Category: Stories & Impact


  • Virtual Reality as a Laboratory for Human Behaviour: Training, Safety, and the Future of Work – Interview with Prof.  Alessandro Innocenti

    In this interview, Professor Stefano Guidi from the DISPOC of University of Siena reflects on the role of immersive technologies such as virtual and extended reality in industrial training. Through theEMPAIRED project, opportunities and challenges emerge related to procedural learning, interaction with artificial agents, and the social perception of intelligent technologies.

  • Meet the Partners: Moebeus

    Moebeus Società Benefit is an innovative Italian company founded in 2021 that combines sustainability, technology, and social regeneration. Based in Tuscany, Moebeus supports organizations, companies, and institutions in transitioning toward models that integrate positive impact with technological innovation, placing the well-being of people and the planet at the center.

  • How VR and Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Industrial Training – Interview with Prof. Stefano Guidi

    In this interview, Professor Stefano Guidi from the DISPOC of University of Siena reflects on the role of immersive technologies such as virtual and extended reality in industrial training. Through theEMPAIRED project, opportunities and challenges emerge related to procedural learning, interaction with artificial agents, and the social perception of intelligent technologies.

  • Meet the partners: Deep Reality

    Deep Reality is an innovative start-up founded in 2023, born from its founders’ passion for extended reality and made possible by their involvement in a European research project. Since its early days, the company has focused on the potential of virtual reality in education, supported by artificial intelligence solutions. The immersive—especially visual—nature of VR helps…

  • Immersive Corporate Training with VR: Insights from Francesca Bonelli

    Virtual Reality (VR) is playing an increasingly strategic role in corporate training, particularly within industrial settings and in safety and ergonomics training. Immersive approaches make it possible to move beyond the limits of traditional learning, offering practical, safe, and highly engaging experiences. This is why EMPAIRED believes in its project: using VR as a concrete…

  • Meet the Partners: Santa Chiara FabLab, University of Siena

    Santa Chiara FabLab is the digital fabrication laboratory of theUniversity of Siena, a hub for applied research, experimentation, and innovation that integrates digital technologies, design, and social sciences. The FabLab acts as a bridge between academia, industry, and private and public institutions, fostering open innovation and the ethical use of technology to address concrete societal…

  • Ergonomic Risk and XR Training in Manufacturing: The CNC Lathe Case

    Workers frequently perform the same actions for long periods of time, adopt non-neutral body positions, or remain standing throughout entire work shifts. Over time, these factors can lead to physical strain and contribute to the development of musculoskeletal disorders.