The Interdepartmental Robotics Labs (IDRA) is a strategic initiative of the University of Trento to combine expertise in different areas within the robotics research. It involves the Department of Industrial Engineering (DII) and the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI).
The Department of Industrial Engineering (DII) performs research, training, and teaching in the sectors of Industrial Engineering, in particular in mechanics, mechatronics, materials engineering, electronic-and micro-electronics systems, mananagerial information systems, and optimization methods and models to support decision making.
The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science (DISI) is a leading institution in research and development in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and in particular in the field of software engineering, signal processing, networks and sensing, machine learning, quantum computing, and human-computer interaction.
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Submissions are now officially open for the 19th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics (HFR 2026), which will take place on July 16–17, 2026 at the University of Trento, Italy.

IDRA received a Best Paper Award in Surgical Robotics at the Robotics and Intelligent Machines Conference (I-RIM 3D 2025), held in Rome (Italy) from 17 to 19 October 2025.

On 17 October 2025, IDRA organized the workshop “Industry 5.0: Workplace Transformation with Next Generation Smart Robots” at I-RIM 3D 2025, held in Rome (Italy).

IDRA attended the 2nd International Lung Ultrasound Symposium 2025 (ILUS), held in Trento (Italy) on the 4-6 June 2025.

Join IDRA-Lab at I-RIM 3D 2025 and Maker Faire Rome to discover our latest research in manufacturing, Industry 5.0, and field robotics.