Cookies Policy
The website need some cookies and similar means to function. If you permit us, we will use those means to collect data on your visits for aggregated statistics to improve our service. Find out More
Accept Reject
  • Menu
Facts & Numbers
000
Presentation

Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems

At CRIIS, we work closely with Companies, other Institutes and Universities, following the motto from Research and Development to Innovation, Design, Prototyping and Implementation.

At our Centre, we address the following main research areas: Navigation and Localisation of Mobile Robots, Intelligent Sensors and Control of Dynamical Systems, 2D/3D Industrial Vision and Advanced Sensing, Mobile Manipulators, Special Structures and Architectures for Robots, Human Robot Interfacing and Augmented Reality, Future Industrial Robotics and Collaborative Robots, Vertical Integration, IoT, and Industry 4.0.

Latest News

INESC TEC researcher among the winners of the Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge 2022

Do you have a vegetable garden for self-sufficiency? Is it complicated to go there sometimes, to check on the condition of your vegetables? Leandro Rodrigues, a researcher at INESC TEC, developed a technology to help producers monitor the growth rate of their crops. This robotic prototype earned him a place among the winners of the 2022 edition of the Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge. 

28th November 2022

Project develops solution for the early detection of the flavescence dorée of the vines

The FD Controlo operational group promoted a field day in Amares (Braga) with close to 80 participants, representing partners and entities that studyflavescence dorée of the vines. The event included the presentation of the results in the area, namely an intelligent trap that will support the early detection of the disease.  

23rd August 2022

INESC TEC robotics project wins VIDA RURAL award

The METBOTS project, developed by INESC TEC in partnership with ADVID - Vine and Wine cluster, won the "I&D que Marca" award, granted at the 2022 edition of the VIDA RURAL Awards.

27th May 2022

Research made in INESC TEC won Robotics award

The research "Programming Robots by Demonstration using Augmented Reality", by Inês de Oliveira Soares, won the Award for Best National Master's Thesis in Robotics, awarded by the Portuguese Society of Robotics (SPR).

24th May 2022

INESC TEC won a competition at National Robotics Festival

A robot developed at INESC TEC's Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS) won the Robot@Factory 4.0, a competition part of the National Robotics Festival, which took place from April 29 to May 1, in Santa Maria da Feira.

23rd May 2022

146

Featured Projects

MomaFlex

Development of Intelligent Middleware to enable collaborative robots to make real-time decisions in manufacturing plants

2023-2024

Lever_AdDP

Monitorização de 3 infraestruturas com recurso a imagens SAR

2022-2023

Vine & Wine PT

Vine and Wine Portugal - Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation

2022-2025

GreenAuto

GreenAuto: Green innovation for the Automotive Industry

2022-2025

Vision2Control

Controlo Qualidade Rolamentos por Visão

2022-2023

TF_Competition

iiLab Learning Factory Network

2022-2022

AgendaTransform

Agenda para a transformação digital do setor florestal para uma economia resiliente e hipocarbónica

2022-2025

PhenoBotLA81

PhenoBot Fotónica Inteligente para Fenotipagem de Culturas Agro-Alimentares - LA 8.1 Agricultura de Precisão

2022-2025

PhenoBotLA83

PhenoBot Fotónica Inteligente para Fenotipagem de Culturas Agro-Alimentares - LA 8.3 Tecnologia

2022-2025

PhenoBotLA84

PhenoBot Fotónica Inteligente para Fenotipagem de Culturas Agro-Alimentares - LA 8.4 Dados

2022-2025

PhenoBotLA85

PhenoBot - Fotónica Inteligente para Fenotipagem de Culturas Agro-Alimentares - LA 8.5 Conhecimento

2022-2025

Wine4Cast - LA8.3

Previsão espácio-temporal da produtividade vitivinícola para usabilidade multi-ator: integração de sensores ótico-fotónicos remotos, inteligência artificial e cenários climáticos

2022-2025

Wine4Cast - LA8.4

Previsão espácio-temporal da produtividade vitivinícola para usabilidade multi-ator: integração de sensores ótico-fotónicos remotos, inteligência artificial e cenários climáticos

2022-2025

Wine4Cast - LA8.5

Previsão espácio-temporal da produtividade vitivinícola para usabilidade multi-ator: integração de sensores ótico-fotónicos remotos, inteligência artificial e cenários climáticos

2022-2025

Produtech R3

Agenda Mobilizadora da Fileira das Tecnologias de Produção para a Reindustrialização

