Research Facilities & Building Trust 

The labs world class research infrastructure, covers needs from fundamental knowledge creation to technology deployment in the field, supporting on the water or simulator based pilots and demonstrators of beyond state of the art equipment and technologies. The labs ideal location on the island of Syros in the Aegean Sea, offers close proximity to open sea testing grounds.

In cooperation with a worldwide network of industrial and scientific partners, the developed solutions can be evaluated in a continuous chain reaching from the application concept simulation in lab trials to in the field testing in no time, supporting transforming the Aegean Sea into an Innovation Valley for the blue economy. For example in the context of “Ro-Boat Races”, sea trials under realistic conditions guarantee an application-related real world assessment. This unique combination of laboratory infrastructure and realistic missions to examine and evaluate technology readiness enables the development of robust and reliable systems. Additionally, the lab supports “remote” missions, where researchers across the globe can conduct “on the water testing” remotely, collaborating with colleagues on the field.

Building trust in autonomous systems is crucial as they become more prevalent. This involves ensuring reliability, safety, and transparency in their operations. This will be essential for the widespread acceptance and integration of these technologies into various industries and aspects of daily life. Testing in Syros is all about building trust in autonomous systems.