The Robotics Innovation Facilities offer access to high-tech robotic equipment and expertise at zero risk. In addition the Peccioli RIF provides access to real and realistic environments to be used as testing beds to validate technological solutions (see the video of the services provided and a 360° tour).
The RIF instrument was created in the ECHORD++ project, who has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 601116 as part of the ECHORD++ (The European Coordination Hub for Open Robotics Development) .
The RIFs present in Europe are three: Bristol RIF , the Paris-Saclay RIF and the Peccioli RIF. Here is a video in which you can see all of them together: video.
RIFs are open to the public labs which provide state-of-the-art robotic hardware and software, as well as scientific and technical support.
They can be seen as a racetrack for robots, in which you can develop/test/validate them.