2022-2025

TEXPACT

Pacto de Inovação para a Transição Digital do Setor Têxtil e do Vestuário

2022-2025

OptiLog7Fluxos

Otimização do sistema logístico da área Litografia para 7 fluxos de produção

2022-2023

BE@T

Bioeconomia para Fileira Têxtil e Vestuário

2022-2025

BioShoes4All

Projeto Integrado BioShoes4All

2022-2025

Fundicao4

Workshop Industria 4.0 para o Setor da Fundição

2022-2022

PFAI4_3ed

Programa de Formação Avançada Industria 4 - 3a edição

2022-2022

FORM_I40

Formação Indústria 4.0

2022-2022

AI4RWeld

AI for Robotic Welding Parametrization and Inspection

2022-2022

IMMC

Industrial Mobile Manipulator Challenge

2022-2022

Hi_reV

Recuperação do Setor de Componentes Automóveis

2022-2025

HfPT

Health from Portugal

2021-2025

InOlive

Sistema de monitorização inteligente para prevenção de pragas e doenças no olival

2021-2023

SMARTDRYING

Sistema Inteligente para Secagem de Lamas de ETAR em Estufa

2021-2023

Zypho 4.0

Desenvolvimento de soluçôes inteligentes de recuperação, armazenamento e gestão de energia térmica em edificios de serviços

2021-2023

OptiLog

Otimização do sistema logístico da área Litografia

2021-2022

AR4Steel

Sistema de Realidade Aumentada Projetada para a Industria da Construção Metálica

2021-2022

SPIN

Solução de Pulverização de Precisão Inteligente

2021-2023

SCORPION

Cost effective robots for smart precision spraying

2021-2023

MirrorLabs2

Creating similar learning environment for students all over Europe for human-robot coproduction

2021-2021

REDVILE

AR/VR for Training and Learning

2021-2022

iFishCan

Intelligent waste & loss monitoring test bed for the Fish Can industry

2021-2022

SMARTCUT

Diagnóstico e Manutenção Remota e Simuladores para Formação de operação e manutenção de Máquinas Florestais

2020-2023

RDH4COVID

Solução Robótica Autónoma com Reboque para a Desinfeção de Superfícies Para

2020-2023

AI_REGIO

Regions and DIHs alliance for AI-driven digital transformation of European Manufacturing SMEs

2020-2023

BetterFactory

Grow your manufacturing business’ — ‘Better Factory'

2020-2024

NOVATERRA

INTEGRATED NOVEL STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING THE USE AND IMPACT OF PESTICIDES, TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE MEDITERRANEAN VINEYARDS AND OLIVE GROVES

2020-2024

PFAI4.0

Programa de Formação Avançada Industria 4.0

2020-2021

iiLab

Ampliação da Infraestrutura Tecnológica do INESC TEC para a Transformação Digital da Indústria

2020-2023

Trilogy

Robotics, Welding and Knowledge, for the future of robotic welding

2020-2021

MetalCut40

Desenvolvimento de sistemas periféricos funcionais a integrar numa célula robotizada para corte por plasma

2020-2022

VINCI7D

Impressão funcional robotizada em peças com geometrias complexas

2020-2023

INCAFO

Identificação de Castas através da folha

2020-2023

SIAP

Sistema de Inteligência Artificial para Deteção e Alerta de Riscos sobre o Património

2020-2022

XWeld

Planning, Accuracy and 3D sensing for full automation robotic welding

2020-2021

PRODUTECH4SC

PRODUTECH sustentável & circular - soluções inovadoras, sustentáveis e circulares com impacto na fileira das tecnologias de produção

2020-2023

Replant

Implantação de estratégias colaborativas para a gestão integrada da floresta e do fogo

2020-2023

SMARTFARM40

Soluções inteligentes para uma agricultura sustentável, preditiva e autónoma

2020-2023

PAC

Portugal AutoCluster for the Future

2020-2023

SMARTAGEING

Sistema de Apoio à Decisão para o Envelhecimento de Vinho do Porto Branco

2020-2023

Continental FoF

Fábrica do Futuro da Continental Advanced Antenna

2020-2023

RADAR

RADAR - Robô Autónomo para Desinfeção em Ambiente hospitalar

2020-2020

PNEUMA

PNEUMA - Sistema de ventilação com recurso a um balão auto-insuflável

2020-2020

Agrobit

Mowing Robot

2020-2021

PRySM

PRecision Sprayer Ground Robot

2020-2022

SAFECoating

Safety Enhanced Collaborative Robotic Coating Cell

2020-2021

ROBOCARE

Plataformas Robóticas para Culturas Protegidas de Precisão Inteligentes

2020-2023

CPPS101

Cyber-physical production systems

2020-2020

MirrorLabs

Creating similar learning environment for students all over Europe for human-robot coproduction

