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The first Monsaraz Mars Analog Mission, held in 2025, featured INESC TEC as the scientific leader. Following the success of that inaugural edition, Monsaraz and the Observatório Lago-Alqueva have been selected as the venue and host for AMADEE-27, an analog Mars mission organised by the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), with the support of INESC TEC and NUCLIO. Applications are now open until 6 September for researchers in fields including robotics, astrobiology and geosciences, life sciences, and human factors.
05th August 2026
At the latest edition of the OCEANS conference, held in China, INESC TEC had the opportunity to highlight the scope and diversity of the Institute’s work in developing robotic solutions for ocean environments. The agenda also included a keynote lecture at a university and participation in an autonomous underwater vehicle competition.
05th August 2026
An INESC TEC-led exploratory project has laid the foundations for a future solution designed to help patients regain upper-limb mobility. AICare4U combines computer vision, collaborative robotics and serious games to identify incorrect movements in real time during motor rehabilitation and provide personalised assistance throughout rehabilitation exercises.
29th July 2026
No country in the world produces more strawberry tree fruit than Portugal, but harvesting it is a demanding task. An INESC TEC-developed solution now enables the fruit to be picked using suction technology.
12th June 2026
INESC TEC took part in ICRA (IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation), the world's largest robotics conference, which this year was held in Vienna, Austria, during the first week of June. The Institute brought two awards back to Porto.
09th June 2026