QIVOLT

Expertise & Consulting

Independent technology consulting in robotics, autonomous systems and intelligent sensing — from the first idea to a funded project and a machine that works in the field.

QIVOLT helps companies, research organisations and public bodies decide what to build, win the funding to build it, and deliver it. Every engagement is led by FNdS, drawing on decades of field-hardened work in agricultural, forestry and outdoor robotics.

🧭 Technology consulting

Clear, vendor-neutral advice for decisions that are expensive to get wrong.

  • Technology roadmaps and make-or-buy decisions
  • Architecture reviews of robotic, sensing and IoT systems
  • Technology scouting, benchmarking and due diligence
  • Workshops and mentoring for engineering and R&D teams

🌍 European project proposals

From a promising idea to a competitive, fundable proposal — Horizon Europe, EIC, Eurostars, and national and regional programmes.

  • Concept, objectives and positioning against the call
  • Consortium building and partner search
  • Writing and critical review of excellence, impact and implementation
  • Work plan, budget and risk structure
  • Pre-submission review from an evaluator's point of view

🤖 Engineering and robotics projects

Hands-on engineering for machines that must work outside the lab.

  • Feasibility studies and proofs of concept
  • Perception, localisation, navigation and manipulation
  • Sensor selection, integration and IoT data pipelines
  • Field trials, validation and performance reports
  • From prototype to pilot and technology transfer

📑 Expert opinions and technical reviews

Independent, written and signed assessments you can put in front of a board, an investor or a funding body.

  • Technical opinions on products, systems and R&D results
  • Technology assessment for investment and procurement decisions
  • Review of project deliverables and progress
  • State-of-the-art and technology landscape reports

How it works

  1. Tell us about your challenge — use the form below. A few lines are enough.
  2. Scoping call — a short conversation to understand the goal, the constraints and the deadline.
  3. Fixed-scope proposal — deliverables, timeline and price agreed before any work starts.
  4. Delivery — from a one-day review to a multi-month engagement, with a single point of contact.

Everything you share is treated as confidential. A non-disclosure agreement can be signed before the first call.

Tell us about your project

A few lines are enough. We reply by email, usually within two working days.