The researcher from the Hub for Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Architectures (H.IAAC), Ricardo Taoni Xavier, Ph.D., was at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the invitation of the engineer Maira Saboia, to give the lecture: Neuroengineering and Advanced Robotics: AI-Enabled Neural Interfaces for Robotic Control.

Ricardo represented H.IAAC, from the Institute of Computing at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), presenting research on neural interfaces and intelligent robotic systems capable of interpreting human intention, learning continuously, and adapting movements in real time—a technological frontier that redefines the concept of robotic autonomy.

During his time at JPL, he had the opportunity to visit iconic structures and areas of the laboratory, including:
– NASA's control room, the famous "Center of the Universe," where interplanetary missions are monitored;
– The external laboratory where the Perseverance rover was tested, and where its "twin brother," Optimism (Operational Perseverance Twin for Integration of Mechanisms and Instruments Sent to Mars), used for simulations on Earth, rests;
– The robotics department, where technologies are developed that expand human presence beyond our planet.