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Programme robotique humanoïde IIT (iCub Tech Facility et AMI Lab)
Italy
Generative Bionics, a spin-off co-founded by Pucci, raised 70 million euros 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 (coordinateur de l'AMI Lab et du projet ergoCub, cofondateur de Generative Bionics), Lorenzo Natale (responsable du Humanoid Sensing and Perception Lab), Marco Maggiali (Facility Coordinator, iCub Tech)
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)
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