The AMADEE-24 Mars mission simulation has been taking place in Armenia, managed by the Austrian Space Forum and hosted by the Armenia Aerospace Agency. A small field crew of highly trained analog astronauts conducted experiments preparing for future human and robotic Mars exploration missions. ISR-Lisboa researcher Margarida Pereira was at the Mission Support Center (MSC), the base of contact with the mission team, and told us about her experience.

ISR | Lisboa recently hosted Prof. Gong Ke, Executive Director of the Chinese Institute for New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategies. The meeting, attended by President Pedro Lima and ISR researchers, centered around Nankai University's history in robotics and AI partnerships. The visit concluded with a tour of ISR's advanced research labs, offering Prof. Gong Ke insights into the institution's work and potential collaborative opportunities.

On February 21st, ISR | Lisboa hosted a riveting seminar featuring Jens Kober, Associate Professor at TU Delft. Kober, renowned in robotics, discussed the challenges of robots autonomously refining motor skills and emphasized the importance of human interaction for effective learning. He covered various learning methods and showcased real-world experiments, sparking an engaging dialogue among attendees and a lot of curiousity for the future of robotics.