The Institute of Robotics for Dependency (IRD or Instituto de Robótica para la Dependencia in Spanish) is a private foundation, based in Sitges, Barcelona. It is a non-profit organization, registered in the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte of Spain (nº 1,709).
The IRD promotes and encourages research and training in robotics and assistive technology for disabled and dependant persons, in order to improve their quality of life, as well as the quality of life of their families and care professionals.
The institute was created by the Ave Maria Foundation with the aim to separate care activities from innovation after 30 years of experience, to specialize the Institute to become a point of reference worldwide.
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R+D
We are a technology center focused on R+D designed for and by its beneficiaries and able to perform our own tests tests with end users. This makes our projects more viable and cross-cutting, from the start (concept phase) to the end (implementation), thanks to the involvement of the people with disabilities from the Fundació Ave Maria and other collaborating centers.
PILOT PLANT
The Institute of Robotics for Dependency offers to other R&D teams and companies a technology center for testing and development with end users.
INNOVATION
We are convinced that our contribution in the field of innovation must be based on the real needs of dependent people and their families as well as professionals and institutions of the sector itself. From the IRD we want to promote the implementation of the advantages and solutions that robotics and modern technology bring, helping them reach the people who need them most. We create finalist and low cost products that solve real needs.
TECHNOLOGICAL VOLUNTEERS
Anyone with knowledge engineering (IT, systems or industrial) can volunteer to help through robotics to people with disabilities.
MAIN PROJECTS
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The support of people who voluntarily help us and collaborate with the Foundation through volunteering, needs requests, ideas suggestions and through donations is vital for the completion of present and future projects.
Latest news and updates on the IRD
Article published in prestigious “International Journal of Social Robotics”
Congratulations to the researchers at IRD! Our article “Robot Assisted Interventions for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Impact on Users and Caregivers” got published in prestigious “International Journal of Social Robotics”.
COFACE Disability Platform meeting and field visit hosted by the Institute of Robotics for Dependency
On 25-26 June 2018, the COFACE Disability platform (for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families) met in Sitges, Spain. We hosted the meeting as members of COFACE Families Europe, a pluralistic network of civil society associations representing the...
Niños con TEA realizaran terapias con robots gracias al impulso de la Obra Social de la Caixa en colaboración con el Instituto de Robótica para la Dependencia
Julio Molinario (a la izquierda), Presidente del IRD, en el momento de la firma del convenio de colaboración con el Director Territorial Garraf de CaixaBank, Oscar Diaz. Los niños con TEA, uno de los trastornos del desarrollo infantil más comunes, tienden a aprender...
Latest news and updates on the IRD
Article published in prestigious “International Journal of Social Robotics”
Congratulations to the researchers at IRD! Our article “Robot Assisted Interventions for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Impact on Users and Caregivers” got published in prestigious “International Journal of Social Robotics”.
COFACE Disability Platform meeting and field visit hosted by the Institute of Robotics for Dependency
On 25-26 June 2018, the COFACE Disability platform (for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families) met in Sitges, Spain. We hosted the meeting as members of COFACE Families Europe, a pluralistic network of civil society associations representing the...
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