2020-2020

CrossLOG

AUTOMATIC MIXED-PALLETIZING FOR CROSS-DOCKING LOGISTICS CENTERS

2019-2023

SMARTPVD

Novas soluções inteligentes para aplicação e utilização de revestimentos em PVD

2019-2022

STEEL40

STEEL40 - Proposta de Prestação de Serviços Consultoria Especializada em Tecnologia Industrial

2019-2019

DEMETER

Building an Interoperable, Data-Driven, Innovative and Sustainable European Agri-Food Sector

2019-2023

T4CDTKC

Training 4 Cotec, Digital Transformation Knowledge Challenge - Elaboração de Programa de Formação “CONHECER E COMPREENDER O DESAFIO DAS TECNOLOGIAS DE TRANSFORMAÇÃO DIGITAL”

2019-2021

PIVOTBOT

Pivot robotizado para realização de operações agrícolas

2019-2021

Jales

TRABALHOS DE INTERFEROMETRIA SAR NA ÁREA MINEIRA DE JALES

2019-2019

AgRoBoFood

Business-Oriented Support to the European Robotics and Agri-food Sector, towards a network of Digital Innovation Hubs in Robotics

2019-2023

Rosin

Active managed Buildings with Energy performaNce Contracting

2019-2020

Smart-Fertilizers

Espalhadores e Cisternas inteligentes

2019-2023

SAFE

Sistema de Monitorização e Alerta Florestal

2019-2022

ROBOTICA2019

ROBOTICA2019

2019-2019

PBA

Unified Framework for Mobile Robots

2018-2019

HORSE

Collaborative Robotics for Industrial Coating Cells

2018-2020

Refinacao4.0

Serviços de consultoria especializada para desenvolvimento e operacionalização de provas de conceito

2018-2019

MetBots

Metabolomic robots with self-learning artificial intelligence for precision agriculture

2018-2021

SAFER

Safery verification for robotic software

2018-2021

GOTECFOR

Tecnologia para a mobilização e aproveitamento de Biomassa Florestal na agroindústria

2018-2020

COBOTIS

Human-robot interaction for collaborative robotics

2018-2022

COATING4.0

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF AN INNOVATIVE REMOTE PROCESS MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SOLUTION (4.0)

2018-2019

FED

Ferradura, programação intuitiva para aplicações de soldadura robotizada

2018-2019

DIVA

Boosting innovative DIgitech Value chains for Agrofood, forestry and environment

2018-2021

FDControlo

Importância dos hospedeiros alternativos (plantas, insetos, vitis abandonada) na dispersão da doença da flavescência dourada (FD) da vinhda e das populações de scapholdeus titanus nas sub-regiões vitivinículas do Cávado e do Lima

2018-2022

DroneTool

Service to develop a prototype of a drone end-effector for leaf harvesting

2017-2019

Fasten

Flexible and Autonomous Manufacturing Systems for Custom-Designed Products

2017-2021

FAMEST

Footwear, Advanced Materials, Equipment's and Software Technologies

2017-2021

PRODUTECH_SIF

Soluções para a Indústria de Futuro

2017-2022

Water4Ever

Optimizing water use in agriculture to preserve soil and water resources

2017-2020

RIDDIG

Fábrica Digital

2017-2019

SistemaDPA

Sistema DPA para Espalhador de Estrume (sem ISOBUS) e Análise Química (NIR sensor) para Cisterna em Ambiente ISOBUS.

