// FRV Space Technologies — Seville, Spain — Spin-off Universidad de Sevilla
AI · Robotics · Energy — converging with Space
We are living through a once-in-a-century convergence. AI is redefining entire economies — but it demands colossal computation, and computation demands energy. The greatest bottleneck of the next decade is not talent or capital: it is energy.
Space debris is not an environmental issue. It is a systemic existential threat to the entire space economy and to orbital solar energy collection. FRV Space Technologies was built to solve it — so humanity can access the stars safely.
SPACE SUSTAINABILITY & TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Stratolaser is FRV's foundational project: a high-power laser system for active space traffic management. It fuses precision optics, advanced atmospheric compensation, and real-time orbital tracking into a single ground-based platform.
Space debris is not merely an environmental problem — it is an existential threat to the global space economy. Without active removal solutions, the Kessler syndrome could render the most valuable orbits permanently inaccessible. Stratolaser resolves this.
Active elimination of orbital debris via laser radiation pressure. Controlled deorbit of fragments without direct physical contact, minimising secondary fragmentation risk. Targets objects from 1 cm to 10 cm in LEO.
High-precision distance measurement and tracking of orbital objects via laser telemetry. Generation of debris catalogues with centimetre-level resolution, enabling accurate conjunction forecasting up to 7 days ahead.
Soft orbital correction of active satellites and debris to avoid dangerous conjunctions. Fine trajectory control without any on-board propulsion system. Critical for mega-constellation collision avoidance.
The Stratolaser project and its evolution towards full space traffic management (STM) platforms. High-power laser technology adapted for both ground-based and future orbital deployment scenarios.
Robotic systems for on-orbit operations: inspection, in-space servicing, satellite assembly and maintenance. Aerial robotics for terrestrial and stratospheric applications supporting space missions.
Agentic artificial intelligence designed specifically for the space sector. Autonomous decision-making systems for satellite operations, Earth observation data analysis, trajectory optimisation, and autonomous mission execution.
Heat rejection and thermal management systems for high-power space platforms such as Stratolaser and orbital data centres. Advanced energy storage technology and space-based solar power (SBSP) collection systems for the energy economy of the future.
Pioneer Spanish NewSpace company specialising in small satellite services, launch integration, and in-orbit technology demonstrations. Shared vision on the commercial space sustainability challenge.
INDUSTRY PARTNERWorld-leading aerial robotics research group. Co-located at our founding university, GRVC brings deep expertise in autonomous UAV systems, computer vision, and control theory critical to FRV Robotics.
RESEARCH PARTNEREurope's premier centre for high-power, high-repetition-rate laser research and development. Strategic partner for the core laser technology underlying Stratolaser's debris removal and ranging capabilities.
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERGermany's foremost institute for radar, sensor systems, and space surveillance technology. Collaboration focused on debris tracking, radar signature analysis, and sensor fusion for orbital traffic management.
RESEARCH PARTNEROne of Europe's oldest and largest research universities, with world-class space engineering, aerospace propulsion, and orbital mechanics departments. Research collaboration on mission design and debris dynamics.
ACADEMIC PARTNERSpain's national centre for ultra-intense pulsed laser science, operating some of Europe's most powerful laser systems. Key partner for high-peak-power laser R&D and pulse shaping technologies applicable to Stratolaser.
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERFRV Space Technologies was founded as an official spin-off of the Universidad de Sevilla, emerging from the Stratolaser research project — a programme dedicated to making orbital space safe, sustainable, and accessible.
The scientific depth of our founding team, combined with the commercial ambition required to scale deep-tech from lab to orbit, is our most durable competitive advantage.
We do not just study the problem. We engineer the solution.
Whether you are a researcher, investor, space agency, or technology partner — if you share our vision of a sustainable orbital economy, we want to hear from you.