PRISMAS

PRISMAS (Secure Instant Multimedia Remotization Platform for Conflict and Rescue Areas) is an industrial research project frameworked within the Training Mission for Strategic Autonomy in Security and Defense. It is aimed at developing advanced teleoperation and remote reality capabilities for dual-use civil and military applications. The project addresses the growing need to operate vehicles, robots, and autonomous systems in dangerous, inaccessible, or communication-degraded environments—minimizing direct human exposure while improving the effectiveness of defense, rescue, civil protection, critical infrastructure surveillance, and tactical logistics operations.

The primary objective is to develop and validate a Remote Reality Platform (RRP) capable of providing ultra-low-latency bidirectional video, resilient communications, and secure remote control, even under severe connectivity loss conditions. To achieve this, the project is structured into several phases covering technology and market analysis, requirements and architecture definition, communication systems and algorithm design, hardware and software component development and integration, and, finally, validation in representative environments. The platform will be demonstrated through four use cases: UAV teleoperation for surveillance and rescue, UGV teleoperation in complex environments, remote manipulation via mobile manipulator robots, and immersive simulation for advanced training.

The proposal stands out for its combination of innovations in LHE-based ultra-low-latency video encoding, intelligent network deployment using Network Digital Twins, hybrid GNSS-vision navigation, edge AI, real-time 3D reconstruction via Gaussian Splatting, extended reality (XR), and high-fidelity immersive simulation. The consortium is led by Nokia and includes Telefónica, Brainstorm, Robotnik, MIBIZ Partners, and Surcontrol, alongside various research organizations such as UPV, UPM, Tecnalia, UC3M, and i2CAT. This combination of advanced communications, artificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, and immersive technologies will enable the development of a new generation of resilient and secure remote operation systems for critical applications.

Robotnik is participating in PRISMAS as a technology partner specializing in autonomous mobile robotics, advanced teleoperation, and mobile manipulation. The company leads research activities aimed at improving the remote operation of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and mobile manipulator robots in communication-degraded environments. Its contribution focuses on developing new scientific and technological capabilities to increase the resilience, immersion, and precision of remote operations in defense, emergency, and advanced logistics applications.

The primary platform used will be a mobile manipulator robot based on Robotnik’s proprietary technologies, built upon the RB-KAIROS+ architecture and other company UGVs, which will serve as testbeds for teleoperation and remote manipulation activities. Robotnik will investigate integrating the LHE encoding system into the ROS 2 ecosystem to enable efficient transmission of video, telemetry, and control commands with ultra-low latency and high network loss tolerance. This line of research will lead to the development of one of the first autonomous ground vehicles natively compatible with this communications technology.

Additionally, Robotnik will lead research into 3D environmental reconstruction using advanced Gaussian Splatting techniques, generating real-time 3D representations to improve operator situational awareness. Building on this, the company will develop new immersive teleoperation strategies using Extended Reality (XR) devices, researching how 3D interaction can increase the precision and safety of remote operations.

Another key research area will be the development of advanced manipulation and grasping algorithms for mobile manipulator robots, using real-time 3D data to execute complex gripping and handling tasks in partially unknown environments. This research will significantly advance the state of the art in remote telemanipulation, generating knowledge applicable to future robotic platforms for tactical logistics, hazardous area intervention, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), rescue, and support operations in scenarios where a direct human presence poses a high risk