PNRR: RAISE Project
MOLIRIS – Autonomous Robot for Building Inspection in Pre- and Post-Earthquake Scenarios

AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS FOR
THE EXPLORATION AND MONITORING
OF EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGED BUILDINGS

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: an approach combining ecology and engineering, where robotic systems become operational tools for monitoring, protecting and sustainably managing the environment and critical infrastructures.

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

Info Solution’s Role
Within Spoke 3, dedicated to technologies for environmental protection and infrastructure monitoring, 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 inspection of buildings 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 3.3 – Post-Seismic Robotic Inspection

The project focuses on the development of robotic systems capable of exploring buildings and infrastructures before and after an earthquake, even in the presence of debris or structural damage that makes the environment difficult or unsafe for human access.

The objective is to support engineers and researchers in the monitoring of structural integrity, enabling both emergency response activities and periodic preventive inspections.

Using ground robots and aerial drones, the system can collect data for 3D reconstruction of buildings, detect cracks or structural deformations and monitor their evolution over time.

Info Solution’s Contribution: Autonomous Navigation in Critical Environments

Within Product 3.3, Info Solution applied its MOLIRIS autonomous navigation platform to the development of a tracked rover capable of operating in complex post-seismic environments.

The ground robot is designed to move safely inside buildings that are damaged or partially obstructed by debris, rubble and openings in the floor, detecting both positive obstacles (walls, objects, debris) and negative obstacles such as voids or structural collapses.

Thanks to the integration of LiDAR sensors and advanced localisation and path-planning algorithms, the rover can operate autonomously even in environments without GNSS/GPS coverage, supporting autonomous inspection operations.

The robot can also host high-precision 3D laser scanners for digital surveying and three-dimensional reconstruction of building structures.

Collaborations and Complementary Technologies

The project integrates several robotic technologies developed by the project partners:

University of Genoa (UniGE)
Development of data acquisition and processing systems based on drones and LiDAR sensors for analysing the structural integrity of buildings.

IIT – Dynamic Legged Systems (DLS)
Development of a quadruped robot designed to operate in the most heavily damaged areas that are difficult to reach with ground rovers.

ETT Solutions
Development of a software platform for data visualisation and analysis, integrating information collected by the different robotic systems.

Project Benefits
✅ Reliable autonomous navigation even in severely damaged environments
✅ Reduced risk for human operators, avoiding direct access to unsafe buildings
✅ Advanced structural monitoring through digital surveying and data analysis
✅ Faster and more efficient post-earthquake inspections
✅ Integration of ground robots and aerial drones for multi-level building inspection

🚀 A step forward in the use of autonomous robotics for post-earthquake emergency management and the protection of architectural heritage.

The technologies developed in this project are part of the MOLIRIS robotic platform, the system of autonomous mobile robots developed by Info Solution for applications in monitoring, autonomous inspection and infrastructure safety.

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.

Details
Project Lead: UniGE – DICCA
Partners: UniGE – DISTAV, IIT DLS, Info Solution, ETT SolutionsActual start date: 01/10/2022
Project completion date: 30/04/2026
Project code: ECS00000035
CUP: B13D21011640004

Overall Support for the Four Products Developed by Info Solution within the RAISE Project
Eligible expenditure € 831,216.65
Approved funding € 570,162.63