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Programme robotique humanoïde IIT (iCub Tech Facility et AMI Lab)
Italy
Generative Bionics, an Italian deep-tech company and IIT spin-off founded in July 2024, raised €70 million in December 2025 for 'Made in Italy' humanoid robots; the ergoCub-INAIL project was recognized in New Delhi for ethical and sustainable AI use.
AffiliationIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
CountryIT
TypeAcademic
Research areashumanoid robots, whole-body control, telerobotics, human-robot interaction
Flagship contributionBuilt ergoCub, a next-generation humanoid developed with Italy's INAIL workplace-safety authority to reduce workers' biomechanical risk, alongside the iCub3 avatar system, a top-ranked bipedal robot at the ANA Avatar XPRIZE finals.
Key peopleGiorgio Metta (Directeur scientifique de l'IIT), Daniele Pucci (CEO, Generative Bionics), Lorenzo Natale (responsable du Humanoid Sensing and Perception Lab), Marco Maggiali (CTO, Generative Bionics)
Open outputsYARP (Yet Another Robot Platform, middleware open source v3.0) et logiciels iCub/ergoCub publiés sur GitHub (organisation robotology).
CityGenova
Sources: IIT (2026-07)IIT Open Talk (2026-05)EurekAlert! (2026-05)Generative Bionics (2025-12-09)
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