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Purchase of R&D infrastructure for the development of the autonomous forklift R&D department

The Inovatica AGV project received European funding to expand R&D infrastructure supporting autonomous forklift development and advanced AMR/AGV systems.

The project received funding from the European Funds under the European Funds for Lodzkie 2021-2027 program, financed by the European Regional Development Fund. Priority: FELD.01 European Funds for an innovative Lodzkie, Measure: FELD.01.02 Enterprise investments in research and innovation, Regional Program: European Funds for Lodzkie 2021-2027. Grant agreement no. FELD.01.02-IP.02-0006/25-00.

Project goal

The goal of the project is to expand research and development infrastructure through the purchase of advanced simulation systems supporting the development of autonomous AMR/AGV vehicles, integration of manipulators with mobile vehicles, multi-robot fleet management and warehouse operations automation. The project is intended to reach Technology Readiness Level 9 (TRL 9), which means full readiness for market deployment.

Scope of activities

The following activities will be carried out as part of the project:

purchase of a simulator for modeling AMR/AGV vehicles, AMR/AGV vehicle physics and warehouse environments for AGV/AMR systems,
purchase of a motion planning and manipulator control system integrated with AMR/AGV and warehouse systems,
purchase of a multi-robot fleet management system integrated with AMR/AGV and logistics environments,
purchase of a simulator for robotic operations management and warehouse environments.

Target groups

The project is addressed to:

the research and development team,
companies and partners using the internal transport automation technologies being developed,
recipients of solutions for logistics and modern warehouses who will benefit from more advanced, efficient and safer AMR/AGV systems.

Project effects and outcomes

The project will result in the development of an R&D environment enabling the testing and optimization of modern solutions for autonomous internal transport. The planned effects include:

shorter time needed to design new vehicles,
reduction of prototyping and operating costs,
fewer manipulation errors,
shorter transport times and lower fleet energy consumption,
higher efficiency of logistics and warehouse operations,
process automation and technology readiness for market deployment.

Project value

The total project value is: PLN 1,524,900.00.

European Funds contribution

The amount of European funding is: PLN 773,593.50.

Project implementation period

The project will be carried out from January 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026.

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