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Ami

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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Research Axes

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.

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 Ankle aims to enhance the ergoCub robot by designing a new ankle mechanism that enables dynamic walking and much more.

Team X is dedicated to showcasing the capabilities of our robots through captivating and innovative demos.

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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.

The DARWIN team aims to overcome existing limitations of robot design to create a new generation of humanoid robots.

Team Monte Porzio

The Monte Porzio team operates in the joint lab INAIL-IIT located at the INAIL research center in Monte Porzio Catone (Roma).

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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 human-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 S.P.A. to use advanced control, perception and planning algorithms, developed for the humanoid robot iCub, in pneumatic environments.

The collaboration aims to adapt the iCub Robot’s Avatar architecture to develop a commercial, human-controlled wheeled Avatar Robot in a simulation environment.

This joint project aims to adapt the technologies and algorithms developed for humanoid robots to other fields, like sustainable mobility.

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

Humanoids 2024: From iCub to ergoCub, a human-aware humanoid robot

Watch our industrial panel and live demo at the IEEE Humanoids 2024 convention in Nancy, France.

ergoCub at TEDxRovigo

Giovanna Tranfo of INAIL and Daniele Pucci shared the stage at TEDxRovigo to speak about the future of robotics in the workplace, demoing ergoCub and its capabilities.

Sneak peek of the new iRonCub MK3

So far, we are the only research unit working on flying jet-powered humanoid robotics. 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 iRonCub MK3.

ergoCub at WMF 2024 in Bologna

For the first time in public, we demonstrated 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 to attract 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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