Topics

Design and control of robots:

Manipulators, Mobile, Aerial, Snake robots

Soft Robotics

Biomimetic design of grippers and robotic hands:

Modelling and analysis of robots

Human-Robot co-manipulation and collision

Intelligent sensor fusion and machine vision

Intelligent control

Robotic manipulation of non-rigid materials (fabrics)

Robotic Applications:

Robotics in clothing:

Robotics in Space:

Design of manipulators and rovers

Robotics in mining:

Robotic systems for autonomous exploration and drilling

Robotized sorting of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs)

Robotics in Entomology:

Autonomous Sexing Systems (Mosquitoes, Medfly, Insects)

Robotics in Chemistry:

Automating diagnostic tools (strips) interpretation

Robotics in Entomology and Autonomous Sexing Systems (Mosquitoes, Medfly, Insects)

The system is able to transfer insects from every possible position, inside of the system’s chassis spatial limitations, to another tray, by moving the head of a cartesian type robotized system.
A machine vision system is used to acquire visual inputs and identify the position, the sex, the types and other features of every insect inside the tray.
Sex separation on the pupal stages and/or adult stage of insects (Dacus and Drosophila Suzukii).
Autonomous localization of male insects, and calculation of shortest robotic paths for male insects seperation.
Separation and transportation of individual insects with size adaptable suction devices.
Custom made software for recognizing each type of insect.