Since my early childhood, I’ve been curious and fascinated by mechanisms and technology in general. I’ve developed a particular enthusiasm for learning by getting my hands dirty, either with disassembling old broken appliances or messing around with the family’s car. Since I’ve always been fascinated by engineering achievements, a few years later I decided to enrol in the integrated master in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Five years and a U-turn after, I completed the master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Production and Project from the University of Coimbra in 2021, with a thesis entitled “Design of the Structure of a Lightweight Robotic Manipulator” classified with 19 values. Throughout my degree, I had the opportunity to work at the Collaborative Robotics Laboratory and attend several conferences, courses, and workshops, both national and international. My scientific interests focus mainly on Automation and Robotics, more specifically on the control and coordination of multiple robots (mobile or manipulators) and how they can safely share the workspace with humans, assisting them. I’ve also developed activities related to science dissemination at high schools and with industry stakeholders. As an assistant researcher at University of Coimbra’s Collaborative Robotics Laboratory, I collaborated on different projects (both national and European), where I was involved in various tasks ranging from design and conception of a 3D printed robotic manipulator to the development of human-robot interfaces, to the path planning of robots. I also had the opportunity to develop my skills in increasingly important Robot Operating System (ROS). Until now, I published two papers, presented at an international conference indexed on Scopus and Web of Science, one of them as first author.