FORTIS Open Call #2: Pushing towards the deployment of FORTIS and Exploiting the FORTIS solution in other key sectors
Horizon Europe · Cascade funding
Summary
A Polish company can use this call for R&D.
Funds companies, universities and research organisations integrating and piloting human-robot collaboration technologies, advancing from TRL 4–5 to TRL 7.
- Who can apply
- Companies can lead: SME, large company, startup, research org, university, other.
- Amount
- €250K per projectTotal budget €3,142,747
- Deadline
- 04 Nov 2026 18:00 CETin 11 days
- Status
- Openopened 1 Sept 2026
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source.
Description
The FORTIS Open Call #2 aims to attract system actors and innovators - universities, research organizations, mid-caps, SMEs, startups, and domain end-users - capable of incorporating their technologies into the FORTIS framework or demonstrating cross-sector adoption. Proposals must enter at TRL 4–5 and aim to achieve TRL 7 by project completion. Applicants must submit their proposal under one of the following main topics/subtopics:
● Topic OC#2.1: Pushing towards the deployment of FORTIS (Integration and pilot deployment)
○ Subtopic 1: Optimisation of HRC / Task Allocation
○ Subtopic 2: Flexible Interface Digital Twin
○ Subtopic 3: HRI Watchdog
○ Subtopic 4: HRI Activities Digital Twin
○ Subtopic 5: Omnideployment of the FORTIS Solution
○ Subtopic 6: Ergonomics-Aware Human State and Interaction Context for Adaptive HRC
○ Subtopic 7: Interfaces with XR
○ Subtopic 8: Trust-Aware Multi-Sensor Localisation and Mapping for FORTIS Robotic Platforms
● Topic OC#2.2: Exploiting the FORTIS solution in other key sectors (Open Topic for technology transfer & cross-sector validation in non-core civilian HRI domains such as agriculture, healthcare, events, retail, etc.)
The FORTIS consortium will communicate official information to applicants primarily via https://fortis-project.eu/open-call-2/ and the F6S platform. No binding information will be provided via alternative channels.
1. More info about FORTIS: https://fortis-project.eu/
2. More info about FORTIS Open Call #2: https://fortis-project.eu/open-call-2/
3. Apply via: https://www.f6s.com/fortis-open-call-2/apply
4. Online Q&A and discussion forum: https://www.f6s.com/fortis-open-call-2/discuss
5. F6S platform technical support: support@f6s.com
6. Open Call helpdesk contact: fortis-opencalls@f6s.com
Who can apply, in detail
- Applicant types
- SME, Large company, Startup, Research org, University, Other
- Purpose
- Research and innovation
- R&D relevance
- 3 of 3
- Poland eligible
- Yes
- Country limit
- —
- Region
- Any
- Consortium
- Unclear
- Readiness level (TRL)
- 4-5 to 7
- Per project
- €250K
- Topics
- Human-robot collaboration
- Digital twins
- Extended reality interfaces
- Robotic localisation
- Adaptive ergonomics
- Cross-sector robotics deployment
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source. 23 Oct 2026
Conditions
Typed facts extracted from the source documents by Scindu's grant-data review. Each value keeps its own conditions. Unknown means unstated, not zero or unlimited.
- Consortium required
- Yes
- Other condition
- Eligible costs include direct personnel, purchase costs (travel, equipment depreciation, software/licenses), indirect costs at 25% of direct personnel and purchase costs, and minor subcontracting. Awards use lump sums paid after accepted sprint deliverables.
- Other condition
- Proposal deadline 4 November 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time.
- Other condition
- Topic OC#2.2 request cap is €170,000; a single legal entity also remains subject to a €200,000 lifetime cumulative limit across all FORTIS open calls.
Amounts and costs
- Indicative budget
- €3,142,747
Topic budget as stated in the portal's budget table. Lump-sum and per-project limits are in the call conditions.
- Project funding, maximum
- €250,000
Personnel and services
Other role
Staff cost the grant can fund
Source documents
Call facts
- Opens
- 1 Sept 2026
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Programme
- Horizon Europe · 2021 - 2027
- Call
- FORTIS Open Call #2: Pushing towards the deployment of FORTIS and Exploiting the FORTIS solution in other key sectors
- Types of action
- —
- Source
- ec.europa.eu
- Checked
- 24 Oct 2026
- Portal updated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Review status
- Partial review
- Reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
This is a summary of the source page, not the official text. Eligibility, conditions and the submission system are at the source.