Industrial leadership in AI, Data and Robotics – advanced human robot interaction (AI Data and Robotics Partnership) (IA)

Timeline of the OC

Submission to Open Call #2 - Co-development Track will be launched on Wednesday, April 1st, 2026, at 00:00 CET time (Brussels time) and will close on Monday, June 1st, 2026, at 17:00CET time (Brussels time). Selected projects are expected to start after the contracting phase, estimated for September 15th, 2026.

Type of Beneficiary

Open Call #2 targets technology developers (SMEs/startups), optionally collaborating with RTOs. Open Call #2 will fund 2 entities:

1. One leading SME or startup (mandatory)
2. Optional second entity - Technology developing (e.g., RTO or additional partner)

Eligibility

1. The applicants should be legal entities established and based in one of the EU Member States or a Horizon Europe Associated country as defined in Horizon Europe rules for participation.
2. The applicants should be either SME/startup (mandatory lead), optionally with an RTO partner or a research organisation providing technology/ expertise (eligible only if there is already one SME technology provider in the consortium).
3. The applicants should be able to prove their financial stability and capacity and pass any financial check required by the European Commission, including financial capacity assessment.
4. SMEs and Start-ups will be considered eligible only in the case that they have been established at least one year before the submission of the application.
5. The applicants should not have been convicted for fraudulent behaviors, other financial irregularities, unethical or illegal business practices.
6. The applicants should not be enterprises under liquidation or under difficulty according to the Commission Regulation No 651/2014 art. 2.18.

In addition to the criteria above the eligibility check will verify that:

1. Submissions are made only through the F6S platform: https://www.f6s.com/jarvis-oc2-co-development/apply within defined deadline.
2. The application as well as the requested documents are provided only in English language.
3. The proposal description is submitted according to the Guidelines for Applicants and provided templates.
4. Individual organizations or micro-consortia of two legal entities are accepted.
5. Complete application with all required information.

Additional constraints:

1. Maximum funding per project: €100,000
2. Only one proposal per entity across the JARVIS Open Calls
3. Cumulative funding cap: €200,000 across JARVIS Open Calls

Proposal Submission

Proposals must be submitted electronically, using the JARVIS Online Submission Service accessible via the F6S platform at https://www.f6s.com/jarvis-oc2-co-development/apply

Proposals submitted by any other means will NOT be evaluated.

English is the official language for JARVIS Open Call. Submissions done in any other language will be disregarded and not evaluated. English is also the only official language during the whole execution of the JARVIS programme.

Proposals Evaluation

Each proposal will be assigned to two external evaluators. They will individually evaluate each proposal based on the criteria listed below:

1. Criterion 1: Concept and Innovation
2. Criterion 2: Technology Implementation Approach
3. Criterion 3: Impact
4. Criterion 4: Consortium/Applicant Team

Financial Support

The 8 selected projects will become part of JARVIS activities for a 9-month period composed of 3 Sprints. Payments will be made in 3 instalments (20% + 60% + 20%) as a lump sum.

Project website: https://www.jarvis-project.eu/

Open call webpage: https://jarvis-project.eu/open-calls/open-call-2/

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