FlexCycle: “Flexible” robotics and artificial intelligence for recycling clothes, batteries, and electrical cables

The European project is coordinated by the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, involves 12 partners across Europe, and will run for four years
Interview with Cristiana Rossi, Director of the Human Capital, Organization, Health and Safety Directorate at IIT

Gender equality, organizational culture and new generations: a reflection on the future of diversity in research
Are newborns ready for Bach? We perceive musical rhythm from the moment we are born

The study was conducted by a group of researchers from the Italian Institute of Technology in Rome and was published in the journal PLOS Biology
Research by IRCSS Giannina Gaslini and IIT finds a connection between DNA repair defects and neurodevelopmental disorders

The study, published in the journal Genetics in Medicine, analyzed the genomes of one thousand people with neurodevelopmental disorders
In Genoa, Milan and Naples, five IIT researchers win new ERC funding

The devices under development will focus on health: a smart microscope equipped with AI, a device for the diagnosis of dyslexia, near-infrared photonic chips, edible smart pills, and immunotherapies for ovarian cancer
IIT and the Intellimech Consortium have renewed the agreement for the “JOIINT LAB” for 11 years with an investment of eur 5 million

JOiiNT LAB, a bridge bringing together research and industry, will be concentrating on how to transform traditional industrial organisations through the application of robotics and artificial intelligence, favouring human-robot collaboration and their co-evolution in the factories of the future
Giulia Pusceddu, young researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 as part of the Global Shapers Community youth delegation

Giulia Pusceddu, a young postdoctoral researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT- the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia), is currently in Davos-Klosters (Switzerland) attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting (19–23 January 2026), as a Global Shaper selected by the WEF
Space robotics: vacuum as a resource for the robots of the future

A new electrostatic actuator technology, developed by three Italian research centres, the Sant’Anna School, the University of Trento and the Italian Institute of Technology, transforms vacuum from an operational limitation to a functional resource
A RNA-based molecule enhances therapies against pancreatic cancer

An IIT team in Genoa has used artificial intelligence to identify an aptamer that enhances existing anticancer therapies
New interactions among immune cells against cancer thanks to synthetic biology: third ERC grant awarded to Velia Siciliano of IIT

Third ERC grant awarded to Velia Siciliano of the IIT