What is yeshcube and how does it turn research into technology for human development?

yeshcube is a research and technology transfer hub based in Valencia that turns scientific knowledge into accessible, safe and ethical products and solutions for human development.

The hub combines applied research, engineering, artificial intelligence, technology development and product design within a shared working structure. Each initiative begins with a defined problem and evolves through hypotheses, prototypes, technical testing and assessment in its intended setting.

The result may take the form of a system, device, application, experience or component integrated into products developed by other organizations.

The distance between research and application

Research may generate relevant knowledge while remaining far from practical application.

Transfer requires scientific findings to be translated into technical requirements, interfaces, protocols, operating systems and implementation conditions. It also requires assessment of safety, accessibility, user experience and limitations that emerge outside the initial research environment.

This distance affects fields including care, education, work, accessibility, voice interaction and human development.

yeshcube works within this intermediate space. The hub connects the formulation of a question with the design, development and assessment of an applicable technological solution.

A shared structure for research and product development

The yeshcube model brings together disciplines that often operate during separate phases.

Research defines the problem, reviews available knowledge and establishes the questions that need to be answered.

Design translates that knowledge into product concepts, interaction systems and user experiences. This phase also establishes the functional, technical and contextual requirements of the solution.

Engineering and technology development make it possible to build prototypes and operating systems through software, artificial intelligence, industrial design and sound technologies.

Assessment examines technical operation, conditions of use, people’s experience and limitations identified during testing.

This integration allows scientific, technical and contextual requirements to inform the earliest project decisions.

yeshcube working facilities.

Research and application fields

yeshcube organizes its activity around several fields associated with human development.

Wellbeing, health and care

This area studies emotional wellbeing, factors related to mental health in non-clinical settings, stress regulation, rest and recovery.

It also covers everyday habits, aging, life transitions, and health and social-care settings. Applications may support users, families and the professionals involved in their care.

Work and organizations

Research addresses fatigue, recovery during the working day, cognitive load, focus and conditions that contribute to team exhaustion.

The work may lead to experiences, spaces, systems or tools integrated into organizational environments.

Performance, preparation and sport

This field studies mental preparation, regulation under pressure, decision-making and recovery in demanding activities.

It includes sport and other settings characterized by high workloads, sustained pressure or limited time.

Childhood, learning and development

yeshcube researches experiences that use creativity, imagination, storytelling and conversation as routes to learning and skills development.

Design aims to support autonomy, active participation and interaction through accessible and safe systems without dependence on screens.

Voice, language and cultural diversity

This field covers conversational artificial intelligence, speech synthesis and spoken interaction.

Research considers languages with limited technological representation, cultural adaptation, language accessibility and voice systems suited to different settings and communities.

Extreme and high-demand environments

The hub also studies isolation, confinement, emergencies, prolonged missions and operations involving sustained demands, including aerospace settings.

Research may address interaction with systems under restricted conditions and the preparation and recovery of people and teams.

Mission and operating criteria

yeshcube’s mission is to turn scientific knowledge into accessible, safe and ethical solutions for the development of humanity.

This mission is expressed through four elements.

Scientific knowledge

Each line of work begins with the scientific and technical knowledge available on the problem being addressed.

Research establishes what is known, which hypotheses can be formulated and which limitations must be considered.

Product

Transfer is materialized through a product in a broad sense.

It may take the form of a system, device, application, experience or technology integrated into solutions developed by other organizations.

Accessibility

Accessibility is incorporated as a cross-cutting criterion.

Design considers comprehension, physical, sensory and cognitive abilities, language, interaction, context and practical access conditions.

Safety and ethics

The protection of people, their data and their autonomy sets the boundaries of each development.

This criterion affects the information collected, the functions enabled, the controls applied and the claims that may be made about a solution.

The working process

yeshcube organizes its work into four phases that are adjusted to the research type, technology and intended setting.

Research

The team defines the problem, reviews existing knowledge and examines possible technological applications.

This phase establishes the research questions and criteria that will guide development.

Design

Research findings are translated into product concepts, interaction models and user experiences.

The functional, technical and contextual requirements of the solution are also defined.

Development

The concept evolves through the disciplines required for each project.

The process may include engineering, artificial intelligence, software, industrial design, sound technologies, prototyping, integration and functional testing.

Assessment and evolution

The solution is tested in its intended application setting.

Technical findings, user experience, incidents and identified limitations inform subsequent versions.

Research programs

The programs group yeshcube’s research and development lines by field.

Care Program

Care Program studies wellbeing, regulation and recovery in workplace settings.

Its lines may address fatigue, cognitive load, rest and experiences integrated into working environments.

Arena Program

Arena Program researches preparation, performance, pressure and recovery in sport.

The program examines the relationship between demand, regulation, decision-making and recovery.

Resilience Program

Resilience Program focuses on preparation, regulation and recovery in settings involving sustained demands.

It covers operational environments, emergencies, isolation and other situations in which people and teams work under prolonged pressure.

Horizon Program

Horizon Program addresses health, care and support during life transitions involving specific needs.

