Madrid, September 17, 2026. – ARQUIMEA, a global technology company with more than 20 years of experience in the space sector, is leading the consortium responsible for PELICAN, a project for the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at expanding the future capabilities of IRIS², the European Union’s secure satellite communications programme.

PELICAN will conduct a comprehensive mission analysis to define a satellite-based solution capable of expanding the capabilities of the IRIS², as a part of the IRIS² Low-LEO Pre-Operational and De-Risk Activities within the ESA Programme Related to EU Secure Connectivity. The proposed solution will enable secure communications and future-oriented Internet of Things (IoT) services with geolocation capabilities.

The project’s main technological potential lies in its reconfigurable approach, which will provide the flexibility needed to adapt the system to different missions, service requirements and operational scenarios. As consortium leader, ARQUIMEA will be responsible for mission analysis and systems engineering, as well as for the development of an RF-based intersatellite link and satellite platform design and integration. These activities will help define the mission architecture and technical requirements needed to support the future evolution of Europe’s secure satellite communications infrastructure.

 “Secure and resilient connectivity is fundamental to Europe’s resilience and strategic autonomy. ESA – hand-in-hand with the European Commission and industry – is therefore looking ahead, exploring the capabilities and technologies that can help Europe meet its future connectivity needs. The work we are launching today is an important part of that effort and will help shape the continued evolution of IRIS²,” said Laurent Jaffart, Director of ESA’s Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity.

“PELICAN brings together several of ARQUIMEA’s core capabilities, including mission analysis, systems engineering, satcom technology and spacecraft manufacturing. We are proud to lead this project and contribute to Europe’s secure and sovereign satellite communications” said Ferran Tejada, Managing Director of ARQUIMEA Space.

 

Extensive experience in satellite development and mission analysis

ARQUIMEA has more than two decades of experience in the space sector and has participated in over 220 missions for major space agencies, institutional organisations and international satellite manufacturers.

The company has extensive capabilities in mission analysis, space systems engineering and the design, manufacturing, integration and testing of satellites and critical satellite systems. Its technological portfolio includes satellite structures, thermal control systems, antennas, deployable systems, avionics, optical instruments, mechanisms and space-qualified microelectronics.

This combination of mission-level expertise, technological capabilities and industrial capacity enables ARQUIMEA to support space programmes throughout their complete lifecycle, from early mission definition and system design to manufacturing, integration, testing and in-orbit operation.

Through PELICAN, ARQUIMEA strengthens its position as a European industrial partner in the development of advanced satellite platforms and secure connectivity solutions. The project also reinforces the company’s contribution to Europe’s technological sovereignty and to the development of flexible, resilient and future-ready space infrastructure.

About ARQUIMEA

ARQUIMEA is a Spanish technology company operating globally in highly demanding sectors, including aerospace, defense, science industry and fintech.

With 20 years of experience, ARQUIMEA collaborates in the space sector with leading space agencies such as NASA, JAXA and ESA, as well as major traditional and New Space companies, internal consortia, universities and research centers.

Today, ARQUIMEA has become an integrated supplier with capabilities to develop and manufacture complete satellites, thermal systems, structures, deployable systems, avionics, microelectronics, and optical systems.

About ESA Programme Related to EU Secure Connectivity

Under the overall responsibility of the European Commission, IRIS² is a bold endeavour to build a space-based secure and resilient connectivity network that elevates Europe’s strategic autonomy and competitiveness, where and when it matters most. ESA acts on behalf of the European Commission as the qualification and validation authority for the governmental infrastructure of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme. It manages development and validation contracts supporting the initial space and ground segments, verifies end-to-end system, service, and security performance against EC requirements, and coordinates these activities with ESA’s own programme.

Within this programme, the IRIS² Low-LEO Pre-Operational and De-Risk Activities components provide a rapid and recurrent mechanism for validating potential new governmental services and associated mission concepts in orbit up to a pre-operational level, subject to successful maturation and later programme level decisions of integration into the operational EU IRIS² baseline.