2017-2018

MANUFACTUR4.0

Desenvolvimento e implementação de tecnologias inteligentes e inovadoras nos setores industriais naval e metalomecânico

2017-2020

AGRINUPES

Integrated monitoring and control of water, nutrients and plant protection products towards a sustainable agricultural sector

2017-2020

Palcus

Sistema de Controlo de Máquinas Cénicas

2017-2017

ROMOVI

ROMOVI: Robô Modular e cooperativo para Vinhas de encosta

2017-2019

ScalABLE4.0

Scalable automation for flexible production systems

2017-2020

BIOTECFOR

Bionegócios e Tecnologia para a valorização eficiente dos recursos florestais endógenos no Norte de Portugal e Galiza

2017-2020

UnVirtual

Serviço de engenharia e desenvolvimento de robôs para jogo Unvirtual

2017-2018

DM4Manufacturing

Aligning Manufacturing Decision Making with Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

2016-2021

SmartFarming

Ferramenta avançada para operacionalização da agricultura de precisão

2016-2018

AdaptPack

Desenvolvimento de sistemas robóticos de paletização adaptativos e modulares de elevada flexibilidade

2016-2019

ATM

Advanced tools management

2016-2018

Inspectum

Sistema de Visão Artificial para Inspeção de Marcações Típicas em Pneus

2016-2017

TRiHo

RDH - Robot de Distribuição Hospitalar

2016-2019

PrecisionCork

PRECISIONcork - Medida e Controlo em Linha de Parâmetros Chave de Processo e de Qualidade de Produto

2016-2018

ColRobot

Collaborative Robotics for Assembly and Kitting in Smart Manufacturing

2016-2019

TEXTILPRINT

Desenvolvimento e programação de um novo sensor de resina, programação de cabeças de impressão, apoio ao desenvolvimento de software de monitorização e diagnóstico remoto a instalar nas máquinas de impressão textil

2016-2018

CoopWeld

Robótica colaborativa para soldadura de componentes em construção metálica

2015-2017

MarineEye

MarinEye - A prototype for multitrophic oceanic monitoring

2015-2017

BLUECOM+

Connecting Humans and Systems at Remote Ocean Areas using Cost-effective Broadband Communications

2015-2017

ENDURE

Enabling Long-Term Deployments of Underwater Robotic Platforms in Remote Oceanic Locations

2015-2017

iMAN

iMAN - Intelligence for advanced Manufacturing systems

2015-2019

Submarino_Whale

Elaboração do projeto técnico de um dispositivo de controlo pneumático para equilíbrio hidrostático de um submersível

2015-2015

CINMarS

Combining Space and Maritime NetWorks

2015-2017

VAMOS

Viable Alternative Mine Operating System

2015-2019

AutoClassII

Automatic Classification and Quality Control for Car Tires

2015-2018

FOCUS

Advances in FOrestry Control and aUtomation Systems in Europe

2014-2016

CLARISSA

The European Robotics Initiative for Strengthening the Competitiveness of SMEs in Manufacturing by integrating aspects of cognitive systems

2014-2016

SUNNY

Smart UNmanned aerial vehicle sensor Network for detection of border crossing and illegal entrY

2014-2018

SCAN

Aquaculture Calibration System

2014-2015

TURTLE

Autonomous Support System for SubSea Operations

2014-2015

STAMINA

Sustainable and reliable robotics for part handling in manufacturing automation

2013-2017

CARLoS

CooperAtive Robot for Large Spaces manufacturing

2013-2015

OCHERA

Optimal Control: Health, Energy and Robotics Applications

2013-2015

ROBARQ

Robotic Technologies for Non-Standard Design and Construction in Architecture

2013-2015

Evologics-CRIIS

Real Time LBL Data Fusion for Acoustic Modems

2013-2015

RoboNoise

Acoustic data acquisition using a glider

2013-2013

SmartManufacturing

Smart Manufacturing and Logistics

2013-2015

Cooperation

Cooperation and Perception for Augmented Autonomy

2013-2015

ICARUS-CRIIS

Integrated Components for Assisted Rescue and Unmanned Search operations

2012-2015

EDA-SAVEWATE-CRIIS

System of Autonomous Vehicles for Water Environments for Defense

2012-2015

SUB.2-CRIIS

Propelled underwater vehicle carrying energy, electronic and computing systems on board, capable of operating autonomously without being connected to the operator

2012-2015

AutoClass

Automatic Classification and Quality Control for Car Tyres

2012-2014

COGNAT

Underwater Glider Navigation for Acoustic Tomography

2011-2013

PRODUTECH_PTI

Innovative processes and technologies for the manufacturing industry

2011-2014

PACRI

High-level programming for industrial robotic cells: capturing human body motion

2011-2014

Lajeado

Intelligent System for georeferenced monitoring of reservoirs with autonomous vehicles

2010-2014

SIIARI

System to increase the use of Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Robotics

2010-2012

SIIARI-ROB

System to increase the use of Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Robotics

