In an exciting collaboration project between Portugal and India, researchers Eduardo Cunha and António Pascoal recently spent a month in Goa, working closely with their counterparts at the Indian National Institute of Oceanography (NIO). The aim of this joint effort was to develop marine vehicles capable of cooperatively mapping the bottom of the Ocean in
From October 2022 to April 2023 our researcher Rute Luz was at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), part of the European Space Agency (ESA), in Holland (The Netherlands). Her Ph.D. advisor, Rodrigo Ventura, was at a conference when he saw a paper about a teleoperation setup presented by Thomas Krüger, head of
A team composed of students and researchers from the ISR | Lisboa was selected earlier this year to participate in RoboCup23, the "Champions League" of robotics competitions. The international competition will take place from July 4th to 10th, in Bordeaux (France) and counts on the presence of more than 2500 participants and 40 thousand
A group of researchers from Institute for Systems and Robotics will be participating in AMADEE-24, a space simulation mission of an expedition to Mars, which will take place in Armenia, for a month. The Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems (LARSyS) – represented by the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisboa) and the Institute
Last Friday, January 20th, ten AI start-ups (including two unicorns), eight research centers, one Law firm, and Portuguese leaders in Fintech, Health, Tourism, Pharma, and Retail, got together at Unbabel to kick off the creation of the Centre for Responsible Artificial Intelligence ISR | Lisboa integrates this “Centre for Responsible AI “ which is one
The ISR Community is mourning the profoundly sad loss of a close colleague and friend, Francisco Teixeira. "Dear Colleagues and Friends With great sadness, we announce the passing of our dear friend, Prof. Francisco Sepúlveda Teixeira, from the Mathematics Department of IST. Francisco was at all levels unique: an upright and kind human being, a
Can robots be at the service of culture? When recovering artefacts at excavation sites, such as vases, amphorae, and frescoes, it is very common for them to be damaged by time. The EU-funded project RePAIR aims to facilitate this reconstruction process to bring ancient artworks back to life. A group of researchers from the
ISR | Lisboa's collaborative room, on floor 8 of the North Tower, was renewed and inaugurated on November 25. The space is designed to foster collaborative moments within the ISR-Lisboa community and it recently improved to be even more comfortable. The Colaboratorium is used for informal meetings, to grab a coffee, or even for
From the end of the month of September to the middle of the month of October, our researchers have been very active in participating in outreach activities. These events represent a great opportunity to showcase our activities to different members of society and showcase some of the great things we are developing at ISR-Lisboa. European
ISR-Lisboa was present at Técnico Taguspark campus Open day past November 6, to celebrate its 21st Anniversary. Joining public, professors, researchers, students and non-teaching staff, the event celebrated science performed by Técnico in multiple knowledge areas. The open day started at 10 a.m with several activities, with students groups exhibition stands and several open laboratories.
