🔬 Global Robotics Research Directory

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📍 Shanghai, China

autonomous vehicleslegged locomotionperception

The Mobile Autonomous Robotic Systems Lab at ShanghaiTech University conducts research on intelligent algorithms, software and hardware for robotic applications. Founded in 2014 by Prof. Sören Schwertfeger, the lab is part of the STAR Center and focuses on autonomous systems and perception research. The lab is dedicated to excellence in robotics research and teaching.

SLAM research with high-resolution datasetsMapping robot II using Husky UGV

📍 Harbin, China

humanoid roboticsmanipulationspace robotics

State Key Laboratory of Robot Technology and System at Harbin Institute of Technology is a national-level research lab focusing on advanced robotics technology and systems. The laboratory conducts research in humanoid robots, manipulation systems, and space robotics.

📍 Shanghai, China

soft roboticsbioinspired designhuman-robot interaction

Part of Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Robotics Institute and School of Mechanical Engineering, the SRB Lab focuses on design, manufacturing, and control of bioinspired soft robots. Research includes smart materials actuators, additive manufacturing, and soft wearable rehabilitation robots for human assistance.

Soft Wearable Rehabilitation RobotsBioinspired Motion ControlSmart Materials Actuators

📍 Shanghai, China

embodied AIhumanoid roboticsperception

The Embodied AI Center at Shanghai AI Laboratory, headed by Jiangmiao Pang, develops Embodied AGI systems and builds community infrastructure. Focus areas include humanoid robots, perception, interaction, and manipulation with goals of solving real-world challenges through cutting-edge research.

Embodied AGI SystemsHumanoid RoboticsPerception and Interaction Research
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CUHK Legged Robot Lab

📍 Hong Kong, China

legged locomotionreinforcement learningimitation learning

The CUHK Legged Robot Lab develops robust and precise locomotion for legged robots across diverse terrains using reinforcement learning and imitation learning. Their research emphasizes environment-aware perception and learning-based locomotion policies.

Robust and Precise Locomotion for Legged Robots
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Legged AI Lab

📍 Shanghai, China

legged locomotioncontrol theoryoptimization

Founded at University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2023 and now based at Shanghai Innovation Institute, the Legged AI Lab develops mathematical foundations and algorithms for physical AI in robots. They bridge control theory, optimization, and machine learning to enable agile locomotion and manipulation.

📍 Hangzhou, China

autonomous systemsintelligent decision makinghuman-machine interaction

The Research Center for Intelligent Robotics at Zhejiang Lab is a cross-disciplinary research center combining AI and network information expertise. It focuses on cutting-edge research in autonomous operation, intelligent decision-making, and intuitive human-robot collaboration for robots operating in unstructured environments.

Autonomous operation researchIntelligent decision-making systemsHuman-machine interaction in robotics

📍 Macau, China

humanoidservice robotsembodied AI

Macau University of Science and Technology conducts research on humanoid robotics through its Department of Engineering Science. Leadership actively contributes to humanoid robotics progress and advancement in manufacturing and logistics applications.

Humanoid robotics research and developmentManufacturing and logistics robotics