Ultimately, these activities aim at contributing to the continued evolution and enhancement of IRIS2  services and capabilities, supporting Europe’s long-term leadership in space in an ever-changing world.

Learn more at: https://resilience.esa.int/esa-programme-related-to-eu-secure-connectivity-and-iris%C2%B2 

ARQUIMEA, a technology company with more than 20 years of experience in the defense and space sectors, will participate in UNVEX 2026, Spain’s leading professional event for unmanned systems, taking place on September 16 and 17 in San Javier, Murcia. The event will bring together companies, Armed Forces, public institutions, and security and law enforcement agencies to discuss the evolution of autonomous technologies and their applications in defense and security.

During this edition, ARQUIMEA will present its autonomous systems for the naval and air domains through its WISE, KRONOS and Q-SLAM families. These loitering systems are designed to provide advanced surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence and intervention capabilities across different operational scenarios and against different types of threats.

Naval Domain: WISE and KRONOS Families

For the naval domain, ARQUIMEA develops autonomous systems designed to enhance surveillance, reconnaissance and intervention capabilities both on the surface and underwater. Through its WISE and KRONOS families, the company offers underwater and surface solutions for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, mine detection and threat neutralization. These systems are capable of operating in complex maritime environments and contributing to greater protection and effectiveness for deployed forces.

S-WISE is a unique system capable of carrying out tactical and surveillance missions both on the surface and underwater. Its main advantages include its compact size—just 2.5 meters in length—its low acoustic signature and its 85-mile range.

Air Superiority: Q-SLAM Family

In the air domain, ARQUIMEA will showcase its complete family of Q-SLAM loitering systems, including the Q-SLAM-5, Q-SLAM-40, Q-SLAM-80, Q-SLAM-100 and Q-SLAM-200, with ranges from 3 km to 300 km.

In addition, the company will conduct a demonstration of its Q-SLAM-40 loitering system, which incorporates technological enhancements designed to increase its endurance and range while strengthening its operational capabilities. These developments further consolidate a system that has already achieved a high level of technological and operational maturity, following deliveries to several armed forces and the manufacture of more than 3,000 units.

Multilayer Interceptor System to Neutralize a Wide Range of Threats

ARQUIMEA will also showcase its TABANO multilayer interceptor system, integrated into a 4×4 vehicle. The solution combines different capabilities to detect, identify and neutralize drone swarm threats, providing a mobile protective bubble for units, infrastructure and strategic assets.

The system integrates a multi-launcher for autonomous effectors capable of adapting the response to each threat and operational scenario. It therefore provides a flexible, scalable and cost-effective solution for protecting deployed forces, critical infrastructure and strategic assets.

Its operation covers the phases of scanning, detection, identification, engagement and continuous reassessment. Once a threat has been detected and classified, the operator selects the most appropriate interceptor and authorizes its launch. The version presented at UNVEX features three types of interceptors depending on the speed and distance of the threat: Q-FOX, Q-SLAM-5i and Q-SLAM-40.

Integrating autonomous systems into land platforms enhances their mobility and facilitates deployment across a wide range of operational environments. This multilayer approach enables responses to different types of threats through the coordinated use of sensors, command-and-control systems and interception capabilities.

Through its participation in UNVEX, ARQUIMEA reaffirms its position as a European leader in loitering systems and multidomain autonomous solutions, as well as its commitment to developing advanced technologies that strengthen defense and security capabilities.

ARQUIMEA, a technology company specializing in the space and defense sectors and a European leader in loitering systems, is showcasing its extensive portfolio of loitering and interceptor systems at Poland’s leading defense exhibition, addressing the new operational challenges faced by Armed Forces.

The company is presenting a selection of technologies designed to enhance surveillance, reconnaissance, force protection and response capabilities in complex operational environments. These include its Q-SLAM family of loitering systems, designed to provide precision, flexibility and rapid response against different types of threats, with ranges from 40 km to 300 km.

