B & J ADAPTACIONES SL

Their core work

B & J Adaptaciones is a Barcelona-based technology SME focused on assistive devices for people with physical disabilities, particularly upper-limb impairments. Their core expertise lies in integrating robotic exoskeletons with adaptive software interfaces — enabling disabled users to control assistive hardware through multiple input channels (shared control paradigms, multimodal signals). In the AIDE project they contributed industrial or product-side knowledge to a research consortium developing adaptive interfaces for daily living. Their own SME-1 project, MOMENTS, explored multi-sensory in-home experiences for therapy and entertainment, indicating a product development capability beyond pure research.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their H2020 activity spans only 2015–2018, so evolution is limited but visible. In the earlier phase they contributed to a large RIA consortium (AIDE) focused on precise hardware-software integration — robotic exoskeletons, multimodal control, and shared autonomy for severely disabled users. By 2018 their own SME-1 project (MOMENTS) shifted toward broader multi-sensory therapeutic experiences for home use, suggesting a move from complex clinical-grade robotic systems toward more accessible, consumer-facing rehabilitation products. The absence of keywords in MOMENTS prevents deeper comparison, but the change in funding scheme (RIA → SME-1 feasibility) signals a transition from research partnership to independent product exploration.

BJ Adaptaciones appears to be moving from participation in large assistive robotics research projects toward developing their own product concepts in home-based sensory rehabilitation — a path consistent with an SME building toward a marketable offering.

How they like to work

They have operated in both follower and leader roles: as a participant in a larger RIA consortium (AIDE, likely contributing product knowledge or user-side expertise) and as coordinator of a small SME-1 feasibility study (MOMENTS). The AIDE consortium brought together 9 partners across 4 countries, showing they are comfortable in European multi-partner settings. Their coordinator role was modest in scope (EUR 50,000 feasibility grant), so they are best described as an engaged specialist partner rather than a large-consortium driver.

Their network spans 9 unique partners across 4 countries, built through the AIDE consortium. With only 2 projects there is no evidence of long-term recurring partnerships, so their collaborative ties are as yet limited in depth.

What sets them apart

BJ Adaptaciones occupies a rare position as a Spanish private company — not an academic lab — with hands-on experience in upper-limb exoskeleton systems and their control interfaces. This gives them a product-development perspective that is valuable in consortia that need to bridge research prototypes and real-world usability for disabled end-users. Their combination of RIA participation (technical depth) and SME-1 coordination (commercial intent) suggests they can translate research outputs into viable product concepts, a profile that is uncommon among assistive-tech players in Southern Europe.

Highlights from their portfolio

• AIDE
  Their largest project (EUR 173,125, RIA scheme, 2015–2018) involved a multi-country consortium developing adaptive multimodal interfaces for upper-limb robotic exoskeletons — the clearest evidence of their core technical expertise.
• MOMENTS
  As coordinator of this SME-1 feasibility study (2018), they demonstrated independent commercial initiative — developing their own concept for multi-sensory in-home therapy rather than joining an existing consortium.