Humanoids applied to industry
Through HAARO, CTAG’s Humanoid and Advanced Robotics Laboratory, we are establishing a European centre of excellence designed to accelerate the technological maturity of humanoids and ensure their deployment in dual-use scenarios, ranging from highly demanding industrial environments to care applications and residential settings. The laboratory has been set up in response to the growing need for more flexible, intelligent and adaptable automation solutions.
At HAARO, we train humanoid robots to develop real-world applications, driving new capabilities that improve their dexterity, skill and speed of execution in industrial environments. It is a sandbox for solving the challenges of humanoid robotics.
Furthermore, we work alongside companies to solve new industry challenges using advanced robotics and Physical AI techniques, supporting them in adopting these solutions safely, efficiently and competitively.
CTAG has created HAARO as a platform that combines resources, facilities and technology to accelerate the development of humanoid robotics and address the challenges it faces.
HAARO is CTAG’s research and development hub, designed to accelerate the market launch of humanoids. It is a TEF (Testing and Experimentation Facility) where ‘test-before-invest’ activities , in-house development and collaborative projects are carried out, as well as customer adaptations.
Training humanoids requires significant specialised computing power and artificial intelligence infrastructure. To this end, this training is carried out using digital twins, which help to speed up the process by generating synthetic data and scenarios.
HAARO integrates all the resources required for this process, including GPUs, storage, servers and specific licences.
HAARO has workspaces and experimental environments that enable the layout and operating conditions of an industrial plant to be replicated, facilitating the training, validation and accelerated integration of robotic systems in real-world environments. These spaces allow technologies to be rapidly adapted to specific use cases, reducing deployment and commissioning times.
It also analyses how robots interact with people and with other automated systems, assessing aspects relating to safety, human-robot collaboration and interoperability between different pieces of equipment, with the aim of ensuring efficient, safe and reliable integration into the production environment.
CTAG is promoting the first studies for the integration of humanoid robots into industry, starting with logistics applications due to their high potential for adoption and value creation. HAARO’s vision, however, is more ambitious: to develop the capabilities required for the comprehensive integration of these systems into the production plant of the future.
To this end, research is being carried out not only into the execution of specific tasks, but also into the coordination and joint management of the various systems operating within the factory — people, robots, automated systems and digital platforms — with the aim of creating more flexible, efficient and adaptable production environments.
- Early access to new development models and support to ensure their optimal maintenance.
- Over 20 years’ experience in developing applications within real-world industrial environments, enabling us to evaluate the technology directly in the field.
- Collaboration with leading European organisations in the sector, helping to steer technological development towards regulatory requirements and technological sovereignty in Europe.
