Danobat will create 500 jobs in the Basque Country with an investment of 50 million "in a new generation of industrial robots"
Euskadi is preparing to make a strategic leap in the field of industrial robotics with the launch of the new Roboost Transformative Project, an initiative that will mobilize an initial investment of EUR 50 million and allow the creation of 500 new jobs, 200 of which will be direct.
The project was presented this Thursday at the headquarters of Danobat Group in Elgoibar and, as reported by the Basque Department of Industry and Energy Transition, will place the Basque Autonomous Community as an international benchmark in the development of high-performance industrial robots.
Roboost will allocate more than 35 million euros to research, development and technological innovation activities. The aim is to design and manufacture a new generation of advanced industrial robots in the Basque Country and to consolidate a strong local value chain around this strategic technology.
Danobat, which will lead the initiative, will act as a tractor for 18 small and medium-sized enterprises, strengthening the Basque industrial ecosystem, and will be supported by various clusters in the sector, led by the Advanced Manufacturing Cluster (AFM) and with the participation of the Aeronautics and Space Cluster (HEGAN).
With this commitment, Euskadi seeks to consolidate its position as a pole of industrial innovation, strengthen its business fabric and advance the technological transformation of its industry in a context of growing global competition in the field of automation and advanced robotics.
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