As a European leader in the design and manufacture of autonomous loitering systems, ARQUIMEA has extensive experience in developing multidomain solutions, together with the industrial capacity required to manufacture these systems at scale. Its technologies integrate autonomous navigation, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors and secure communications to deliver an effective response on the battlefield.

In the maritime domain, the company is showcasing its capabilities in unmanned naval systems, including solutions for surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance missions. ARQUIMEA is also presenting its family of underwater drones, led by S-WISE, which is capable of carrying out loitering missions both on the surface and underwater.

Through its participation at MSPO, ARQUIMEA reaffirms its commitment to developing sovereign technologies for European defense and security, as well as autonomous solutions capable of addressing the current and future needs of Armed Forces.

ARQUIMEA’s systems are on display at its stand within the Spanish Pavilion, Hall 9, Stand.

The Civil Guard and the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation E.P.E. (CDTI) have selected ARQUIMEA Research Center to develop an optronic border surveillance system for the control of illicit trafficking and irregular immigration.

The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), aims to drive advanced technologies that strengthen the surveillance and protection capabilities of Spain’s land and maritime borders, one of the most demanding operational environments in Europe.

ARQUIMEA Research Center has been one of the two contractors selected to continue into Phase II of the development of optronic sensors applied to the surveillance of land border lines (Lot 2), alongside SENSIA Solutions.

Advanced technologies for border surveillance

Spain has more than 8,000 kilometres of coastline and is one of the main points of access between Africa and Europe. This strategic position poses significant challenges related to the control of illicit trafficking, smuggling and irregular immigration, which require increasingly advanced surveillance capabilities.

In this context, the technological challenge involves the development of optronic systems capable of providing high-resolution, stable, high-contrast images over long distances, both day and night and under any environmental conditions.

The solutions will need to integrate advanced infrared detection, line-of-sight stabilisation and intelligent image processing technologies, enabling the identification of suspicious activities with sufficient advance notice to facilitate the response of security forces.

From conceptual phase to prototype development

The tender is structured in three successive phases:

• Phase I: Solution design.
• Phase II: Development of a prototype and testing of the proposed solution.
• Phase III: Pre-operational verification.

Following evaluation of the results obtained during Phase I, ARQUIMEA Research Center has advanced to the next stage of Lot 2 of the challenge, in which the technological prototypes that will respond to the operational requirements defined by the Civil Guard will be developed and validated.

Phase II will last two years and will allow the technologies developed to be matured to levels close to their operational deployment.

Strategic capabilities in optronics and intelligence for defence and security

The execution of this contract reinforces the position of ARQUIMEA Research Center as a leading technology player in the field of advanced optronics, artificial vision and intelligent surveillance systems.

The challenge will allow the continued development of proprietary capabilities in dual-use technologies of high strategic value, applicable to security and defence, the protection of critical infrastructure, maritime surveillance, border control and the monitoring of large areas.

It will also contribute to strengthening national technological sovereignty in a key domain for European security, in line with the European Union Strategy for a Security Union and with national priorities in innovation for defence and security.

Driving innovation for the security challenges of the future

This selection is an important recognition of the innovation and technological development capabilities of ARQUIMEA Research Center and of the work carried out by the multidisciplinary teams involved in the project.

Through initiatives such as this, ARQUIMEA Research Center continues to drive advanced technologies capable of responding to the operational challenges of the future, transforming advanced research into real solutions with a direct impact on security, border protection and Europe’s technological autonomy.

Project data

• Reference: CPP 02/2025 AB (DCCPI/OCPI)
• Title: Pre-Commercial Public Procurement of R&D services for the development of innovative solutions in the field of border surveillance, control of illicit trafficking and irregular immigration, funded by CDTI’s own funds and the EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (ERDF)
• Contracting authority: Directorate General of the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation E.P.E. (CDTI E.P.E.)
• Lot awarded: Lot 2 – Optronic sensors applied to the surveillance of land border lines
• Objective: To develop advanced optronic solutions capable of detecting, identifying and tracking illicit activities in land border areas using long-range visible and infrared vision technologies.
• Place of execution: Spain. The prototype will be validated in Andalusia.
• Duration: 36 months (full programme) / Phase II: 24 months
• Total tender budget: €24,459,182.00 (VAT included)
• Lot 2 budget: €9,586,104.00 (VAT included)
• Arquimea Research Center S.L.U. budget: €3,430,600.00 (VAT not included)
• Funding: Action co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and CDTI E.P.E. within the framework of the Pluriregional Programme for Spain 2021–2027.

