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eurecat.org<\/strong><\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_empty_space] <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space] www.iri.upc.edu<\/strong><\/a> | LinkedIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_empty_space] <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#ffffff” css=”.vc_custom_1683718841357{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”70197″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n PAL Robotics<\/strong><\/a> | @PALRobotics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_empty_space] <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#ffffff” css=”.vc_custom_1683718841357{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”68549″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n eurecat.org<\/strong><\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_empty_space] <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_section][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1681910300131{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_color_value=”#ededed” css=”.vc_custom_1681913912294{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””] Intelligent and cognitive robotics is one of the most tangible and advanced expressions of applied artificial intelligence. When AI \u2018takes shape\u2019 in the form of robots capable of perceiving, reasoning and acting, new possibilities open up to transform sectors such as industry,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":68308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[522],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-522","description-off"],"yoast_head":"\nSIMONA NERI<\/h2><\/div>
Innovation Manager, AI&Robotics Department, Eurecat<\/h4>\n
Simona Neri is AI & Robotics Innovation Manager at Eurecat, with over 10 years of experience at the nexus of advanced research, industrial practice, and strategic innovation. She holds a PhD in Nanotechnology and an MBA, and has worked at global companies such as P&G and GSK. At Eurecat, she leads European R&D projects in robotics, AI, and advanced manufacturing, with a focus on human-robot collaboration, ergonomic automation, and rapid robot learning. Simona actively contributes to policy-technology dialogue, supports knowledge transfer, and builds interdisciplinary consortia that deliver real-world impact in digital transformation and sustainable industrial practices.<\/h4>\n
Speakers<\/h2><\/div>
LLUM FUSTER<\/h2><\/div>
AI Engineer, OmniAccess. Project developed at the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (IRII)<\/h4>\n
Llum Fuster Pal\u00e0<\/strong> graduated as part of the first cohort of the Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Artificial Intelligence at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 2025. She has worked as an Artificial Intelligence Engineer at Omniaccess since July 2023. During this time, she also completed an AI Intern placement at the IRI \u2013 Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics, where she developed her Bachelor\u2019s Final Project focused on negotiating scheduling plans in human\u2013robot teams (September 2024 \u2013 April 2025).<\/h4>\n
Negotiation of Assignation Plans in Human-Robot Team Task Scheduling<\/h4><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n
Can you imagine a future where humans and robots coexist in the world?
\nThe field of human\u2013robot interaction aims to enhance robotic systems in order to develop more autonomous robots capable of operating collaboratively with humans. The challenge we pose involves the allocation of tasks between two workers\u2014one human and one robot; both must collaborate to reach an agreement on the division of labor. We propose an innovative negotiation framework that integrates automated planning and natural language processing to create a negotiation system able to arrive at a task\u2010allocation agreement with a human partner. Based on the description of tasks, preferences, and constraints\u2014and through an alternating\u2010offer negotiation protocol\u2014the robot and the user collaborate to produce a plan optimized both in terms of individual effort and group efficiency. The system has been implemented on a real robot and validated in a user study with 28 participants, demonstrating that iterative negotiation increases perceived fairness, efficiency, and adaptability compared to a unilateral assignment model.<\/h4>\nSERGI DE LAS MUELAS<\/h2><\/div>
Robotics Engineer, PAL Robotics<\/h4>\n
Sergi de las Muelas graduated in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Vic (UVic), completed a Master’s degree in Control and Robotics from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), and is currently pursuing a PhD in advanced control techniques for humanoid robotics. He is an Associate Professor of Mobile Robotics at UVic, coordinator of a university robotics team, and an engineer at PAL Robotics, where he has two years of experience developing and executing Reinforcement Learning projects in the field of bipedal locomotion.<\/h4>\n
AI in PAL Robots<\/h4><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n
This presentation explores how artificial intelligence is driving the development of humanoid robotics. The most commonly used techniques will be discussed and where they fit within robots, showing how these tools enable more adaptive, safe, and collaborative robots. The presentation will reflect on the potential of these technologies to improve everyday life, support complex tasks, and expand human capabilities, defending the idea that humanoid robotics with AI should be seen as an ally, not a threat.<\/h4>\n
N\u00c9STOR GARC\u00cdA<\/h2><\/div>
Head of Robotics Manipulation, Eurecat<\/h4>\n
Received the B.S. degree (with honors) in Industrial Engineering and the Ph.D. degree (also with honors) in Automatic Control, Robotics and Computer Vision, both from the \u201cUniversitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya\u201d (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2015 and 2019 respectively. He worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute of Industrial and Control Engineering (IOC) of the UPC, being involved in different R&D projects. He joined Eurecat in 2018, where he is the Head of the Robotics Manipulation research group. His current research interests are focused on robot skill learning, dexterous manipulation, human-robot collaboration, and advanced manufacturing.<\/h4>\n
Intelligent robots in action: Challenges and learnings from real-world scenarios<\/h4><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n
Intelligent and cognitive robotics represents one of the most tangible and advanced expressions of applied artificial intelligence. When AI \u201ctakes shape\u201d in the form of robots capable of perceiving, reasoning, and acting, new opportunities emerge to transform sectors such as industry, healthcare, logistics, caregiving, and even precision agriculture. In this session, we will explore real-world cases, innovative projects, and technological challenges that bring us closer to a future where machines and humans collaborate in a more intelligent, autonomous, and safe way.<\/h4>\n