Challenge 2 of the ICT programme ist dedicated to Cognitive Systems, Interaction and Robotics. Providing the next generations of ICT systems and products with more intelligence will open the door to a wide range of opportunities for ICT-based applications in a range of sectors.

There is only one objective (=sub-theme) of this challenge:

Objective 2.1: Cognitive Systems and Robotics

The envisaged target outcomes are:

a) Robotic systems operating in real-world environments
b) Cognition and control in complex systems
c) Gearing up and accelerating cross-fertilisation between academic and industrial robotics research
d)  Fostering communication and co-operation between robotics and cognitive systems research communities
e)  Speeding up progress towards smarter robots through targeted competitions