Research Centre on Sea Technologies and Marine Robotics

The Research Centre on Sea Technologies and Marine Robotics is the laboratory of the BioRobotics Institute specialized for the design, development and validation of new technologies and robotic systems for marine applications.
Research is conducted on surface and underwater autonomous systems, underwater manipulator control and environmental sensors as well as on bioinspired aquatic robots.
The Centre is equipped with testing tanks to test robots in a controlled environment and it has direct access to the sea to assess robots’ performance in a real environment.
The Centre is also equipped with: FDM 3D Printer, laser cutting, mechanical workbench, electronic workbenches, chemical workbench with laboratory fume hoods, aquariums, 3D tracking system, high-performance workstations, laboratory vacuum oven.