Ivan Masmitja is a post doc researcher at Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) that is currently employed under the Individual Fellowships grant from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of H2020 programme. Among the different scientific missions planned, he will conduct 6 months secondment supervised by Dr. Marc Carreras, in the…
On February 24th 2021, researchers from the Interuniversity Center of Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment (ISME), Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (UNICAS) run remote experiments with Girona500 AUV in the water tank of the Underwater Robotics Research Center (CIRS) from the Computer Vision and Robotics…
By Klemen Istenic Supervised by Dr.Rafael García Campos/ Dr.Ricardo Estrela Gracias Abstract Despite the undeniable importance of the marine ecosystem, vast areas of the seabed remain largely unexplored. Accurate and detailed 3D models of the environment yield high added value to any marine survey, as such results convey immense information…
This year Pau Vial begins his doctoral thesis in the Underwater Robotics LAB, in the CIRS facilities. In 2018 he was graduated in Industrial Technology Engineering in the Universitat de Girona, obtaining the Extraordinary Award of his degree for being the student with the best academic record. In 2020 he finished the…
During the last week researchers from VICOROB have collaborated with a team from Jacobs University within the EUMarineRobots (EUMR) project framework. The main objective of the EUMR project is to open up key national and regional marine robotics research infrastructures (RIs) to all European researchers, from both academia and industry,…
2020 has been a very difficult year, full of challenges, but yet, here we are for each other. Thank you eveyone for being there. We expect to be able to meet again soon. Wishing you the best for this 2021 to come! We will be closed from December the…
COVID-19 has closed educational institutions and jobs, distance learning has become the new norm. However, on September 15, 18 and 30, 2020, the University of Tampere team participated in a remote TNA as part of the EUMR project. Due to Covid’s situation, they were unable to travel to our…
This year the conference was plan to be held in Singapore and the Gulf Coast. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization decided to organize a virtual conference instead. Global Oceans 2020 is the event for global maritime professionals to learn, innovate and lead in the protection and utilization…
We will be closed for a few days, we go on vacations from the 3rd to the 28th of August. Take care! Tanquem uns dies, marxem de vacances del 3 al 28 d’agost. Ens veiem molt aviat. Cuideu-vos!
TWINBOT is a project that aims to develop a new kind of I-AUVs able to work autonomously in a cooperative way. The underwater inspection, maintenance and repair operations are becoming the main focus of the research in underwater robotics. Due to the desire of using small, autonomous vehicles instead of…