. RAISE
Robotics and AI for Socio-economic Empowerment
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
The RAISE project was financed by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) with Investment 1.5 (M4C2) of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) which envisaged the creation and strengthening of innovation ecosystems on areas of technological specialization consistent with the industrial and research vocations of the reference territory, promoting and strengthening collaboration between the research system, the production system and territorial institutions.
25 partners from Academia and Research, institutions and companies join RAISE wich is coordinated by the University of Genoa (UNIGE), the National Research Council (CNR) and the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Goals
RAISE aims to develop and market technological solutions based on robotic systems and artificial intelligence, responding to the real production and social needs of the Ligurian territory. The project aims to enhance and give value to research and development of these technologies in various areas of interest, including healthcare, environmental sustainability, smart ports and accessible and inclusive smart cities. RAISE focuses on the needs of people and the territory, encouraging the transfer of innovative technologies from research to the market, providing resources, knowledge and support to generate sustainable, inclusive and resilient innovation. Furthermore, the project aims to create a highly attractive ecosystem for companies, investors and researchers, both nationally and internationally.
- The Hub is the entity responsible for the start-up, implementation, management and coordination of the Innovation Ecosystem and represents the single point of contact with the MUR: receives the tranches of concessions granted, verifies and transmits the reporting of the activities carried out by the Spokes and their affiliates.
- The Spokes maintain an institutional role in communication and funding, particularly in impact areas. They are the primary source of information to convey specific themes based on the different actors involved in the project. Each project is generated within each Spoke where researchers, startups, SMEs, public administrations, institutions are actively involved. The Spokes are the living part of the project and represent the place where the primary objective is achieved: technological transfer to the market, moving from the laboratories to the real world of supply and demand on the market. In particular, among these, Spoke 5 acts as an intermediary between research and industry, the technologies deriving from the RAISE scientific Spokes (1-4) and companies. In addition to incubation, acceleration and training programs, Spoke 5 coordinates, develops and measures communication strategies, tactics and actions to support the HUB and the entire ecosystem.
What are Spokes?
RAISE is organized according to the Hub & Spoke governance system and it is divided into 5 areas of intervention on individual themes, dedicated to the development of innovative technologies in strategic areas for the territory (city – health – environment – port).
Each spoke has a coordinator and a specific committee has been designated by the hub to represent the research organizations involved.
Partners
Each spoke brings together researchers from different research centers (23 affiliated public and private entities) under conjoint coordination for the implementation of the strategic plan of the ecosystem.
News
Spoke 2 of RAISE at EMBC 2025
On July 16, 2025, the mini-symposium Digital Biomarkers in Motor Rehabilitation was held in Copenhagen as part of the 47th International ...
Be.Ci.S and Spoke 3: sensors for citizen science
The experimentation activities within the Be.Ci.S – Be a Citizen Scientist project, part of the Spoke 3 program, continue in Bogliasco....
SMEs and Robotics: smart solutions for production and beyond
Two innovation stories compared at the sixth seminar of the P2 | Basic AI & Robotics Applications4SMEs program.
RAISE: review and future prospects at IAS 19
During the 19th edition of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS 19), Michela Spagnuolo, leader of RAISE’...
RAISE and 3D organ reconstruction: a project from Spoke 2 with San Martino Hospital in Genoa
Used in both preoperative and intraoperative planning, these reconstructions significantly improve the quality of patient care and open n...
Launch of the second edition of the RAISE P1 - KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY, within the Training Program, Spoke 5
Starting from July 14, 2025, the second edition of the RAISE P1 | KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY will be available. Th...
SEAGUL platform, developed in the context of Spoke 1, was presented at the ISTAT workshop, organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Genoa
The SEAGUL (Socio-Economic Empowerment of Urban Landscape) platform, an innovative digital tool designed to support the decisions of poli...
RAISE Spoke 5 at HCII 2025, with a pilot study on the multidisciplinary analysis of the visitor experience at Robot Valley 2024
RAISE participated in the 27th edition of the international conference Human Computer Interaction (HCII) 2025, Gothenburg, with the paper...
MERMAID-AI platform presented in Genoa: advanced teleassistance for maritime first aid
During the 19th edition of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), held in Genoa from June 30 to July 4, 20...
SIMBA presented at IAS 2025 in Genoa
During the 19th edition of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), currently underway in Genoa until July 4...
BeTwin project presented at IAS 2025
During the 19th edition of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), currently taking place in Genoa until Ju...
W-Mission project presented in Genoa: wireless underwater communication for autonomous robotic networks
On July 2, 2025, during the 19th edition of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), currently taking place ...
Calls and Tenders
The RAISE project, financed by the MUR with Investment 1.5 (M4C2), promotes a scheme based on cascade grands to support small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups and other entities interested in the Hub’s themes and the topics covered by the Spokes. The cascading calls, activated by the Spokes, are issued for the recruitment of researchers and technologists, for funding external entities for research activities consistent with the program, as well as for the purchase of supplies, goods and services.