This project forms part of the Public Innovation Procurement CPP 02/2025 AB (DCCPI/OCPI) promoted by the State Secretariat for Security (Directorate General of the Civil Guard) and the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation E.P.E., and is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Pluriregional Programme for Spain 2021–2027. The action contributes to the development of strategic technologies to strengthen security, border surveillance and European technological autonomy.

Canary Islands, 19 June 2026. ARQUIMEA has participated in the organisation of the event “ALS in the Canary Islands: Understanding to Move Forward. Science, Care and Socio-health Commitment“, an initiative promoted by Molefy Pharma together with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Government of the Canary Islands, on the occasion of World ALS Day.

The event brought together researchers, healthcare professionals, institutional representatives and experts from the biotechnology sector in Tenerife to analyse the challenges posed by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease affecting around 4,500 people in Spain and between 120 and 130 patients in the Canary Islands.

The gathering provided a forum to address both the scientific advances in research and the care-related, economic and social impact that the disease has on patients, their families and the healthcare system.

Driving Knowledge Transfer to Generate Impact

ARQUIMEA’s participation in this initiative is part of its commitment to promoting scientific and technological innovation as a tool to address some of society’s greatest challenges.

Through its activities in strategic sectors such as healthcare, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, space and defense, the company is committed to connecting research, technological development and industrial capabilities to accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions to the market.

The event highlighted the importance of collaboration between research institutions, technology companies, public administrations and healthcare professionals in transforming scientific knowledge into advances that have a tangible impact on people’s lives.

Science and Innovation in the Face of Neurodegenerative Diseases

One of the main focal points of the event was the presentation of progress around AP-2, a therapeutic candidate developed from research conducted at the CSIC, whose clinical development is being driven by Molefy Pharma.

The research focuses on the TDP-43 protein, one of the primary biological alterations associated with ALS, and represents one of the most promising lines of work for gaining a deeper understanding of the mechanisms involved in the progression of the disease.

During the event, clinical specialists and researchers agreed that the advances achieved in the study of ALS could also contribute to improving the understanding of other neurodegenerative diseases, broadening the potential impact of this research.

A Shared Commitment to Innovation and Social Well-Being

For ARQUIMEA, supporting initiatives that foster dialogue between science, technology and society is part of its vision of innovation as a driver of progress.

The company maintains a strong commitment to advancing research and development projects in strategic fields with the potential to generate a positive impact on society, promoting collaborative ecosystems that accelerate technology transfer and knowledge generation.

The holding of this event further reinforces the role of the Canary Islands as an increasingly relevant environment for biomedical research and technological innovation, consolidating an ecosystem in which scientific institutions, companies and public administrations work together to address some of the most complex challenges of our time.

Madrid, June 15, 2026. ARQUIMEA, a European technology company specialized in autonomous loitering systems for defense and security, is unveiling at Eurosatory 2026 a new autonomous air defense capability designed to address one of the major threats in today’s operational environments: the proliferation of drones and unmanned system swarms.

The company is showcasing a Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) based on a multi-layer air defense architecture that combines detection, identification, tracking, and interception through intelligent autonomous interceptors capable of engaging a wide range of aerial threats.

The system consists of a multi-launcher for autonomous effectors, enabling the response to be tailored to the type of threat and mission profile. This provides a flexible, scalable, and highly cost-effective solution for protecting deployed forces, critical infrastructure, and strategic assets. The system continuously scans, detects, identifies, engages, and reassesses threats. Once a threat has been detected and classified by the surveillance system, the operator selects the most appropriate interceptor and authorizes launch. The intelligent loitering munition then initiates the interception mission within seconds. Advanced artificial intelligence algorithms enable autonomous tracking and interception with maximum precision.

