Latest news and stories about robotics in Portugal for expats and residents.
At a time when technology is progressively moving from being a mere tool to assuming increasing autonomy, the We Robot 2026 conference, held in Berlin between April 23 and 25, reaffirmed itself as a stage for interdisciplinary debate on the state of the art of robotics and artificial intelligence. On the legal front, the need was highlighted...
Henrique Gouveia e Melo, former Chief of Staff of the Navy, says the military robotics cluster he is preparing should launch in 'less than three months'. 'The market demands answers for tomorrow,' states the admiral and former presidential candidate, in statements to ECO/eRadar. On Friday, Expresso revealed that Gouveia e Melo is...
The University of Minho participates in robotic football competitions with Chinese models about one metre tall, while more than 400 children and young people took part in the RoboParty in Guimarães.
Gouveia e Melo wants to create a “large military robotics cluster” in Portugal and Spain. The admiral, former Chief of Staff of the Navy and former presidential candidate, intends to create a business structure to act as an “accelerator,” funded by national or foreign capital, reports Expresso (paid access). While serving as Chief of Staff of the Navy...
The Admiral is working towards Portugal having a large military robotics cluster.
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising our lives, and it is also being applied in medicine. In Braga, at a private hospital, surgeries are now being performed with a state-of-the-art robot that integrates artificial intelligence. We spoke with the first patient to be operated on using this technology. We also explore the future, where it will be possible, for example, for a patient in Portugal to be operated on by a surgeon located abroad.
What began in 2020 as a simple task to earn extra Pokéballs—pointing a phone at a monument to perform an augmented reality scan—has become the foundation for what is now considered the most advanced geospatial artificial intelligence infrastructure on the planet. This phenomenon of 'invisible micro-work' allowed a video game company to accumulate a treasure trove of data that Silicon Valley giants have spent decades trying to replicate without the same success, all with the unwitting collaboration of millions of people. Last week, Niantic Spatial confirmed that its vast database of 30 billion geolocated images is being used to guide autonomous delivery robots in real-world cities. The announcement marks one of the largest value transfers in technology history: transforming the leisure and physical effort of millions of players into a commercial asset of incalculable strategic value for the robotics and logistics industry.
In an interview, Gouveia e Melo discusses the geopolitical implications of the conflict between the US and Iran, the strategic importance of the Lajes Air Base, the need for European defence autonomy, and his future plans to develop a robotics and drone cluster in Portugal.
Deloitte Legal Telles advised the Portuguese company IEM4.0 on an investment operation in the firm carried out by Lince Capital, through the Lince Growth Fund I – Closed-End Venture Capital Fund. Based in Ovar, IEM4.0 is a company specialising in robotics processes and mechatronic systems. In a statement, the firm explains that it provided support...
The assembly of systematic movements occurs in an area of the brain near the left ear, where the 'operations command centre' for handling objects is located, the study reveals.
The human brain has a specialized system that assembles movements in a “surprisingly systematic” way, revealed a study conducted by researchers from the universities of Coimbra (Portugal) and Carnegie Mellon (USA), which was released today.
China is committed to the large-scale trade of humanoid robots. They run, jump, and dance like adults. They are also becoming increasingly indispensable in modern factories. Last year alone, Chinese companies exported 18,000 of these human-looking machines, in a near-monopoly of global trade. But what no one expected was for such an astonishing invention to decide to cross the line, as happened this week in Macau.
Lince Capital announced this Tuesday the completion of an investment in IEM4.0, a Portuguese company specialising in the development of engineering solutions in the fields of industrial automation and robotics. The goal is to consolidate the Ovar-based company's position in the national market and boost its international expansion. 'This initiative will allow the company to expand its...
A preference for easier courses is causing a drop in enrolment in more traditional engineering degrees. The Order is going into primary schools with LEGO bricks to attract pupils to hands-on building and robotics.
Four young people from two schools qualified in Portugal to attend a world robotics competition in Wuxi, China. At one of the schools, the trips were financed by selling raffle tickets.
