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Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence

We combine Artificial Intelligence with Mechanics to design and control
optimal humanoid robots interacting with human beings

Robotics Research

Research Platforms:
Humanoid Robots and Wearables

3 research branches

PHYSICAL HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION
Technology for robots and Industry 4.0 together with human health monitoring: we give humanoid robots the ability to help and collaborate with humans.

WEARABLE SENSORS
The wearable technologies developed within the ergoCub project are aimed at monitoring workers with the goal of assessing and predicting biomechanical risk.

AERIAL HUMANOID ROBOTICS
We give humanoid robots the ability to fly to help humans in disaster responses and heavy payload delivery.

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Find out more about the people and the teams behind our research!

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Team Delta's objective is to craft a robust locomotion architecture for ergoCub, our humanoid robot, facilitating safe interaction with both humans and the environment. This sophisticated framework seamlessly integrates nonlinear optimal control algorithms with machine learning components to deliver precise torque commands, ensuring smooth and reliable movement.

The team's goal is to develop the first humanoid flying robot, powered by a set of jet turbines to enable take-off, hovering, and eventual flight.

Team τau for Avatar System

Team Tau is responsible for maintaining and developing the software and related technologies enabling the humanoid Avatar system.

The team Alpha develops models that parametrize the robot sensorimotor intelligence in terms of, e.g., the body density distribution, number of degrees of freedom, actuation, sensing and control strategies.

The iFeel team focuses on the development of wearable technologies within the research of our ergoCub project.

The human team deals with the human holistic biomechanics, from the kinematics to the dynamics of the human body.

Team Monte Porzio

The Monte Porzio team is part of the iFeelHuman team but operates in the joint lab INAIL-IIT

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3 Robots

154 Publications

8 Active Projects

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Technology Transfer

We project research outcomes onto real application scenarios through joint labs and spin-offs.

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Joint lab with Honda Research Institute to develop advanced control, perception and planning algorithms for humanoid-robot collaboration scenarios.

Joint lab with Danieli Automation to use advanced control, perception and planning algorithms, developed for the humanoid robot iCub, in metal processing environments.

Joint lab with Camozzi Automation spa to use advanced control, perception and planning algorithms, developed for the humanoid robot iCub, in pneumatic environments.

Joint project with INAIL to devise future wearable technologies and humanoid robots to maximise work ergonomy and technological acceptability of future industry and healthcare environments.

Spin-off idea to provide an integrated platform enabling real-time human health monitoring of motion tracking, articular stress monitoring, and fatigue analysis.

News gallery

Sneak peek of the new iRonCub3!

So far, we are the only research unit working on flying jet-powered humanoid robotics— for real. The video below offers a sneak peek of the work we've been doing over the last two years to develop and test a new jet-powered humanoid robot, the iRonCub3.

ergoCub at WMF 2024 in Bologna

We demonstrating, for the first time in public, how ergoCub can switch from an avatar-controlled system to an autonomous one.

ergoCub showcased at the Italian Embassy in Washington

We were invited to the celebration of Italian Republic Day at the Embassy in Washington, D.C.! We showcased our ergoCub and iFeel wearable system.

Selecting Italy in Trieste

SELECTING ITALY 2024 is an event organized by the Conference of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces on the theme of attracting foreign investments and regional value chains.

ergoCub at the European Parliament

We demonstrated our ergoCub and iFeel research at the European Parliament in Brussels

iCub3 avatar system: a publication with Science Robotics

iCub3 avatar system: Enabling remote fully immersive embodiment of humanoid robots

Our IIT-Inail ergoCub project is awarded from GPAI

Our IIT-Inail ergoCub project was awarded in New Delhi from the GPAI for the use of ethical and sustainable AI

ergoCub at the 20 year anniversary of IIT

Our humanoid robot ergoCub walks and interacts with people at the 20 year anniversary of IIT

iCub featured in "Will humans love AI robots?" from DW Documentary

Artificial Intelligence makes art, knows more than many humans and works faster than they do. But will people accept AI-controlled social robots working in the service industry or entertaining those in need of care?

ergoCub humanoid robot with Alberto Angela on Noos

ergoCub on Noos with Alberto Angela!

Our humanoid robot ergoCub was on Noos! We are incredibly proud to have our robot involved in this extraordinary show.

ergoCub humanoid robot at ICRA 2023

REUTERS visited us during ICRA 2023!

ergoCub, our new humanoid robot made with INAIL, designed for human-robot collaboration is on REUTERS!

President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella shakes hand with iCub

We took part at the MADE IN INAIL Forum 2022, where we talked about our joint projects with Inail.

ANA Avatar XPRIZE - iCub ranked 1st in the specific category of walking humanoids and 14th on the total.

We are proud that we have not given up our leg-based locomotion function, thus taking the associated risks.

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iCub3 features in James May: Our Man In Italy

You can find us in the fifth episode of James May: our man in Italy, which presents amazing places around Italy.

iCub on the stage of WMF2022

Teleoperated iCub at WMF2022

We participated in Web Marketing Festival 2022 with two demos, follow the link to see our speech.

iCub @ Codice (RAI3) - Tele presenza robotica

La vita è digitale: Se non possiamo andare a visitare un luogo, possiamo mandare un robot e vederlo attraverso i suoi occhi.

iCub is among the 20 finalists of the ANA AVATAR XPRIZE

We’re excited to be selected to compete in the ANA AVATAR XPRIZE finals event! Follow our path to Los Angeles County in November 2022.

L'innovazione per la prevenzione e il trattamento delle patologie del rachide.

Visiting the Venice Biennale exhibition remotely with the iCub3 robot.

The new robotic avatar is made in Italy

The new iCub3 avatar system enables a human operator to visit remotely the 17th International Architecture Exhibition @ La Biennale di Venezia.

Omeleto - Tob.ia

A couple gets a robot for psychological support after losing their only child. Tob.ia is not a substitute for a lost child and never will be, but it becomes a new home for a mother's unspent love.

Moving toward the first flying humanoid robot

Jet-Powered Robot Prepares for Liftoff

Maker Faire 2021 Edition

Come and visit us @ Maker Faire in Rome! We are at the INAIL booth with iCub!

iCub: Why You Should Not Fear Us

AMI is a XPRIZE semifinalist!

Our lab is among the finalists of the competition to encourage technological development to benefit humanity.

AMI at SIE Workshop on Sept., the 23rd, 2021

AMI will present the latest achivements in the ergonomy research at the workshop organized in IIT with SIE (Società Italiana di Ergonomia e Fattori Umani))

AMI lab is out!

Let's celebrate our new Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence lab line.

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