https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/Recent content in Lab News & Updates on SocialMinds AI LabHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-06-05-socialminds-gpu-cluster/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-06-05-socialminds-gpu-cluster/Since a few day, the SocialMinds lab has a new mini GPU cluster at its disposal: two NVidia RTX6000 Blackwell nodes, with 96GB of VRAM each: enough to run large inference jobs, fine-tune open-source models or even train from scratch smaller models.https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-05-29-time-machine/Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-05-29-time-machine/On May 29, Jordi Sabater-Mir presented our work on the interaction between artificial entities and humans at the Time Machine Organisation (TMO) Community Showcase.https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-04-15-selma-visit/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-04-15-selma-visit/Selmba Šabanović game a talk on how robots acquire meaning through real-world context of usehttps://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-03-13-preparing-fir-hri26/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-03-13-preparing-fir-hri26/From the 16th to the 19th of March, the international conference on Human-Robot Interaction takes place in Edinburghhttps://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-02-01-visit-baisong/Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-02-01-visit-baisong/Baisong Liu is visiting IIIA for one month, exploring how performing arts can inspire the design of engaging interactions with social robotshttps://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-28-buchem-paiva-visit/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-28-buchem-paiva-visit/Margarida Romera and Carles Sierra hosted Ana Paiva and Ilona Buchem for a visit at IIIAhttps://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-28-neffy-visit/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-28-neffy-visit/Excited to host our first robot vistor for one monthhttps://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-16-elpais-coverage/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-16-elpais-coverage/The El País newspaper reports on the SocialMinds AI Lab, highlighting its focus on human-centered AI and the goal of preserving human control in the age of robotics.https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-15-highlight-emorobcare/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-15-highlight-emorobcare/First paper about EMOROBCARE, our companion robot for autistic children.https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-13-hri-26-attendance/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-13-hri-26-attendance/The SocialMinds team will be at the HRI'26 conference next March in Edinburgh: meet us there!https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-02-highlight-responsible-robotics-roadmap-released/Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-02-highlight-responsible-robotics-roadmap-released/Learn more about our recently-published Roadmap for Responsible Robotics.https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-01-lab-launched/Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://socialminds.iiia.csic.es/blog/2026-01-01-lab-launched/The SocialMinds AI Lab is officially launched!