The UJI and the Port Authority will cooperate in the development of R&D activities in the field of underwater robotics in the port



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## The UJI and the Port Authority will cooperate in the development of R&D activities in the field of underwater robotics in the port

22/07/2024 |
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The Rector of the Universitat Jaume I, Eva Alcón, and the President of the Port Authority, Rubén Ibáñez, have signed a collaboration agreement that will allow the team from the UJI's Interactive and Robotic Systems Lab (IRS-Lab) to carry out R&D activities in underwater robotics in a marine environment, using the Port Authority's facilities. In this way, the Port Authority is making its facilities available to facilitate the research and development of underwater marine technologies, which are already being tested in the controlled environment of the Centre for Research in Robotics and Underwater Technology (CIRTESU), a top-level scientific facility located on the UJI campus.

Alcón stressed the importance of creating collaborative spaces between public institutions that facilitate scientific activity and the development of cutting-edge technologies. "In addition to responding to highly complex challenges, this shared commitment to innovation encourages the creation and consolidation of important research projects and multiplies the possibilities of transferring the knowledge generated at the university to society, a commitment that the UJI has defined as a strategic axis of its institutional action", said the UJI Rector.

Likewise, the President of the Port Authority stressed that with this agreement "we are responding to PortCastelló's commitment to comply with the Strategic Framework of State Ports", and highlighted how "by intensifying collaborative efforts for the incubation and acceleration of ideas, and by combining resources and knowledge, we are contributing to the creation of a network of emerging companies, as well as the opening of new lines of business, generating opportunities for growth and employment".

Another objective of this agreement is to increase the Technology Readiness Level - a measure of the maturity of a developing technology - and to face new challenges that respond to the needs of society and the port, thanks to access to a test area in a marine environment with a minimum of research infrastructure.

In this way, both surface robotics experiments (high-definition and autonomous underwater bathymetry) and underwater robotics experiments (inspection of structures, sampling, wireless communication, etc.) can be carried out in a realistic manner, while enjoying the safety offered by the port's internal waters, including facilities for powering equipment, cranes or hoists for handling, etc.

It should be noted that the UJI's IRS-Lab team has carried out relevant projects, such as underwater demining (SIMBAAD), and is currently facing new technological challenges, such as the design of robotic systems for the inspection, repair and maintenance of networks in marine farms (ThinkInAzul), as well as the remote robotic inspection of pipes (El-Peacetolero), among others.

In addition to the Rector and the President of the Port Authority, the public signing was attended on behalf of the UJI by the Vice-Rector for Innovation, Transfer and Scientific Dissemination, David Cabedo, and José Vicente Martí, as a member of CIRTESU. PortCastelló was represented by María José Rubio, Head of the Blue Growth Department, Bernat Ibáñez, Head of the Innovation Unit, and María Sáez, Head of Innovation.

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