Layered Counter-Swarm Air Defense

ARQUIMEA’s solution enables the creation of a multi-layer air defense system through the combination of different autonomous interceptors optimized for various ranges, speeds, and threat profiles.

Among them is the Q-SLAM-40, designed to intercept medium-range threats and extend the protection perimeter of deployed forces up to 40 kilometers. This first layer will be complemented by the Q-SLAM-80i, a high-speed interceptor capable of reaching speeds of up to 250 km/h within an operational radius of up to 25 km. Furthermore, the system also incorporates the Q-SLAM-5i, a high-precision interceptor capable of reaching speeds exceeding 350 km/h while carrying a payload of up to 0.4 kilograms. The third layer of defense is provided by the Q-FOX, an ultra-high-speed interceptor capable of exceeding 600 km/h and equipped with a 0.5-kilogram payload to neutralize highly dynamic or rapidly emerging threats.

The combination of these systems enables effective engagement across a broad spectrum of aerial threats, ranging from mini-UAVs and tactical drones to more complex systems, creating a layered defense architecture that optimizes resource allocation and maximizes the probability of neutralization.

The interceptors can operate in a coordinated and collaborative manner, including swarm capabilities and integration into advanced combat cloud architectures. This enables the simultaneous management of multiple threats and the real-time adaptation of responses in highly dynamic and saturated environments. Developed around a modular multi-launcher architecture, the system can be easily integrated into all types of platforms.

Industrial Production Capacity to Meet New Defense Demand

ARQUIMEA’s family of autonomous systems is already in service with more than five armed forces and defense organizations, reinforcing the company’s position as one of Europe’s leading developers of intelligent autonomous systems.

To meet growing international demand, ARQUIMEA has recently strengthened its industrial capabilities through the commissioning of new facilities spanning more than 12,000 square meters, supported by an investment exceeding €10 million.

These facilities enable highly industrialized manufacturing of autonomous systems and provide production capacities of up to 1,000 drones per month, ensuring the scalability required to support current and future defense programs.

The company is also exhibiting the latest evolution of the Q-SLAM-100, its long-range intelligent loitering system, which incorporates new enhancements aimed at increasing operational capabilities, mission effectiveness, and performance in complex and highly contested environments.

Visitors can discover these capabilities at the Spain Pavilion, Hall 6 – Stand 209.

About ARQUIMEA

ARQUIMEA is a Spanish technology company operating globally in highly demanding sectors such as aerospace, defense, and security.

The company collaborates with international space agencies including NASA and ESA, ministries of defense and security, NATO armed forces, and leading industry companies.

In the defense sector, ARQUIMEA specializes in intelligent loitering munition systems, avionics, robotics, drones and RPAS, as well as information and command-and-control systems.

In the space sector, the company is a recognized leader in the manufacturing of key systems for satellites and turnkey missions, covering the entire value chain, from mechanisms, subsystems, and systems such as thermal panels, to satellite design and manufacturing.

ARQUIMEA also operates its own research center with more than 140 researchers working at the forefront of artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum technologies, enabling the development of next-generation technologies applied to the systems and products used across its business sectors.

Madrid, 12 June 2026. ARQUIMEA, a European technology company specialising in autonomous systems for defence and security, is presenting its new capabilities for the naval domain at Eurosatory 2026 with the first unveiling of Kronos Mini, its new autonomous naval surface system. The company is also showcasing S-WISE, the uncrewed underwater system designed to operate on the surface and underwater in the most demanding naval scenarios.

Kronos Mini is a new type of vessel capable of navigating on the surface as a planing craft assisted by its hydrofoil. In addition, this element also allows the vehicle to submerge in order to carry out attacks beneath the waves and always impact below the waterline. It is a highly compact electrically powered vessel capable of being launched from 533 mm torpedo tubes.

