EU-RISE (EUropean RobotIcs for Space Ecosystems) is a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action (grant 101134934) under call HORIZON-CL4-2023-SPACE-01-12 ‘Future Space Ecosystem and Enabling Technologies’, coordinated by Airbus Defence and Space GmbH (Bremen). The consortium defines Europe’s future space ecosystem with a focus on in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (OOS / ISAM), and matures the robotic building blocks needed to deliver it.
What LSF does
LSF contributes to WP5 ‘Open Source Strategy and Platform’, acting as the consortium’s open-source ecosystem consultant. The team analyses past and ongoing open-source software and hardware activity in space robotics (ROS, OctoMap, URDF, Gazebo, MOOS, OpenRAVE), assesses open-source business models for the space industry, surfaces adoption challenges, and drafts a concrete open-source platform proposal around TASTE / ESROCOS migration.
Where we’re going
Establish a European OOS / ISAM capacity (robotic manipulator VISPA, SIROM standard interconnect, TASTE-based on-board software) to prevent US market monopolisation; produce two reference demonstration scenarios and a sustainable open-source strategy that industry and agencies adopt; position Europe as a leader in sovereign space robotics.
Where the project stands
Active — 24-month RIA running 1 December 2023 → 31 January 2026. LSF delivered WP2 open-source activity analysis and kick-off deliverables; engaged in workshops and platform proposal work through 2024–2025.
Milestones
- 2023-03 — LSF signs Commitment Letter to join the proposal
- 2023-03 — EU-RISE Part-B proposal submitted
- 2023-12-01 — project start
- 2024-01 — LSF delivers WP2 open-source activity analysis and business-model input
- 2026-01-31 — project end
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License
Open-source strategy being defined; LSF consultancy deliverables are published; consortium technical docs are commercial-confidential.