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the field of autonomous devices and robots. The center aims to carry out multidisciplinary activities of research, design, development, testing and approval of autonomous devices and robots.

The center will have laboratories for: industrial robotics; .micro robotics; medical robotics; drones; autonomous vehicles; autonomous software.

For the development of drones, in Romania, there are a few manufacturers of UAVs dedicated to the protection of Critical Infrastructures (1.8-meter wingspan, multi-copper and fixed wing - developed in partnership with the academic environment), otherwise American-made drones are used, especially DJI, for monitoring agricultural crops, installations with photovoltaic panels and topography.

To produce military drones, the state-owned aircraft manufacturer Avioane Craiova (Romania) has a production partnership with the company Elbit from Israel.

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CLEPA – European Association of Automotive Suppliers: http://clepa.eu/

European Commission – DG for Mobility & Transport: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/about-us_en https://www.romaniajournal.ro/society-people/the-first-smart-street-in-romania-completed-in-cluj-napoca/ July 17, 2020

https://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-auto-24477109-productia-auto-depasit-400-000-unitati-romania.htm

APIA (Romanian Association of Automotive Producers and Importers) “Possible evolutions of the green cars acquisitions (2020-2022) in Romania”

APIA http://www.apia.ro/

(Aug 2020) https://www.romania-insider.com/eurostat-bike-production-ro-aug-2020

(July 2020) https://www.mediafax.ro/economic/o-noua-piata-devine-atractiva-in-pandemie-19444097

ACEA European Automobile Manufacturers Association: http://www.acea.be/

https://www.romania-insider.com/lime-enters-romania https://ecf.com/news-and-events/news/european-e-bike-market-booming-latest-industry-figures-show-%E2%80%93-and-there

https://www.newmoney.ro/piata-bicicletelor-este-in-crestere-infrastructura-ramane-deficitara/https://www.forbes.ro/un-grup-de-experti-romani-lanseaza-o-initiativa-pentru-sprijinirea-inteligentei-artificiale-romania-197171

https://adevarul.ro/tech/stiinta/5-companii-dezvolta-inteligentaartificiala-romania-1_5cdab4ac445219c57e9d3319/index.html

https://www.caleaeuropeana.ro/drone-militare-produse-in-romania-compania-israeliana-elbit-systems-avioane-craiova-si-romaero-au-semnat-un-memorandum-de-intelegere/https://www.caleaeuropeana.ro/compania-israeliana-elbit-systems-a-castigat-un-contract-de-27-de-milioane-de-dolari-pentru-modernizarea-avioanelor-iar-99-ale-fortelor-aeriene-romane/

https://www.aero-drone.ro/inspectia-infrastructurii/

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For Information about exporting to Romania contact:

Mihaela Dodoiu

U.S. Embassy - Bucharest, Romania

Smart City / Mobility Commercial Specialist

[email protected]

Monica Eremia

U.S. Embassy - Bucharest, Romania

ICT Commercial Specialist

[email protected]