The Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, abbreviated I-RIM, is a non-profit organization, established as an Association. I-RIM purpose is to promote the development and practice of Robotics and Intelligent Machines technologies to improve citizens’ quality of life and well-being and enhance society conditions, through the development of new solutions for helping people, improving working conditions, transferring applications and economic enhancement of research, production improvement and its sustainability. I-RIM is an institute created to offer a national organizational reference for its members and stakeholders, and to interact with public institutions on the topics of Robotics and Intelligent Machines.