LASIGE researchers João Bimbo, Nuno C. Garcia, and Vinicius Cogo have successfully obtained funding for their initiative, SIMBAY-Grasp. This project was chosen for funding through euROBIN’s 1st Open Call for the Collaborative Projects Programme.

SIMBAY-Grasp aims to enhance robot grasping and manipulation by implementing an object estimation process that combines Bayesian inference with numerous simulation instances. Each instance represents a hypothesis about the state of the world.

euROBIN is a EU-funded consortium that unites European expertise in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The network is open to the broader robotics community and uses cascade funding to facilitate exchanges with research groups that are not part of the consortium, particularly new and emerging teams. As part of the Collaborative Projects Programme, one partner of the consortium is responsible for supporting and advising the selected project’s team throughout their experimentation. LASIGE’s team is partnered with the Technical University of Munich for this initiative.

LASIGE’s has another funded project addressing robot dexterity. The EU-funded HARIA project aims to develop innovative technologies that connect the human sensorimotor system with robotic systems, specifically through AI-powered wearable devices and supernumerary robotic limbs. The project prioritizes user-centered design to ensure that the technology effectively meets the actual needs of individuals with disabilities.