Presentation
The Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (IRI), is a Joint University Research Institute participated by the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) that conducts basic and applied research in human-centered robotics and automatic control.
The institute, founded in 1995, is a key player in the Spanish robotics and automatic control scenes, and a valued participant in a large number of international collaborations.
IRI has three main objectives:
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To carry out excellence research in Robotics and Automatic Control | ![]() |
To cooperate with the community in industrial technological projects | ![]() |
To offer scientific education through graduate courses |
The Institute's research activities are organized in four research lines:
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AUTOMATIC CONTROL | ![]() |
KINEMATICS & ROBOT DESIGN | ![]() |
MOBILE ROBOTICS & INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | ![]() |
PERCEPTION & MANIPULATION |
Recognitions
María de Maeztu Excellence Unit
IRI received the María de Maeztu scientific excellence seal for the period July 2017 to June 2021. In this period, a strategic research program in human-centered robotics is being developed. This is the main accreditation given by the Spanish Government to research units that stand out for the impact and international relevance of their results.
TECNIO accreditation
IRI received the TECNIO accreditation in November 2018 and November 2020. This seal is granted by the Catalan Government to recognised and differential technology providers which are involved in the tech transfer process.

Consolidated Research Groups
IRI researchers belong to the next research groups accredited as "Grups Consolidats" by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
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Kinematics and Robot Design | ![]() |
Grup de Robòtica de l'IRI |
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Sistemes Avançats de Control | ![]() |
Vision and Intelligent Systems |
Membership of scientific networks and associations
Our center is member of the next associations and networks:
European networks
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EuRobotics, non-profit association for all stakeholders in European robotics | ![]() |
CLAIRE, Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe |
Spanish associations
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CEA, Comité Español de Automática. Our researchers belong to these thematics groups: - Grupo temático de Robótica - Grupo temático de Ingeniería de Control - Grupo temático de Visión por Computador - Grupo temático de Educación en Automática - Grupo temático de Sistemas en Tiempo Real | ![]() |
SEIDROB, Sociedad Española para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Robótica. | ![]() |
AERFAI, Asociación Española de Reconocimiento de Formas y Análisis de Imágenes. |
Spanish networks
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SOMMA, Severo Ochoa Centres and María de Maeztu Units of Excellence Alliance | ![]() |
RETEVI-II, Red Temática en Vehículos Inteligentes (2018-2020) |
Catalan networks
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Comunitats RIS3CAT: IRI belongs and has projects within the next RIS3 communities: - Comunitat d'Energia - Comunitat d'Indústries del Futur - Comunitat d'Utilities 4.0 & Living services | ![]() |
Xarxes d'R+D+i d'AGAUR: - XAFIR, Xarxa Fourth Industrial Revolution - i4KIDS, Hub d'Innovació Pediàtrica | ![]() |
DIH4CAT, Digital Innovation Hubs de Catalunya |
Quality Management System
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In 2017, IRI has defined a Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2015. This system has been launched and audited with the collaboration of ACCIÓ-Generalitat de Catalunya. The audit certificate can be consulted here. |
Activity Reports
Here you can find the last years biennial activity reports of our institute:
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