Rentería-Bilbao, Arantxa2022-07-02Rentería-Bilbao , A 2022 , Private/Public Funding Strategies for Interactive Robotics Companies . in Biosystems and Biorobotics . vol. 27 , Biosystems and Biorobotics , vol. 27 , Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , pp. 653-657 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_1052195-3562researchoutputwizard: 11556/1190Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.The aim of is paper is to provide a structured view of funding possibilities for companies in the field of interactive robotics. The paper presents a set of funding sources which are of interests for start-ups, spin-off and young companies working in the design and development of interactive robots, including wearable devices. This paper is divided into three chapters, covering private funding (types of existing funding sources, their specific target companies and requirements, and the reasons on how and why investors invest), public funding (mainly coming from European grants under several programs) and the conclusions.5enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessbook part10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_105RoboticsPrivate/Public FundingRoboticsPrivate/Public FundingBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceSDG 15 - Life on LandProject IDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/780073/EU/Inclusive Robotics for a better Society/INBOTSinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/780073/EU/Inclusive Robotics for a better Society/INBOTSFunding InfoThis work has received the financial support of INBOTS project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 780073.This work has received the financial support of INBOTS project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 780073.http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109564766&partnerID=8YFLogxK