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    ContractsMobile Robot Motion Capture System and Autonomous Surface Vehicle for University of Limerick
    Closed contract

    Mobile Robot Motion Capture System and Autonomous Surface Vehicle for University of Limerick

    Contract value
    130k
    Closed 25 Jun 2026

    University of Limerick requests a mobile robot motion capture system and a compact autonomous surface vehicle for hydrographic surveys to support autonomous systems research and environmental monitoring.

    🇮🇪IrelandPublished 12 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaTED
    Contract value
    130k
    Closed 25 Jun 2026
    Tender deadline passed on 25 Jun 2026.

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.130,000currency not stated
    • Tender closed
      25 Jun 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇮🇪Ireland

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    Tender closed on 25 Jun 2026. Awaiting award.

    12 Jun 2026Today25 Jun 2026

    Brief

    University of Limerick seeks two distinct instruments to support autonomous systems research and teaching. Lot 1: A Mobile Robot Motion Capture System to track and localize aerial, ground, and surface robotic platforms in real-time within an indoor laboratory environment. The system must deliver high-accuracy, low-latency 3D positional and orientation data for multiple simultaneous vehicles, enabling research in multi-agent robotics, autonomous navigation, and human-robot interaction. Lot 2: A Compact Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) equipped for hydrographic surveys in shallow inshore waters, rivers, and lakes. The ASV should support both autonomous and remote-controlled operations with multibeam sonar bathymetric mapping and water-quality profiling capabilities, providing a portable platform for coastal, estuarine, and inland environmental data collection. Both systems will support research, teaching, and industrial collaboration at University of Limerick.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, University of Limerick has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. VICON MOTION SYSTEMS LIMITED1× · 17%
    2. THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC1× · 17%
    3. Particular Sciences Limited1× · 17%
    4. RTD Technology Ltd Trading As Asistec1× · 17%
    5. Horiba UK Ltd1× · 17%
    6. BRUKER UK LIMITED1× · 17%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED, BRUKER UK LIMITED, MV CORPORATION EOOD — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    Publications Office of the European Union
    Licence
    EU 2011/833/EU + TED reuse notice
    Source
    ted.europa.eu
    Record ID
    406080-2026
    UL
    Buyer
    University of Limerick
    Sector
    Research & Innovation