Swarm robotic Intelligence for TimbEr Building On-site Technologiesbroad
SITEBOT · Horizon Europe grant · 2026-10-01–2030-09-30
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About the data
Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-EIC-2025-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01 · scheme HORIZON-EIC · topic HORIZON-EIC-2025-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-03. CORDIS record →
Objective
SITEBOT targets safer, faster and greener on-site building assembly by advancing autonomous robot collectives for timber-based construction. The project’s objectives are to (i) create a reconfigurable multi-robot platform (two climbing robots, a UAV and a mobile base) with standardized mechanical/electrical interfaces; (ii) develop AI-based perception, semantic mapping and resilient multi-robot coordination for unstructured sites; (iii) ensure certified, explainable control and ergonomic human–robot collaboration; and (iv) validate productivity, safety and quality gains on a lab-scale building demonstrator (≈5×5×2.5 m).These objectives are achieved through an end-to-end pipeline linking computational design and a digital twin with execution. A “robot-ready” building model encodes components, tolerances and processes; tasks are planned and stress-tested in simulation; then executed and verified in the physical pilot with continuous sensing, self-diagnostics and quality assurance. Open, vendor-neutral interfaces allow rapid extension, while safety engineering, risk management and ethics-by-design guide all developments. Results include a modular hardware/software stack, public methods and datasets enabling reproducible research and training, and evidence of impact versus manual or single-robot baselines.Relevance: SITEBOT directly supports the work programme by pushing the frontiers of robotics and AI for real-world construction, a sector critical for climate goals and European resilience. By enabling precise, low-waste assembly with lightweight timber systems, the project contributes to circularity and reduced embodied emissions. The consortium (leading universities/RTOs and an SME integrator) couples scientific excellence with clear pathways to uptake: stakeholder workshops, open science, and exploitation plans aligned with industrial needs. SITEBOT will de-risk future pilots and empower European SMEs to adopt multi-robot solutions beyond the project.
Beneficiaries (4)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION | ES | coordinator | €1,395,634 | |
| OSTBAYERISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE REGENSBURG | DE | participant | €1,266,562 | |
| ROVIMATICA SL | ES | participant | €716,111 | Yes |
| ECOLE NATIONALE DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES | FR | participant | €621,137 |
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