Laboratories

This laboratory is designed for experimentation with autonomous robots and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It has 97 m² equipped with a camera localisation system that allows for precise recognition of position of robots and their tracking.

The laboratory currently has 2 robotic arms:

• a Franka Panda arm with 7 degrees of freedom, integrated in ROS and with vision-based tactile sensors (Digit.ml) that allow precise control of contact.
• a UR5e arm (Universal Robots) installed on a mobile platform (KAIROS+) to carry out manipulation tasks in collaboration with people.

The laboratory also has 5 fully equipped Pioneer mobile robots, 1 NAO humanoid robot and 1 AscTec Pelican quadrotor UAV. In addition to an eye-tracking system and a stereoscopic head, the laboratory also has the necessary equipment for environment perception from the robots, such as RGBD cameras or laser and LiDAR scanners.

The laboratory is dedicated to the design, development, and fabrication of advanced photovoltaic devices and laser-based wireless power transmission systems. It occupies a total area of 64 m² and is fully equipped with a wide range of optical and electronic instrumentation, including oscilloscopes, programmable power supplies, multimeters, laser sources, and various optical components such as lenses, mirrors, beam splitters, and alignment tools. This setup enables comprehensive experimentation, characterization, and prototyping of optoelectronic and laser power conversion technologies.

For photovoltaic research, the laboratory currently includes the following specialized equipment:

• Solar Simulator (G2V): a high-precision, class-certified solar illumination system for controlled and repeatable photovoltaic testing.
• Photovoltaic Device Characterization System (PV300): an integrated platform for IV, QE, and spectral response measurements.
• Keysight High-Channel Density Precision Source/Measure Unit: a versatile instrument for accurate electrical sourcing and measurement of photovoltaic cells, sub-cells, and laser power converters.

This combination of facilities provides a robust environment for exploring next-generation photovoltaic and laser technologies.

This laboratory is dedicated to the design, testing and characterisation of microelectronic chips. It has 29 m² and integrates instrumentation for power supply, signal generation, electrical measurement and prototype evaluation, together with auxiliary equipment for assembly and soldering.

For power supply and signal generation, it has Hameg HMP4030 and Rohde&Schwarz HMP4040 programmable power supplies, Hameg, Tektronix and AimTTi 1, 2 and 4-channel function generators, and a Keithley 2450 source meter. Electrical characterisation is supported by a GW Instek LCR-6200 LCR meter, a Keithley 6487 picoammeter, a Keysight CX3322A current waveform analyzer, Hameg spectrum analyzers, a Keysight 3458A digital multimeter and Tektronix and Agilent oscilloscopes up to 6 GHz.

The laboratory completes its capabilities with a Leica microscope with digital output, JBC digital soldering stations, an LPKF ProtoFlow S4 SMD soldering oven with an LPKF ProtoPrint S4 SMT stencil printer, commercial cameras for prototype evaluation, acquisition cards and other general-purpose measurement equipment.

This laboratory is dedicated to the design, testing and characterisation of microelectronic chips, with a focus on radiofrequency instrumentation and auxiliary resources for manufacturing, integration and measurement. It has 47 m² equipped for this work.

The RF equipment includes an MPI-TS200 manual probe station with probe arms for DC and RF probes, a Keysight N9324C spectrum analyzer, a Keysight EXG N5173B signal generator and a Rohde&Schwarz ZNB20 vector network analyzer, with working coverage up to 20 GHz.

The laboratory also has a computer numerical control machine for PCB manufacturing, a wire-bonding machine, a thermal camera and other general-purpose measurement equipment, together with cables, connectors and auxiliary elements such as a compressor, vacuum pump and vacuum cleaner for operating the instrumentation.

This laboratory is designed to carry out research into multi-person virtual and augmented reality applications. It has 56 m² that can be used for virtual reality applications in which the participants are co-located, that is, in the same space. It can be easily reconfigured into four separate spaces of 14 m² each, enabling research into applications in which participants are distributed around the world.

The laboratory also has several computers for virtual reality graphic rendering, along with a variety of virtual reality headsets, a high-performance machine learning system, multiple depth cameras and an immersive audio system for interactive art applications, among others.

This laboratory is designed to carry out research into multi-person virtual reality applications. It has 44 m² that can be used for virtual reality applications in which the participants are co-located, that is, in the same space. It can be easily reconfigured into four separate spaces of 7 m² each, enabling research into applications in which participants are distributed around the world.

The laboratory also has several Shimmer devices for recording physiological activity (electrocardiogram and respiration), along with a variety of virtual reality headsets.

This laboratory is designed to develop the creativity of CiTIUS researchers through projects oriented towards manufacturing and electronics. It has approximately 45 m² and has four thermofusible filament 3D printing machines: a Prusa i3 MK3S+, a MakerGal Mendel Max XL v6, a Bambu Lab H2D Pro and a Bambu Lab H2D, the latter with laser cutting and engraving options. It also has a StepCraft M.500 CNC milling machine, a stock of small electronic components, fixed and mobile workbenches and the necessary tools to carry out this type of work.

This space is designed for the production of quality audiovisual content to disseminate the centre's scientific results and reach a wider target audience. It has 45 m² and includes a 7.2m x 2.80m Chroma Key, computer equipment for image and video processing, a capture machine, a mixing desk, a robotic camera, microphones and lighting elements.