I-RIM, the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, aims to favor 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. 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.