Research may cover aging, autonomy, care environments and the relationship between technology and care.

Noor Program

Noor Program researches voice and linguistic diversity in languages with limited technological representation.

Its work includes speech synthesis, linguistic resource preparation and cultural adaptation of conversational systems.

Niu Program

Niu Program studies regulation, creativity and voice-based conversation for children in supervised settings.

Its work connects storytelling, interaction, learning and the development of experiences suited to different ages.

Spark Program

Spark Program researches artificial intelligence systems that support thinking and creativity.

The program studies forms of assistance that preserve the person’s participation, judgment and decision-making ability.

Restore Apps Program

Restore Apps Program develops conversational applications that support routines, regulation and habit-change processes.

Each application must define its purpose, functions, conditions of use and the scope of any claims made about it.

The programs are at different stages of development. The status of each line depends on its research questions, available prototypes and completed testing.

Research materialized as solutions

Knowledge generated by yeshcube may become technological architectures, systems, devices, applications, experiences or components integrated into third-party products.

The final form depends on the problem, technical requirements and intended application setting.

Solutions developed by the hub include Somia, Somia Bloom, Kiwikidoo and VVAVVE.

Somia is yeshcube’s artificial intelligence architecture. It is integrated into yeshcube and third-party solutions and provides conversational capabilities, content management and data-governance mechanisms adapted to each implementation.

Somia Bloom is an artificial-intelligence sound system for third-party acoustic booths. It provides guided audio experiences within the space in which it is installed.

Kiwikidoo is a screen-free system of interactive voice adventures for children. Stories may be developed around creativity, imagination, family conversation and defined values.

VVAVVE is a portable sensory mask combining light isolation, immersive audio and short guided experiences.

Each solution remains connected with a research line and evolves through technical development, assessment and learning obtained in context.

Development principles

yeshcube’s work is guided by five operating principles.

Knowledge before claims

Claims about a solution must correspond with available knowledge and the results of completed tests.

Limitations form part of the information required to interpret its status.

Accessibility from the design stage

Accessibility is incorporated from the earliest decisions and reviewed in each setting.

This process considers physical, sensory and cognitive abilities, comprehension, language, forms of interaction and access conditions.

Safety and privacy

Protection of people, their data and their autonomy is incorporated into system architecture and operation.

This principle determines which information is collected, how it is processed and which controls are applied.

Proportionate technology

Each technical capability must respond to an identified need and a defined functional requirement.

Design aims to limit complexity, dependence and interaction burden when they do not contribute to the objective of the solution.

Continuous review

Hypotheses, products and methods evolve in response to findings, practical conditions of use and identified limitations.

Review forms part of development and continues after initial implementations.

A framework for assessing evidence

Evidence Readiness Level is yeshcube’s methodology for organizing the maturity of evidence associated with a solution and the conditions under which it may be transferred.

Assessment considers accumulated evidence, safety, ethics, accessibility and operation in a real setting.

The framework helps distinguish an initial hypothesis, proof of concept, pilot, initial transfer and later stages of scaling and impact.

The ERL scale is an internal research and transfer methodology. Each project must also meet the certifications, authorizations, ethical assessments and external requirements applying to its field.

Registered office and research laboratory

yeshcube operates from two sites in the Valencia metropolitan area.

The Terminal Hub

The registered office is located at The Terminal Hub, in the former maritime station at La Marina de València.

Part of the hub’s operational activity is coordinated from this site. It is also used for project meetings and engagement with the center’s business and technology ecosystem.

The Terminal Hub, yeshcube’s registered office in La Marina de València.

Parc Científic de la Universitat de València

Part of yeshcube’s research and testing activity takes place at the Parc Científic de la Universitat de València in Paterna.

The laboratory serves as a testing environment for the preparation, assessment and evolution of conversational, sound and sensory technologies under defined conditions of use.

The experimental booth allows the operation, integration and user experience of different technologies to be studied within a controlled space.

Experimental booth used in yeshcube’s research activity.

Collaboration with other organizations

yeshcube develops its own projects and works with research groups, technology companies, institutions and organizations that contribute knowledge, capabilities or real application settings.

Collaboration may take several forms:

• Joint research into a defined problem.
• Development of a shared product or system.
• Testing and integration in real settings.
• Transfer of a solution to an operational sector or context.
• Assessment of technology developed by another organization.

Allies structures part of these relationships and connects projects with scientific, technical, industrial, legal, financial and implementation capabilities.

Each collaboration requires defined objectives, contributions, responsibilities, ownership of results, data use and monitoring conditions.

Scope and limitations of the hub

yeshcube works on technologies for human development across several fields.

Emotional wellbeing is one field of application alongside childhood, learning, voice, cultural diversity, work, performance, aging, care and high-demand environments.

The hub develops its own solutions and participates in joint projects. The status of each initiative depends on available evidence, its technological stage and completed assessments.

Transfer is defined for a specific population, purpose and setting. New applications require a review of their requirements, risks and supporting evidence.

This structure connects research and product development while maintaining traceability across decisions, conditions of use and the limitations of each solution.

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