The I-RIM 3D 2026 will offer visitors the opportunity to see some of the latest technologies in robotics and intelligent machines. The programme features eleven exhibitions proposed by universities and research centres, presenting innovative solutions.
EXHIBITION 01
Coaching robotico per la salute fisica e mentale
Planning and Scheduling Technology Laboratory, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – ISTC
Developed at CNR-ISTC, this autonomous robotic coaching system combines a social robot, wearable sensors, RGB-D vision, and locally running AI to support physical and mental health. It interprets physiological signals and body movements in real time, plans personalised activities, and delivers adaptive, empathetic verbal and non-verbal feedback. Visitors can talk to the robot, move in front of the camera, and discover how context-aware robotics can promote exercise, motivation, and healthy behaviour.
EXHIBITION 02
FIT4MedRob: dalla ricerca alla pratica clinica
Fondazione Fit for Medical Robotics
At Maker Faire Rome, the Fondazione Fit for Medical Robotics is showcasing the research, development, and innovation activities of the national Fit4MedRob initiative, funded under the PNC. The booth illustrates the journey “from needs to technology and from technology to clinical impact” through videos, posters, educational materials, and demonstrations. From clinical validation to the development of biorobotic platforms and digital technologies, all the way to new materials, sensors, and components, the exhibition showcases the potential of robotics for rehabilitation, personal assistance, and patient care.
EXHIBITION 03
FIT4MedRob: dalla ricerca alla pratica clinica
Fondazione Fit for Medical Robotics
At Maker Faire Rome, the Fondazione Fit for Medical Robotics is showcasing the research, development, and innovation activities of the national Fit4MedRob initiative, funded under the PNC. The booth illustrates the journey “from needs to technology and from technology to clinical impact” through videos, posters, educational materials, and demonstrations. From clinical validation to the development of biorobotic platforms and digital technologies, all the way to new materials, sensors, and components, the exhibition showcases the potential of robotics for rehabilitation, personal assistance, and patient care.
EXHIBITION 04
Infopoint I-RIM
Istituto di Robotica, Macchine Intelligenti
The I-RIM Infopoint showcases Italy’s robotics and intelligent machines ecosystem, bringing together researchers, businesses, students, makers, and citizens. Through content, projects, and testimonials from the I-RIM community, visitors can discover how robotics is applied to industry, healthcare, agriculture, mobility, and many other fields; learn about the expertise available in Italy; and meet the people who are developing tomorrow’s technologies today.
EXHIBITION 05
Next-gen occupational wearables
Jesùs Ortiz, Olmo Moreno, Maria Lazzaroni, Matteo Musso
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
At Maker Faire Rome, the Fondazione Fit for Medical Robotics is showcasing the research, development, and innovation activities of the national Fit4MedRob initiative, funded under the PNC. The booth illustrates the journey “from needs to technology and from technology to clinical impact” through videos, posters, educational materials, and demonstrations. From clinical validation to the development of biorobotic platforms and digital technologies, all the way to new materials, sensors, and components, the exhibition showcases the potential of robotics for rehabilitation, personal assistance, and patient care.
EXHIBITION 06
Simulatore di chirurgia robotica
MedicalRobotics@DIAG, Sapienza Università di Roma
Discover robotic surgery through an immersive experience! Our 3D simulator virtually replicates the da Vinci surgical system and allows you to control instruments and the camera using hand and head movements. Wearing a Meta Quest 3 headset, you’ll be able to explore an anatomical model and experience firsthand how to interact with virtual surgical instruments. This technology, originally developed for the research and development of new instruments and algorithms, becomes an accessible and engaging experience for everyone at Maker Faire.
EXHIBITION 07
The BioRobotics Institute (SSSA)
The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
We will present research prototypes developed by the BioRobotics Institute in the fields of wearable, surgical, and neurotactile robotics, including exoskeletons, artificial organs, and haptic devices designed for various applications.
EXHIBITION 08
The BioRobotics Institute (SSSA)
The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
We will present research prototypes developed by the BioRobotics Institute in the fields of wearable, surgical, and neurotactile robotics, including exoskeletons, artificial organs, and haptic devices designed for various applications.
EXHIBITION 09
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma – CREO Lab
Unità di Ricerca di Robotica Avanzata, Tecnologie Centrate sulla Persona
Prototypes and demonstrators developed using solutions that integrate robotics, sensors, control and feedback systems, and digital manufacturing. The booth will offer visitors the opportunity to get an up-close look at technologies born out of research and designed with a human-centered approach, focusing on interaction, user needs, and the context of use. This is an opportunity to discover how engineering research can translate into innovative systems and applications across various fields, all united by a human-centered approach.
EXHIBITION 10
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma – CREO Lab
Unità di Ricerca di Robotica Avanzata, Tecnologie Centrate sulla Persona
The project features custom prosthetics and orthotics created using 3D printing and advanced muscle control and sensory feedback technologies. Originating from research, it explores accessible, modular, and low-cost solutions to improve the functionality, comfort, and adaptability of assistive devices, demonstrating how robotics, additive manufacturing, and biomedicine can converge in new, practical applications.
EXHIBITION 11
Wearable airbag
Jesùs Ortiz, Sergio Leggieri, Jamil Ahmad
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
IIT and INAIL are developing advanced wearable technologies to protect workers against falling from heights. At our booth, we will showcase a wearable fall protection device composed of a wearable airbag and a fall detection device. The wearable airbag offers protection to the torso (front and back), with extended protection to the hips, shoulders and neck, and it is inflated in a few milliseconds thanks to replaceable gas vials. The fall detection device can discriminate between real falls and natural movements of the operator to reduce the false detections.
