The main objectives of Mechatronics for Embodied Systems and Humanoids (MESH) are to continue the development, the mainteinance, and the strategic advancements of the humanoid platforms, including iCub and R1, and to provide support to IIT research units and to external labs that adopted our robots.
Our multidisciplinary team integrates hardware and control engineers, software developers, and technicians, all working within an Agile framework.
We take a 360-degree approach to robotics including mechanical and electronic design, power sources, sensor development (e.g., tactile, cameras), control, leveraging advanced and fast prototyping design methodologies (e.g., model-based system engineering), and integrating new technologies provided by other IIT Units (e.g., Smart Materials).
The MESH Facility is also a technology provider partner in many European Projects, Sponsored Research Agreements, and Joint Labs.
More than 50 iCub humanoids have been delivered to best-in-class robotics labs worldwide (EU, UK, USA, Canada, China, Korea, Japan, Chile, and Singapore).
iCub3, the evolution of iCub, has been used in the ANA Avatar XPrize competition, qualifying for the Finals in Los Angeles where it performed best among the bipedal humanoid robots.
Our ergoCub platform is specifically designed in terms of shape, size, power, and mass distribution to work in partnership with humans. The goal is to help workers accomplish heavy tasks while reducing the risk of injuries. This project is sponsored by INAIL.
GitHub organization: https://github.com/mesh-iit