Projects

Our group conducts applied and fundamental research in robotics, computer vision, and human–robot interaction. Below is an overview of our ongoing and completed projects, including national, international, and industry collaborations.

Ongoing projects

2025–2029

ELLIOT (EU, Horizon)

Funding: EU Duration: 2025–2029 PI (CIIRC CTU): Josef Sivic (IMPACT), co-PI Karla Stepanova (ROP), Vladimir Petrik (ROP)

ELLIOT is a European project that will develop open, trustworthy, and multimodal foundation models. Responsible for robotic perception use case.

2025–2027

Dekonta (HS)

Type: Industry contract (HS) Duration: 2025–2027 PI: Martin Matoušek

Control unit for a photovoltaic panel recycling line using machine vision.

2023–2028

ROBOPROX

Funding: OP JAK (MPO) Duration: 2023–2028 PI: Zdeněk Hanzálek (Karla Stepanova (ROP) deputy of RG7)

The ROBOPROX project focuses on cutting-edge research in robotics and optimization algorithms for manufacturing and materials engineering. We are involved in RA7, human-robot collaboration.

Completed projects

2023–2025

ROVOZCI (TAČR)

Funding: TAČR Duration: 2023–2025 PI: Vaclav Hlavac Industry partner: KM-Robotics

Autonomous pallet jack supplying pallets of bricks to a bricklaying robot.

2023–2025

iChores (GAČR)

Funding: GAČR Duration: 2023–2025 PI: Michal Vavrecka Partners: TU Vienna, Jagiellonian University in Cracow

Collaborative human-robot interfaces for intuitive interaction through multiple modalities.

2021–2024

Mirracle (GAČR)

Funding: GAČR Duration: 2021–2024 PI: Karla Stepanova

Multimodal representation of robotics actions and tasks applied in learning by demonstration.