EPM Cuadrado

RSolve EPM’s strategic challenges   

EPM and Ruta N invite you to submit pilot solutions for real city challenges. We are looking for organizations, companies, startups, researchers, research centers, and more with disruptive ideas, technological maturity, scalability potential, and execution capacity.

 

Benefits for the solvers:

 

  • Funding to carry out the selected pilot via a contract with Ruta N
  • Direct relationship with the EPM Group and its technical teams
  • Validation of the solution under real operational conditions
  • Possibility to continue collaborating with EPM for future scaling and implementation
  • Technical support and specialized feedback throughout the process
  • Clear contractual process, with defined criteria and an established legal framework

 

 

 

Open Challenge 

Apply now and be part of the ecosystem transforming the city’s future

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Challenge: infernal pipe inspection 

In Medellín 1.4 million users depend on 300 km of metallic aqueduct pipes that cannot be taken offline. 

 

We’re looking for innovative solutions to inspect and monitor them in real time without service interruption, focusing on robotics, sensor technologies, and artificial intelligence to anticipate failures and ensure safe water supply.

 

 

Application process 

*Deadline: October 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m.* 

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Read all terms, annexes, and detailed call documents. 

02.

Fill out the application form and attach the required documents. 

03.

Follow the schedule.

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Call opening:

September 25, 2025.

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Application deadline:

October 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. 

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Pilot start:

November 24, 2025.

Closed | ongoing challenges 

 

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Optimization of sludge treatment

Design a pilot tool to control and standardize the dewatering process of sludge at the La Ayurá plant.

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Ema evolves

 

Create a more flexible, more human, more capable robotic version of EMA. 

 

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Voluminous waste transformation

Design a tech solution to give a second life to voluminous waste and activate new opportunities in Medellín’s circular economy.


 

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