As robots become smarter, more autonomous, valuable for various purposes, and increasingly interactive with humans, novel and unforeseen challenges emerge. Making complex robotic systems easier to program and use, endowing robots with capabilities to operate in complex and dynamic environments or allowing autonomous robots to work in areas shared with humans are examples of problems that
need new tools and paradigms.
INESC TEC participated in the 36th edition of the European Cetacean Society conference (ECS), one of Europe's leading events dedicated to the study and preservation of cetaceans; this year’s edition took place in Ponta Delgada, in the Azores.
29th May 2025
The AI4Ports project is underway, aiming to automate the detection of irregularities in underwater infrastructures at ports in the Azores - using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
29th May 2025
The Institute received two awards during the 25th edition of the IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC2025), consolidating the prominent position in the international robotics ecosystem. During the ICARSC2025 - considered one of the leading international scientific conferences in the field of autonomous robotics and competitions - the Portuguese Robotics Society (SRC) honoured the Institute with the Innovation and Technology Transfer Award in Robotics, plus the award for Best Master's Thesis.
17th April 2025
AEROSUB (Automated Inspection Robots for Surface, Aerial and Underwater Substructures) is the name of the new €12.1M project coordinated by INESC TEC, whose main objective is to revolutionise the operation and maintenance of fixed and floating offshore wind farms. How? Through the development of world-class technological solutions that reduce the operating costs of renewable energy production infrastructures in extreme environments. To achieve this goal, the project will - by 2030 - equip several robotic solutions with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analysis technologies.
30th January 2025
INESC TEC presented an picture of the future of agriculture and the answers to the challenges that lie ahead. Herculano’s manager praised the company’s “technology partner of choice”.
15th January 2025