Kronos Mini is the latest addition to ARQUIMEA’s family of autonomous naval platforms. This unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has been developed to carry out a wide variety of missions. These range from maritime surveillance and reconnaissance to the protection of critical infrastructure; communications relay and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); or its deployment as a naval loitering munition in ASuW missions.

Kronos Mini can carry out these missions simultaneously, operating independently or as part of a coordinated swarm. Highly stealthy and high-performing, it has a unique capability in this type of system to conduct short-distance underwater navigation when required.

Thanks to its modular architecture and autonomous operation capability, Kronos Mini provides armed forces with a flexible, scalable and easily deployable solution, capable of increasing operational persistence while reducing personnel exposure in risk environments. It has a maximum speed of 20 knots on the surface and an endurance of 65 nautical miles, with a payload capacity of 30 kilos and a length of 2 metres.

Alongside Kronos Mini, ARQUIMEA is exhibiting S-WISE, an uncrewed maritime system capable of operating as both a UUV and a USV within the same mission with maximum discretion, in ASuW missions or by integrating different types of sonars for MCM missions. This platform expands surface and underwater surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, supported by the advanced onboard computer it shares with Kronos Mini, providing advanced AI capabilities and automatic target designation. The Kronos and WISE families of uncrewed vehicles complement each other as a fusion of sensors and effectors on the same platform, sharing technologies, internal components and enabling technologies to perform missions both on the surface and underwater, making the most of the advantages associated with each type of platform.

The combination of Kronos Mini and S-WISE provides naval forces with an integrated capability to operate both on the surface and underwater, improving situational awareness and response capacity against emerging threats in the maritime environment.

“Maritime domains are increasingly relevant to security and defence. With Kronos Mini and S-WISE, we offer autonomous capabilities that enable naval forces to expand their operational reach, improve the protection of strategic infrastructure and increase the effectiveness of their missions”, says Manuel Martín, General Manager of Defence at ARQUIMEA.

These capabilities are part of ARQUIMEA’s growth strategy in multi-domain autonomous systems. The company currently has more than five references worldwide that use ARQUIMEA’s loitering systems. In addition, the company is strengthening its industrial capacity with new facilities covering more than 12,000 square metres, the result of an investment of over 10 million euros.

These infrastructures enable the company to produce autonomous systems at scale through highly industrialised processes, ensuring the capacity needed to respond to the growing national and international demand for uncrewed solutions.

Visitors will be able to discover these capabilities at the Spain Pavilion, Hall 6 – Stand 209.

About ARQUIMEA

ARQUIMEA is a Spanish technology company operating globally in highly demanding sectors, such as aerospace and defence and security.

The company collaborates with international space agencies such as NASA and ESA, defence and security ministries, NATO armed forces and leading companies in the sector.

In the defence sector, ARQUIMEA specialises in intelligent loitering munition systems, avionics, robotics, drones and RPAS, as well as information and control systems.

In the space sector, it is a benchmark in the manufacture of key systems for satellites and turnkey missions, covering the entire value chain: from mechanisms, subsystems and systems such as thermal panels, to the design and manufacture of satellites.

The company has its own research centre with more than 140 researchers at the forefront of artificial intelligence, robotics and quantum technologies, enabling it to develop cutting-edge technologies applied to the systems and products used in its sectors of activity.

Madrid, 11 June 2026. From 3 to 5 June, ARQUIMEA held in Madrid the first edition of the ARQUIMEA Global Tech Challenge, an initiative designed to bring university students closer to the real challenges of the technology industry and encourage the development of the talent that will lead the strategic projects of the future.

Under the theme EURODOME: Crisis Procurement Cell, the Challenge brought together 44 Master’s students from different STEM academic disciplines at the Puerta de Toledo Campus of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). Over three days, they worked in multidisciplinary teams to solve a complex scenario inspired by a real procurement and acquisition process in a crisis context.

Through this immersive experience, participants had the opportunity to face challenges similar to those encountered by high-level technological and industrial organisations, developing key skills such as strategic analysis, decision-making under pressure, teamwork, innovation and communication skills.

