Empowering green innovation: A milestone for the first ROB4GREEN Open Call
The first ROB4GREEN Open Call has officially reached a major milestone, receiving 90 applications from across Europe. With ROB4GREEN’s mission to revolutionize circular manufacturing through AI-driven collaborative robotics, this Open Call marks a critical expansion of our ecosystem. By inviting external SMEs and innovators to integrate their expertise into our industrial pilots, we are moving closer to solving the industry's most complex recycling and remanufacturing challenges. We are currently in the heart of the evaluation phase, identifying the high-potential partners who will help us turn cutting-edge research into market-ready solutions.
“Can collaborative AI and robotics finally solve the industry’s most complex recycling and remanufacturing challenges?”
ROB4GREEN leverages AI-based planning and End-of-Life (EoL) decision-making agents to enable autonomous dismantling and remanufacturing. This technology portfolio integrates robotized Re-X processing skills and digital assets for traceability to support sustainable manufacturing across multiple industrial sectors.
The first ROB4GREEN Open Call has officially reached a major milestone, receiving 90 applications from across Europe aimed at revolutionizing circular manufacturing through AI-driven robotics.
The ROB4GREEN system is built upon a sophisticated architecture of technical modules, including inspection and monitoring tools, robotized Re-X processing skills, and human augmentation tools. By utilizing digital assets for traceability and AI-driven workflows, the system is designed to handle complex industrial pilot cases such as decommissioning energy infrastructure, remanufacturing heavy vehicle tires, and parts harvesting for electronics. The 90 applications received for Open Call 1 are currently undergoing a rigorous evaluation phase. To ensure the highest level of technical consistency, the Open Call management team has onboarded both external and internal experts to review and score and choose the top applicants for specific challenges. While the specific details of the applicants remain confidential during the ongoing review, the evaluation process is designed to select projects demonstrating high excellence and impact. In line with its core mission for having broad impact on the European Circular Economy, this Open call aims to fund innovative projects that improve working conditions and efficiency across diverse Re-X processes. Therefore, a balanced baseline distribution of two applications per challenges is foreseen. With the challenges of the ROB4GREEN - Open Call 1 being the following: •C#1 AI, Data and Robotics for Life Extension •C#2 AI, Data and Robotics for Value Retention •C#3 AI, Data and Robotics for Parts Harvesting •C#4 AI, Data and Robotics for Decommissioning and Recycling As per the official guidelines, the top-ranked proposals will proceed to a mandatory interview phase scheduled for mid-May. These sessions allow for a deep dive into the workplans and the applicants' willingness to exploit their results. The ultimate objective is to validate these AI-driven robotic skills in real-world scenarios, ensuring that the integration of external innovation leads to improved material recovery and worker safety across the continent.
With 90 innovative proposals now undergoing expert review, the first ROB4GREEN Open Call is set to select the top-tier innovators to accelerate the European green transition.
Josipa Arapović
Josipa Arapović is a Senior Project Manager at F6S, specializing in the management, communication, and exploitation of large-scale EU-funded innovation projects. In ROB4GREEN, she leads Exploitation and IP Management and coordinates the ROB4GREEN Open Calls. With expertise in climate change adaptation, sustainable food systems, and deep-tech innovation, she focuses on bridging research with market-ready applications through cross-sectoral collaboration and open innovation.