2010-2012

TRIMARES

Underwater vehicle to monitor dams in Brazil

2010-2011

INSTEAD

Intelligent Systems to detect failures in multidimensional processes

2010-2013

CRO

Perception-Driven Coordinated Multi-Robot Motion Control

2010-2012

RobVigil

Collaborative and intelligent surveillance robot for the security area

2010-2012

WWECO

Environmental Assessment and Modeling of Wastewater Discharges using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Bio-optical Observations

2009-2011

Team
003

Laboratories

Laboratory of Industrial Robotics and Automation

Laboratory of Mobile Robotics and Internal Logistics

Laboratory of Robotics and IoT for Smart Precision Agriculture and Forestry

Publications

CRIIS Publications

View all Publications

2022

Websites Usability Evaluation of the Terras De Tras-Os-Montes Hotels

Authors
Morais, EP; Cunha, CR; Santos, A;

Publication
MARKETING AND SMART TECHNOLOGIES, VOL 1

Abstract
Website is a bridge between users and online information. It is extremely important in terms of marketing and must be designed according to the rules of usability, especially in hotel industry. Websites with high usability value will be accessed by more users. Therefore, building a useful website is important. This study aims to evaluate, from the point of view of usability, the websites of hotel establishments in Terras de Tras-os-Montes, a region located in the north of Portugal.

2022

A Highly Customizable Information Visualization Framework

Authors
Spínola, L; Silva, DC; Reis, LP;

Publication
Computational Science - ICCS 2022 - 22nd International Conference, London, UK, June 21-23, 2022, Proceedings, Part II

Abstract

2022

A Highly Customizable Information Visualization Framework

Authors
Spínola, L; Silva, DC; Reis, LP;

Publication
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Abstract
The human brain can quickly become overwhelmed by the amounts of data computers can process. Consequently, data abstraction is necessary for a user to grasp information and identify valuable patterns. Data is usually abstracted in a pictorial or graphical format. Nowadays, users demand more personalization from the systems they use. This work proposes a user-centered framework that aims to ease creating visualizations for the developers of a platform while offering the end-user a highly customizable experience. The conceptualized solution was prototyped and tested to ensure the information about the data is transmitted to the user in a quick and effective manner. The results of a user study showed that users are pleased with the usability of the prototype and prove that they desire control over the configuration of their visualizations. This work not only confirmed the usefulness of previously explored personalization options for visual representations, but also explored promising new personalization options. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

2022

Reinforcement Learning for Multi-Agent Competitive Scenarios

Authors
Coutinho M.; Reis L.P.;

Publication
2022 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions, ICARSC 2022

Abstract
Reinforcement Learning techniques allow learning complex behaviors to deal with a variety of situations in a matter of hours. This complexity is even more prominent in multi-agent continuous 3D environments. This paper compares how the actions taken by two agents independently trained via a self-play approach differ from the ones taken when they are controlled by the same policy. It also explores the emergence of competitive or collaborative behaviors in a natural game setting. By implementing a 3D simulated version of the Dance Dance Revolution, the acquisition of more specific abilities like equilibrium, balance, and dexterity was tested. The approach achieved very good results learning a predefined sequence of buttons (7 arrows correctly pressed in 20M timesteps), revealing a similar learning behavior to human beings (improving with training and performing better in this kind of sequence than in random ones). The self-play approach also produced some interesting effects by developing cooperative behaviors in theoretically competitive scenarios.

2022

Reinforcement Learning for Multi-Agent Competitive Scenarios

Authors
Coutinho, M; Reis, LP;

Publication
IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions, ICARSC 2022, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, April 29-30, 2022

Abstract

Supervised Theses

2022

Visual Dashboard for Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation of Online Learning

Author
Rita Nunes da Mota

Institution
UP-FEUP

2021

Islanding Operation and Black Start Strategies for Multi-Microgrids using the Smart Transformer

Author
Mário Jorge Teixeira Couto

Institution
UP-FEUP

2021

Developing asset management indicators and visualisation of information to improve long-term planning tools for water supply systems

Author
Pedro Nogueira Fernandes Aguiar Costa

Institution
UP-FEUP

2021

Otimização de sistemas de autoconsumo baseados no potencial eólico para edifícios de elevada altura

Author
Carlos José Seabra Costa Oliveira

Institution
UTAD

2021

Prostate Cancer Automatic Grading from Digitized H&E-stained Histopathology Slides

Author
João Carlos Parada Alves

Institution
UP-FEUP

Facts & Figures

6R&D Employees

2020

22Papers in indexed journals

2020

19Proceedings in indexed conferences

2020