SISTEMAS DE CONTROL REMOTO SL

Their core work

Sistemas de Control Remoto SL is a Spanish technology company specializing in remote control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones), with applied expertise in UAS traffic management and drone navigation. Their company name translates directly to "Remote Control Systems" and their project involvement confirms a focus on the operational and safety infrastructure needed to fly drones in controlled airspace. In GAUSS, they contributed to making Galileo/EGNOS satellite navigation a reliable asset for UTM (UAS Traffic Management) safety and security. In ROBORDER, they brought drone/robot control capabilities to a border surveillance platform using heterogeneous autonomous swarms.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their two H2020 projects run almost concurrently (2017 and 2018 start dates) and both conclude in 2021, so there is no meaningful time-based evolution to trace — this is a snapshot of a focused specialist rather than an organization that shifted direction. Both engagements sit at the same intersection: unmanned aerial systems, safety-critical operations, and security applications. The absence of early-period keywords (ROBORDER has none logged) versus the rich UTM/navigation vocabulary of GAUSS suggests the airspace management angle may be the more technically documented area of their work.

They appear to be deepening their position at the intersection of drone traffic management and satellite navigation, which aligns with the rapidly growing EU regulatory push for U-space and EASA drone integration frameworks — a niche with significant near-term demand.

How they like to work

Sistemas de Control Remoto participates exclusively as a third party — not a formal consortium member — in both recorded projects. This means they likely provide a specialized product, service, or dataset to projects without carrying the administrative responsibilities of a consortium partner. Despite this lean engagement model, they have reached 34 unique partners across 14 countries, suggesting that the consortia they support are large, international Innovation Actions. For a future collaborator, this profile indicates a supplier or technology integrator role rather than a co-research partner.

Despite only two projects, their third-party status within large Innovation Actions has exposed them to 34 distinct consortium partners spread across 14 countries. Their network is European in scope, driven by large H2020 security and space projects rather than bilateral partnerships.

What sets them apart

Their name and project record together point to a rare combination: a private company that builds remote control technology for drones and also understands the airspace management and GNSS navigation layer that makes autonomous flight safe and legal. While many drone companies focus on hardware or data analytics, Sistemas de Control Remoto sits at the control-and-communications layer — a critical gap as Europe moves toward regulated U-space operations. For a consortium needing a drone systems integrator or UTM technology contributor from Spain, they offer relevant operational experience without the overhead of a large industrial prime.

Highlights from their portfolio

• GAUSS
  Directly targets the EU's strategic priority of integrating Galileo/EGNOS satellite navigation into civilian drone traffic management — a high-relevance niche as EASA's U-space regulation comes into force.
• ROBORDER
  Applied autonomous heterogeneous robot swarms to border surveillance, placing the company in a high-security, multi-technology context alongside defence and border agency partners.