Three projects promote logistics efficiency through artificial intelligence, digitisation and simulation

With an investment of €700,000, the projects developed are aimed at logistics and intralogistics transformation, impacting competitiveness and sustainability

Over the last year, the Cluster has promoted more than 40 regional and European innovation projects

The Basque Mobility and Logistics Cluster has completed three cooperative innovation projects funded by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism through the Innovative Business Groups programme. With a combined value of close to €700,000, the AI Mobot, Plenco DLT and Plagedilog projects have focused on logistics and intralogistics transformation, applying disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital twins and smart contracts. The collaboration between companies, AEI organisations and the Administration is an example of the strategic value of cooperation in building a more competitive and sustainable sector. The associated companies Batura, Bizkaigar, Igarle, Smartlog, WeAreClickers and Wimbitek have participated in the projects, together with the groups Alia, Cel and Citet.

Since its foundation in 2009, the Basque Mobility and Logistics Cluster has consolidated its role as a driving force for collaborative innovation in the logistics and industrial sector. Over the last year, it has promoted more than 40 R&D&I projects, both regional and European, encouraging the participation of the Basque logistics ecosystem it represents. In the AEI 2024 call for proposals, to which the three projects now completed belong, a total of €676,068 in funding has been obtained, representing 66.6% of the programme’s support for innovation in logistics. At the same time, these figures place the Cluster as a benchmark among its Basque counterparts, having attracted 45% of the funds granted to the Basque Country.

AI Mobot Project

This project has incorporated artificial intelligence into warehouse operations to automate logistics processes in production plants in the aeronautical, naval, wind power and automotive sectors. Human operation increases costs, introduces inefficiencies and increases the risk of errors and safety issues. The project has proposed a solution that combines autonomous mobile robotics and advanced artificial intelligence technologies to offer significant improvements in operational efficiency, safety and visibility of internal processes.

Plenco DLT Project

In this case, the challenge of this project was to improve the control of payment terms in road transport. To this end, it has developed an innovative system of ‘smart contracts’ which, through digitisation supported by DLT technology similar to blockchain, automates the recording of the different milestones in the supply chain, ensuring the transparency and reliability of the process until secure payment is completed.

Plagedilog Project

Plagedilog has developed a digital twin to simulate the operation of a logistics warehouse. With this new development, it is possible to simulate a warehouse or logistics environment to propose different options for improving its efficiency, such as simulating flows or optimising order preparation. The project has also developed a training module to improve task performance in a virtual reality environment.