The programme combined working sessions, mentoring and training activities, including a standout session by Rocío Vidal, better known as La Gata de Schrödinger, renowned journalist and science communicator, who shared with attendees a reflection on science, critical thinking and the role of knowledge as a driver of progress.

The final phase of the ARQUIMEA Global Tech Challenge culminated in the presentation of the solutions developed by each team before an evaluation committee made up of ARQUIMEA professionals, who assessed the technical quality of the proposals, their viability, the strategic approach and the participants’ ability to defend their projects.

All teams were recognised with monetary awards, awarded in acknowledgement of the effort, dedication and level demonstrated throughout the competition.

The closing session also featured the presence of Diego Fernández, President of ARQUIMEA, who joined the participants during the final presentations and the awards ceremony, highlighting the company’s commitment to the development of young talent and the connection between the academic and business spheres.

In the words of Rubén Criado, Director of New Technologies at ARQUIMEA:

“In Spain, we have extraordinary talent. The challenge is not to find it, but to create the right environments for it to develop, take on responsibilities from the early stages and participate in projects with real impact.”

With the launch of the ARQUIMEA Global Tech Challenge, the company reaffirms its commitment to initiatives that help strengthen the national technology ecosystem, boost the employability of young professionals and bring university knowledge closer to the real challenges of the industry.

In a context in which innovation and talent are key factors for competitiveness, ARQUIMEA considers it essential to create spaces for collaboration between business and university that make it possible to identify, attract and develop future generations of scientists, engineers and technology professionals. This first edition of the Global Tech Challenge is born with the ambition of establishing itself as a meeting point between training, innovation and professional opportunities, contributing to the strengthening of the talent that will drive Spain’s technological and industrial future

Vienna, June 2026. PULSAR HRI, the robotics division of ARQUIMEA, a Spanish technology company with more than 20 years of experience developing cutting-edge solutions in sectors such as aerospace and defense, is participating in the 2026 edition of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). During the event, PULSAR HRI is showcasing its latest developments in teleoperation, intelligent control, high-performance robotic actuation, and digital twin technologies designed to accelerate the deployment of next-generation robotic systems.

At Booth 012, attendees have the opportunity to experience a new teleoperation demonstration designed to achieve a higher level of transparency between human operators and robotic systems. The solution enables more natural, intuitive, and precise interaction, enhancing operator perception and control of remote robotic platforms.

PULSAR HRI is also presenting a new robotic arm demonstration developed to explore what true system-level agility feels like in practice. The platform combines advanced actuation and control capabilities to deliver backdrivability when needed, firmness at operational boundaries, and energy efficiency by design, providing a hands-on experience of agile, high-performance robotics.

One of the key highlights of the technologies on display is the ability to train and validate systems within high-fidelity digital twins and deploy them directly onto physical hardware without retraining. This approach accelerates development cycles, reduces deployment uncertainty and brings agile robotic systems closer to real-world applications. 

As part of the ICRA 2026 technical program, PULSAR HRI also participated in the Tech Talk Stage with the presentation “Addressing the Sim-to-Real Gap,” which took place on June 2 at 12:45 PM in Hall C6/C7.

During the session, Miguel López, Director at PULSAR HRI, explained how combining accurate actuator modeling with real hardware validation enables the creation of high-fidelity digital twins that integrate seamlessly into modern robotics workflows. The talk highlighted how these technologies help accelerate robotic development, reduce uncertainty during deployment, and enable a faster transition from laboratory environments to real-world applications.

ARQUIMEA’s participation in ICRA 2026 reinforces the company’s commitment to advancing robotics technologies and contributing to the global innovation ecosystem through research, development and collaboration. 

Where to Find Us

Event: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2026
Location: Vienna, Austria
Booth: 012

Visitors attending ICRA 2026 are invited to discover the live demonstrations, meet the ARQUIMEA team, and explore the technologies shaping the next generation of robotic systems.