Humberto Rocha

Domains

Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems Robotics

Projects

SMARTAGEING

Sistema de Apoio à Decisão para o Envelhecimento de Vinho do Porto Branco

Replant

At a time when the forest and forest sector are on the agenda, and discussing ways to increase the sector's competitiveness alongside the country's socio-economic development in the context of a global circular economy, this mobilizing project comes bring a new perspective on integrated forest and fire management, based on scientific and technological knowledge. The main purpose of this mobilizer is to contribute to the greater appreciation of the Portuguese forest through the implementation of collaborative strategies for integrated forest and fire management. These strategies will lead to new products and services, mostly supported by digital technologies, contributing to fire risk reduction and introducing a high degree of innovation to improve forest and energy companies' management and decision-making processes, with positive impacts throughout the chain, including its service providers and forest producers, with a major impact on the economy of rural areas. RePLANt will contribute to consolidate the national market in technologies and equipment for the forest sector. RePLANt is the first major project that will enable the ForestWISE Collaborative Laboratory to be operationalized. This is an unprecedented effort to take the priority business initiatives outlined in the ForestWISE R&D Agenda to the ground. The project brings together all ForestWISE associates - forestry, energy companies and universities - which together represent all the diversity of the national forestry sector, working together with hi-tech companies. This multidisciplinary consortium will implement major 8 Collaborative Strategies, structured in industrial research activities of 3 major PPS3 - Forest and fire management, risk management and circular economy and value chains. Project datasheet

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Centres

Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems

At the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, we develop innovative solutions to leverage robotics in the industrial, agricultural, and forestry contexts, driving the digital transformation of the industry. We take a practical approach - from design to deployment - to test the navigation and localisation of mobile robots, explore advances in 2D/3D industrial vision and advanced detection, while also focusing on industrial and collaborative robotics, as well as human-robot interfaces. Our TRIBE LAB is fertile ground for innovative ideas about the agriculture of the future; we develop prototypes and promote excellence in agricultural robotics and IoT technology: with prototypes, advanced sensors (LiDAR, AI cameras), and rapid prototyping tools, we accelerate the development of solutions for the agroforestry sector. We are also present at the iiLab, where we combine applied research, technological demonstration, and controlled environment testing, promoting the integration of emerging technologies into industry. From intelligent robotic cells and cyber-physical systems to data analysis and AI, it is an innovation space where companies can experiment with and validate solutions for the factory of the future. With a multidisciplinary team, and following European agendas, our research work combines fundamental science and application, impacting the design of solutions for Industry 4.0, fostering competitiveness and the digital transformation of the sector.