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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) in Madrid has established itself as a remarkably versatile research institution at the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and their real-world societal applications. The university's research portfolio spans an impressive breadth — from foundational mobile robot navigation and semantic mapping to human-robot interaction, neurorehabilitation robotics, and AI education — positioning URJC as one of Spain's most dynamic contributors to the global robotics and AI landscape. The institution has made particularly notable contributions to autonomous navigation, exemplified by the widely adopted Marathon 2 navigation system, which has garnered over 329 citations and represents a landmark achievement in long-range mobile robot operation. Complementing this, URJC researchers have advanced semantic navigation frameworks and reinforcement learning-based path planning algorithms that push robots toward more human-like spatial reasoning. Their work on soft robotics, including the innovative MakeSense automated sensor design methodology, demonstrates a commitment to next-generation robotic embodiment. URJC's impact extends powerfully into healthcare and social contexts. Pioneering studies on social robots in dementia therapy and hybrid robotic systems for post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation reflect a deeply humanistic dimension to the university's engineering research. Meanwhile, scholars here have become leading voices in explainable AI, AI literacy education through tools like LearningML, and the economic implications of digital-robotic complementarities — bridging technical innovation with policy and society. With a cumulative citation record exceeding 2,300 across flagship publications, URJC offers prospective students and collaborators an environment where rigorous technical research meets meaningful human impact, making it an outstanding destination for interdisciplinary robotics and AI scholarship.