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The "AtHomeBot" project will develop robotic technology to provide support at home, with the financial help of the Generalitat, within the framework of the Territorial Specialization Projects.
With the final approval, the Government of Catalonia gave the green light to the project "Active and healthy aging. From theory to practice".The IRD project will provide robotic-based solutions to ensure independent and active living at home for the elder and...
Expanding our offices to meet the needs of the entity due to the growth of the number of employees
The amplification of our team with the entry of three new engineers as well as future growth plans have driven us to create a new multidisciplinary workplace.Our new office is located in Oasis quarter, in the center of Sitges and is annexed to the current...
Oferta vacante Responsable Comercial
El Instituto de Robótica para la Dependencia (IRD) es una entidad sin ánimo de lucro con sede en Sitges. Desde el IRD realizamos innovación y desarrollo social con base tecnológica, con la finalidad de mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas dependientes, la de sus...
Oferta de Trabajo para Ingeniero Junior
El objeto de esta oferta es la de anunciar el proceso de selección para el puesto de trabajo de Ingeniero de Júnior del Proyecto Deliverybot, con contratación de carácter temporal (contrato por obra o servicio determinado), con las características y...
Agreement with Sant Pere de Ribes city council to deploy technological solutions and services for home and community care, for the elder and dependent person, with the technology of the Institute.
The City Council and the Institute of Dependency Robotics formalize the agreement to host the Never Alone project in the municipality. The transfer of use of Can Pau Roig will allow the development of new activities and technological solutions to assess and improve...
Lector de mano para la verificación de prendas en un armario: nuevas funcionalidades de LaundryID.
Nuevas funcionalidades serán incorporadas a LaundryID gracias a la colaboración de Ramon Molinas Foundation. El Instituto de Robótica para la Dependencia desarrollará un lector de mano que permitirá verificar que todas las prendas estén en el armario correcto y...
Abigail Garrido, visits the IRD
The working meeting has allowed to lay the foundations for possible future collaborations between the IRD and the municipality of Sant Pere de Ribes. The development of the Never Alone project in the territory, a solution to the challenge of the aging of the population by guaranteeing accompaniment at home, has focused on the topics discussed during the visit.
The Garraf presents to the ERDF the second project to promote active and healthy aging, through technological innovation
A project of the Institute of Robotics among the five actions to improve the processes of early detection of the loss of functional autonomy, diagnosis and remote assistance, through the development of technological tools.
An IRD project wins the 5G Challenge of the Mobile World Capital and the Barcelona City Council
The project of the Institute of Robotics for Dependency will use the social robot Misty to provide assistance, support and monitoring to elder people living alone. The 5G Barcelona’s Challenge initiative, has received 53 applications from 14 countries with projects...
Article published in reputed “IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing”
Our article “Feature Extraction and Selection for Emotion Recognition from Electrodermal Activity” got published in prestigious ” IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing”.
Press Clipping
❯ m4Social: “L’aplicació de la innovació tecnològica en l’activitat assistencial” (14/06/2018)
❯ (TV) Para Todos la 2: “Innovación y discapacidad” (03/02/2018)
❯ La Vanguardia: “La lavandería más inclusiva” (22/01/2018)
❯ (TV) laSexta Noticias: “Robots sociales” (13/12/2016)
❯ (TV) Informatiu TVE: entrevista a Joan Oliver, Research Manager (22/11/2016)
❯ (TV) DeuWatts: “Robots socials” (22/11/2016)
❯ La Vanguardia: “Asistidos por autómatas” (21/11/2016)
❯ El Periódico: “Robots para ensanchar el cerebro” (05/11/2016)
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