METRICA6 INGENIERIA Y DESARROLLOS SL

Their core work

METRICA6 is a Spanish engineering and software SME based in Malaga that builds intelligent monitoring and automation systems for real-world environments. Their work covers two distinct application areas: smart building systems (starting with IoT-connected domestic hot water management) and AI-driven retail automation for micro markets, using object detection and people tracking to enable frictionless, cashierless shopping experiences. They develop the software integration layer that ties sensors, cameras, and data pipelines into working products — and have done so both as project leaders and as technical contributors within EU research consortia. As a small company, they bring hands-on engineering capability rather than research theory to the projects they join.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (2016-2017), METRICA6 focused on energy efficiency through smart management of domestic hot water — a building services and IoT problem. By 2020, their focus had shifted entirely to retail technology: computer vision, object detection, and people tracking for micro market environments. This is a clear pivot from energy management toward AI-powered physical retail automation, suggesting the company followed market demand toward the faster-growing autonomous retail space.

METRICA6 is moving toward AI-powered physical retail solutions, specifically autonomous micro market technology — a segment with growing commercial demand from corporate campuses, hospitals, and transport hubs.

How they like to work

METRICA6 has acted as both project coordinator (NESS-SW) and participant (MiMEX), showing they can lead smaller initiatives while also slotting in as a technical contributor in larger ones. Their network is small — just 4 unique partners across 2 countries — suggesting they work in tight, focused consortia rather than broad multi-partner networks. This makes them a good fit for targeted innovation projects where a specific software or computer vision capability is needed, rather than large collaborative research programs.

METRICA6 has collaborated with only 4 unique partners across 2 countries, reflecting a very focused and small collaboration footprint. Their network is geographically concentrated in Southern Europe.

What sets them apart

METRICA6 occupies an unusual niche: a small Malaga-based engineering firm that has bridged two separate technology waves — smart building energy management and AI-powered retail automation. Few SMEs in Andalusia combine hands-on IoT integration experience with computer vision for autonomous retail. For consortium builders needing a technically capable Spanish SME with real product development experience in automated retail or smart building systems, METRICA6 is a rare find in an underrepresented region.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MiMEX
  The largest project by far at EUR 304,850, MiMEX represents METRICA6's move into computer vision and automated retail — a commercially relevant technology area with clear commercialization potential.
• NESS-SW
  As the only project where METRICA6 acted as coordinator, NESS-SW demonstrates their ability to lead an EU-funded initiative, even at SME Instrument Phase 1 scale.