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The Centre of Excellence led by INESC TEC – INESCTEC.OCEAN -, the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) and MARBLE (Centre of Excellence in Marine Robotics and Maritime Technologies) have formalised an agreement for multilateral collaboration in ocean-related innovation. In the Cypriot city of Limassol, the INESC TEC research team also took part in the Breaking the Surface workshop, securing the second place in an underwater acoustic detection challenge.
09th December 2025
One of the world’s largest and most prestigious robotics conferences, IROS (International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), took place this year, in China (late October). INESC TEC was represented by four researchers who presented five papers at this event, which gathered more than 8,000 participants from across the globe.
14th November 2025
What is the importance of monitoring seabed exploration for the sustainability of the oceans? How is the sustainability of human activities on Earth closely associated with the global transfer of knowledge and technology? These and many other questions were at the centre of a high-level event promoted by the Portuguese Government and co-organised by INESC TEC and the University of Évora, held at the headquarters of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica.
06th November 2025
In the heart of the Atlantic, INESC TEC co-organised another WAVES workshop, dedicated to advanced research vehicles. In the “Windy City,” the Institute’s researchers also had the opportunity to showcase INESC TEC’s expertise in marine robotics.
03rd November 2025
INESC TEC led the first analog space mission carried out within a habitat in Portugal. The Monsaraz Mars Analog Mission took place between 13 and 25 October in the outdoor area of the Observatório Astronómico do Lago-Alqueva (OLA), in Monsaraz; Ana Pires and Diogo Paupério represented INESC TEC in this endeavour.
30th October 2025
We all know that microplastics have an impact on organisms and marine ecosystems; however, there is still scientific work to be done in assessing their real impact, and for that, we need tools that allow the collection and assessment of new environmental data, towards advancing scientific knowledge about how microplastics affect plankton and ecosystems.
29th October 2025
There’s a new project dedicated to advance the Atlantic Blue Economy. INESC TEC is one of the partners in UPWELLING, designed to create an innovation network that offers training and experimentation opportunities while strengthening the connection between companies and innovation centres.
22nd October 2025
Throughout September, researchers from INESC TEC were in Troia and Sesimbra to take part in another edition of REPMUS, the world’s largest demonstration exercise with robotics and unmanned maritime vehicles.
21st October 2025
INESC TEC has developed a free-flying robot, i.e., a compact and fully autonomous aerial robotic sphere, which “flew” to Canada to be tested in microgravity flights. Two INESC TEC researchers, André Santos and João Coutinho, successfully completed the parabolic flights.
16th October 2025
Monsaraz will host the first analog mission carried out within a habitat on Portuguese soil. The Monsaraz Mars Analog Mission will take place from 13 to 25 October in the Lago-Alqueva Astronomical Observatory (OLA). Entry into the habitat is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday, 13 October, with scientists expected to exit at the same time thirteen days later, on 25 October. INESC TEC is responsible for the scientific and technological leadership of the mission.
08th October 2025
From Europe’s gateway to the Atlantic, INESC TEC researcher Nuno Cruz travelled south to India to showcase, off the coast of the Bay of Bengal, the Institute’s marine robotics technologies and solutions.
01st October 2025
For the first time, INESC TEC is represented at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the most important global event in the Space sector. Researchers André Santos and João Coutinho travelled to Australia to present a prototype which, in just a few days, will head to Canada to be tested on a parabolic flight.
30th September 2025