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University of Burgos welcomes Castilla y León delegation and presents MANiBOT developments On 2 December 2025, the Councillor for Industry, Commerce and Employment of Castilla y León, Leticia García Sánchez, visited the Robotics Laboratory at the University of Burgos (UBU) to learn more about the lab’s current research and technology development activities. During the visit, […]

University of Burgos welcomed Robotics students for a hands‑on MANiBOT session On Monday, 10 November 2025, the Robotics Laboratory at the University of Burgos welcomed students from the Robotics course of the Double Degree in Electronics and Mechanics for an on-campus visit focused on real research robotics and its connection to European innovation. During the

MANiBOT and SWAG at ADRF25: Robotics, AI & human-centred solutions for reducing manual labour strain On 23 September 2025, the MANiBOT project hosted a workshop at the AI, Data and Robotics Forum 2025 (ADRF25) in Stavanger, Norway, bringing together robotics researchers, industry partners, and innovators to explore how next-generation robotics and artificial intelligence can reduce

The MANiBOT consortium met for its Fourth Plenary Meeting in Burgos, Spain, marking another important milestone in the project’s journey to develop bi-manual mobile robots with advanced, human-like manipulation skills. The project is progressing smoothly, with partners reporting steady advances across work packages.

Shear-Based Grasp Control Enables Human-Like Dexterity in Robotic Hands Researchers from MANiBOT partner University of Bristol, with the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and University of Pisa, have developed a novel control framework for robotic hands that enhances dexterity and safety in handling delicate objects. Using the Pisa/IIT SoftHand equipped with soft biomimetic tactile sensors—miniaturised versions of the vision-based TacTip—they

MANiBOT Showcased to University Alliance at University of Burgos On April 9th, the University of Burgos welcomed a delegation from the RUN-EU initiative, a European university alliance focused on fostering collaboration and regional development. The visit included representatives from all partner institutions, who toured the university’s facilities and learned about ongoing research activities. During the visit, the MANiBOT project

Third MANiBOT plenary meeting gathers partners to review advances From the 1st-2nd October MANiBOT project partners convened in Germany for a productive plenary meeting, hosted by SDI. The event covered extensive ground across all work packages, showcasing progress and addressing key developments and future actions on the journey towards the MANiBOT solution. In depth presentations on

TU WIEN develops ZS6D: Zero-Shot 6D Object Pose Estimation As robotic systems interact with increasingly complex environments, recognizing a wide variety of objects becomes crucial. Traditional 6D object pose estimation methods rely on object- specific training, which limits their ability to generalise to unseen objects. Recent methods address this limitation by employing deep template matching

MANiBOT research presented at ICRA 2024 MANiBOT was proudly present at this year’s IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2024), taking place in Yokohama, Japan, from May 13-17. A paper entitled “Active-Perceptive Motion Generation for Mobile Manipulation”, was presented at the conference by authors Snehal Jauhri and Sophie Lueth and co-author Georgia Chalvatzaki, from project