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South of São Miguel, in the archipelago of the Azores, three buoys spent 24 hours at sea collecting data - in this case, noise related to human activities that has an impact on the behaviour of cetaceans. For the first time, it was possible to collect information about underwater noise off São Miguel - more than 10 kilometres from the coast; INESC TEC joined this initiative.
02nd December 2024
INESC TEC's Modular-E robot received the 2024 Agriculture Innovation Award, worth €10K. This Timac Agro initiative, which included the newspaper Expresso and SIC Notícias as media partners, aimed to promote an innovation award in the sector. The competition welcomed any research project in the agriculture sector with real application or concrete cases identified and documented. The award ceremony took place in Lisbon, on November 26.
28th November 2024
INESC TEC researchers organised and carried out a technical challenge at the international conference Breaking the Surface 2024 (BTS), which took place from September 30 to October 7 in Biograd na Moru, Croatia. This interdisciplinary event (currently in the 16th edition) focuses on robotics and marine technology. This year's edition brought together 198 experts and researchers from different areas (representing more than 20 countries), who exchanged knowledge and experiences in the field of marine robotics and associated applications.
28th October 2024
REPMUS - Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems, the largest operational experimentation exercise of unmanned systems in the world, took place in Portugal yet again, between September 9 and 27 (Troia and Sesimbra).
17th October 2024
The Semear Digital programme was established in Brazil but made its way to Portugal to support small and medium-sized farmers, equipping them with tools to improve profitability. INESC TEC, Embrapa, Associação Mobilizar com Valores (MCV) and Casa Escola Agrícola Campo Verde (CEACV) are the four institutions that participated in the seminar "Semear Digital no Contexto do Agro Luso-Brasileiro", which took place in September (Póvoa de Varzim).
04th October 2024
For the next four years, INESC TEC will lead an international consortium with a budget of €2.6M, aimed at using advanced techniques to measure environmental radioactivity. According to estimates, by 2028, new technological solutions will be available that can improve both climate research - particularly in estimating greenhouse gas emissions - and radiological protection for the population and the environment.
02nd October 2024
Portugal is producing a zero-emission passenger ferry that is up to 80% more efficient than any current diesel ferry operating today: the MobyFly with its prototype MBFY10. This vessel’s efficiency is achieved using a hydrofoil system—a device similar to an aircraft wing— and advanced fly-by-wire software installed on the boat. The foils reduce hydrodynamic drag, allowing the vessel to “fly” above the water surface and achieve high speed with low energy consumption. For over two years, MobyFly has partnered with INESC TEC has partnered with MobyFly, Catana Group Portugal, and Corvus in the European FLYPASS Project to integrate advanced Corvus battery system technology and INESC TEC’s automatic-docking system into MobyFly’s ecosystem.
16th September 2024
A low-cost technology that integrates image-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect insects and identify potential threats to their existence. MOXOH was developed by INESC TEC and presented at a working meeting of InsectAI COST, an action promoted by the European COST programme that aims to accelerate the development of image-based and AI-assisted solutions to support the monitoring and preservation of insects.
12th July 2024
In two months, four events and several quilometres travelled by INESC TEC researchers, with different robots developed by the institution. The goal? To show both industry and students the latest innovations in research carried out by INESC TEC in the field of robotics.
22nd April 2024
“We have some of the best robots in the world” is not an advertising; it’s an international recognition granted to INESC TEC. The institution participated in FIRA – World Agricultural Robotics Forum, the main international event for agricultural robotics and autonomous solutions and reached second place in the “Best World FIRA Robot” category with the Modular-E robot. In addition, our researchers also won second place in the “Hackathon GDRA” competition, with a prize of €2.5K – after completing the challenge of developing algorithms to circumvent obstacles.
15th April 2024