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World Braille Day and Artificial Intelligence

World Braille Day and Artificial Intelligence

World Braille Day, celebrated annually on January 4 and established by the United Nations in 2019, raises awareness of the Braille system and underscores its vital role in enabling communication and the full realization of human rights for people who are blind or...
Virtual Reality Boxing Game Promotes Inclusive Access to Sport

Virtual Reality Boxing Game Promotes Inclusive Access to Sport

João Guerreiro, LASIGE integrated member, was interviewed by Público newspaper on 3 January 2026 about the project he led Access VR, which developed, among others things, an innovative virtual reality (VR) boxing game designed to make the sport accessible to blind and...
SoftEdIBO – Touch-based robot for inclusive education

SoftEdIBO – Touch-based robot for inclusive education

LASIGE researchers Isabel Neto, João Bimbo, Tiago Guerreiro (integrated members), and Filipa Rocha and Hugo Simão (PhD students) have successfully obtained funding for their initiative, SoftEdIBO – Touch-based robot for inclusive education, selected under the...
Talk @ LASIGE: Diogo Barradas

Talk @ LASIGE: Diogo Barradas

Title: Privacy-preserving Blackout-resistant Technologies Speaker: Diogo Barradas (Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo) Date: January 14, 2026, 15h00 Where: C6.3.27 Invited by: Bernardo Ferreira (LASIGE/FCUL) (coffee break included) Abstract:...