as well as the required enablers for improving the HRI functionalities in the different industrial cases.  The JARVIS technologies will be tested for flexibility, scalability, and user acceptance in four use cases, aiming to demonstrate production line and cross sector applicability:

Making a Major Impact in Scientific, Economic, and Societal Fields, JARVIS aspires to make a major impact in three key fields:

  • Scientific impact: Contributing to the state-of-the-art in robotics, AI, human-machine interaction, communication, and sensing technologies.
  • Economic Impact: Launching 2 open calls, with a total of 21 approved applicants, JARVIS aims to guide, support, and monitor SMEs and startups’ performance, fostering new solutions and pilots.
  • Societal Impact: Aiming for a reduction of human exposure to harmful environments through teleoperation, high operator acceptance, and improved ergonomic conditions through Human Robot Collaboration.

Regarding the Scientific impact, research and innovation work will contribute to the state-of-the-art in robotics, AI, human-machine interaction, communication, and sensing technologies.