| Graal Tech is a research and consultancy SME working in the fields of underwater robotics, control system design, instrumentation and electromechanical engineering. The firm was established in 1998 as a spin-off company from the University of Genova. During years the industrial vocation of Graal Tech consolidated, even if a strong linkage with academic and research environments has been always preserved. Indeed, other than having continuous and fruitful collaborations with prestigious research institutions like CMRE (Nato Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation), the Company participated to several successful EU research projects focused on development of technologies for marine and underwater environments. Today the core business of Graal Tech is designing and developing intelligent mechatronic systems for marine applications. Two main products are currently commercialized: eFOLAGA AUV and the UMA underwater modular arm. |
Team members
Alessio Turetta
Master Degree in Computer Engineering with the University of Genova (Italy); Ph.D. in Robotics with the University of Genova (grant funded by the Italian Space Agency).
Main expertises: design and development of software for embedded systems and real-time applications; modeling and controlling of robotic systems. Main developed control systems: EWM (Eurobot Wet Model), a three-arms 7 d.o.f’s underwater manipulation system committed by Thales Alenia Space on behalf of ESA (European Space Agency); FOLAGA AUVs. He is the principal investigator for Graal Tech within the on-going DexROV and ROBUST projects.
Andrea Caffaz
Master Degree in Electronic Engineering with the University of Genova (Italy); Ph.D. in Robotics with the University of Genova (grant funded by the EC, within the BRITE EURAM 3 “Remote robotic Ndt” research project). Main expertises: design and development of a number of underwater electromechanical devices, such as intelligent buoys, autonomous underwater vehicles, underwater manipulation systems. Main designed and developed systems: UMA (Underwater Modular Arm), the first modular underwater manipulator, realized within the TRIDENT EU-funded project; FOLAGA AUVs.