PNRR: RAISE Project
MOLIRIS – Autonomous robot for monitoring critical infrastructures and complex industrial facilities

AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS FOR
PATROLLING AND MONITORING
COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

The RAISE Project


The RAISE – Robotics and AI for Socio-economic Empowerment project is one of the 11 Innovation Ecosystems funded by the European Union through the NextGenerationEU programme.

PNRR MUR – M4C2 – Investment 1.5 – “Innovation Ecosystems” call.

RAISE promotes the development of advanced technologies based on robotics and artificial intelligence, with particular attention to ecorobotics applications: an approach that combines ecology and engineering, where robotic systems become operational tools for monitoring, protecting and sustainably managing territories and infrastructures.

The project fosters collaboration between universities, research centres and companies to develop technological solutions capable of improving infrastructure safety, natural risk management and environmental monitoring.

The role of Info Solution
Within Spoke 3, dedicated to technologies for environmental and infrastructure protection, Info Solution contributes to the development of autonomous robotics systems through four technological products:
Product 2.1 – Autonomous robot for monitoring critical infrastructures
Product 3.3 – Autonomous robot for building inspection in pre- and post-earthquake scenarios
Product 5.4 – Autonomous robot for precision agriculture applications in vineyards
Product 5.9 – MOLIRIS autonomous navigation kit for mobile robots

Product 2.1 – Robotic monitoring of critical infrastructures

The project focuses on the development of autonomous robotic systems for the monitoring and patrolling of complex industrial infrastructures, such as refineries and large energy facilities.

The objective is to create an integrated platform combining different monitoring technologies:

  • fixed environmental sensors installed within the infrastructure
  • aerial drones developed by the University of Genoa for overhead inspections
  • autonomous ground robots developed by Info Solution for patrolling and real-time data collection

Experimental activities have been carried out at the IPLOM refinery, a highly complex industrial environment where reliability, safety and operational autonomy are essential requirements.

Operations take place within the IPLOM refinery, a highly complex environment where reliability and safety are paramount.

Info Solution’s role: autonomous navigation for complex industrial environments

Within Product 2.1, Info Solution developed an autonomous rover based on the MOLIRIS navigation platform, designed to operate in large-scale industrial infrastructures characterised by high operational complexity.

The system enables the robot to move autonomously within industrial facilities, performing patrolling and environmental monitoring tasks.

🔹 GPS-free autonomous navigation
The robot uses LiDAR sensors and advanced localisation and mapping algorithms to move autonomously even in industrial environments where GPS signals are unavailable or unreliable.

🔹 Navigation across large industrial sites
The system has been optimised to operate in large-scale industrial facilities, ensuring stable localisation and dynamic path planning even in the presence of obstacles or changing environmental conditions.

🔹 Integration with environmental sensors
The rover can carry sensors for gas detection and environmental monitoring, supporting the collection of valuable data for industrial safety.


A Digital Infrastructure forA robotic ecosystem for industrial safety Industrial Safety

The project integrates several complementary technologies developed by the partners.

University of Genoa (UniGE)
development of drones and data-analysis algorithms for environmental and structural monitoring.

ETT Solutions
development of a software platform for data visualisation and analysis, enabling real-time consultation of information collected by the different robotic systems.

Benefits for infrastructure safety

🏭 Continuous monitoring of industrial facilities
🚨 Early detection of hazardous gases and environmental anomalies
🤖 Reduced human exposure to hazardous environments
📡 Integration between ground robots, aerial drones and fixed sensors

🚀 A step forward in the use of autonomous robotics for the safety of critical infrastructures.

The technologies developed in this project are part of the MOLIRIS robotic platform, the system of autonomous mobile robots developed by Info Solution for monitoring critical infrastructures, industrial facilities and complex environments.

The functionalities developed within Product 2.1 have been integrated into the MOLIRIS autonomous navigation kit (Product 5.9), a modular solution designed to be installed on different autonomous mobile robots and adapted to various operational scenarios, including critical infrastructure monitoring, post-earthquake inspections and precision agriculture.

Applications of the MOLIRIS Platform within the RAISE Project
The technologies developed within the RAISE project have been applied to several operational scenarios through the MOLIRIS robotic platform, the autonomous navigation system developed by Info Solution for mobile robots operating in complex environments.


Project Data
Proponent: UNIGE – DIBRIS
Partners: UNIGE – DICCA, UNIGE – DISTAV, Info Solution, ETT Solutions, ENEA
Actual start date: 01/10/2022
Project completion date: 30/04/2026
Project code: ECS00000035
CUP: B13D21011640004

Total support for the four products developed by Info Solution within the RAISE project
Eligible costs € 831,216.65
Approved funding € 570,162.63