📍 Worcester, USA
manipulationperceptionenvironmental robotics
MER Lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute conducts research on robotic manipulation strategies and environmental applications. They integrate computer vision, control theory, and machine learning for skillful and robust manipulation, including benchmarking for dexterous and soft robotics.
Environmental problem solutions through manipulationDexterous manipulation benchmarkingSoft robot control systems
📍 Seattle, USA
surgical roboticshapticsmedical imaging
The UW BioRobotics Laboratory, directed by Professor Blake Hannaford, conducts research on surgical robotics and haptic feedback systems. The lab focuses on advancing minimally invasive surgical technologies and surgical simulation.
Surgical robotics developmentHaptic feedback systems
📍 Cincinnati, United States
occupational safetyservice robotsexoskeleton
NIOSH's Center for Occupational Robotics Research focuses on developing and implementing robotic technologies that enhance worker safety, health, and wellbeing in occupational settings. The center provides scientific leadership on robot deployment in workplaces.
Occupational Robot Safety GuidelinesWorker-Robot Collaboration Framework
📍 Cambridge, United States
manipulationswarmautonomous vehicles
MIT's Distributed Robotics Laboratory, led by Daniela Rus, pioneers research at the intersection of AI and robotics with focus on physical intelligence. The lab conducts fundamental and applied research in robotic perception, multi-robot coordination, and autonomous systems.
Multi-robot coordination algorithmsPhysical intelligence researchDistributed autonomous systems
📍 Notre Dame, United States
underwater roboticsautonomous vehiclesperception
The Robotics and Autonomy Research Lab at the University of Notre Dame develops uncertainty-aware perception frameworks for autonomous underwater vehicles. Their research focuses on pose estimation and localization in GPS-denied environments using 3D Gaussian Splatting techniques.
Uncertainty-aware 3DGS for AUV pose estimation
📍 Cambridge, United States
underwater roboticsautonomous vehicleshuman-robot teaming
The MIT Marine Robotics Group, led by John Leonard, develops diver-AUV teaming algorithms and navigation systems for autonomous underwater vehicles. Their research integrates human-machine teaming for optimized undersea missions.
Underwater PB&J projectdiver-AUV collaboration framework
📍 Lexington, United States
underwater roboticsautonomous vehiclesnavigation algorithms
MIT Lincoln Laboratory develops navigation and vehicle autonomy algorithms for underwater AUV systems, with focus on diver-AUV teaming and mission planning in collaboration with the MIT Marine Robotics Group.
Underwater PB&J project
📍 Chapel Hill, United States
wearable roboticshuman-robot interactionrehabilitation
University of North Carolina lab focused on enabling symbiotic relationships between human wearers and wearable robots. Research emphasizes computation foundations and engineering for rehabilitation applications.
Human-wearable robot symbiosis
📍 Berkeley, United States
exoskeletonwearable roboticshuman augmentation
UC Berkeley laboratory founded in 2004 pioneering exoskeleton and wearable robotics research. The lab is the source of the Ekso Bionics spin-off company and continues advancing wearable robotic technologies.
BLEEX exoskeletonEkso Bionics spin-off
📍 Albuquerque, United States
swarm roboticsbiologically-inspired algorithmscollective behavior
Research group at University of New Mexico designing robot swarms that emulate natural behaviors observed in biological systems. Uses evolutionary algorithms to develop efficient collective search and coordination strategies inspired by ant foraging and immune cell behavior.
Ant-inspired foraging algorithmsImmune cell search strategy emulation
📍 Atlanta, United States
swarm roboticsrobot controldecentralized systems
Research center at Georgia Tech led by Prof. Magnus Egerstedt studying swarm coordination and decentralized robot control. Operates the Robotarium facility, providing global researchers and students free remote access to conduct swarm robotics experiments.
Robotarium facility developmentDecentralized swarm control architectures
📍 Pittsburgh, United States
perceptioncomputer visionlocalization
The Robot Perception Lab at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute performs research on localization, mapping, and state estimation for autonomous mobile robots. Founded in 2014 by Prof. Michael Kaess, the lab is part of both the Field Robotics Center and the Computer Vision Group. Research applications span underwater robots, aerial robots, and handheld mapping systems.
Visual localization and mapping systemsAutonomous mobile robot state estimation
📍 Baltimore, United States
control theoryperceptionmechanical design
The ASCO Lab at Johns Hopkins University creates robots with unprecedented agility and robustness by integrating mechanics, perception, and control. Research emphasizes adaptive computing with performance guarantees in uncertain natural environments.
📍 Urbana, United States
AI for roboticsagricultural roboticsremote area exploration
The Distributed Autonomous Systems Laboratory pursues research in AI for robotics with applications to agriculture, defense, and remote area exploration. The lab focuses on creating highly autonomous mobile robots.
📍 Los Angeles, United States
surgical roboticssurgical AIrobotic surgeon training
Led by Dr. Andrew J. Hung at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Hung Lab works at the intersection of Surgery and Artificial Intelligence. The lab focuses on advancing robotic surgeon training through both human and machine learning approaches.
Surgical AI researchRobotic surgeon training systems
📍 Ithaca, United States
soft roboticsbioinspired robotswearable robots
Cornell University's Organic Robotics Lab designs, fabricates, and optimizes soft actuating systems for robotics, agriculture, and human interface applications. Primary research includes wearable robots for disease prevention and rehabilitation, and bioinspired soft robots using advanced manufacturing techniques.
📍 Richmond, United States
autonomous vehiclescoordinated controlmobile robotics
The Autonomous Robots and Vehicles Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University develops coordinated control systems for communication-enabled mobile robots and vehicles. Research focuses on V2V, V2I, and V2X communications with advanced sensor integration and environmental interaction.
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication systemsMulti-robot coordination
📍 Stanford, United States
embodied AIlearningmanipulation
REAL Lab at Stanford develops algorithms enabling intelligent systems to learn from physical world interactions. The lab focuses on embodied artificial intelligence and robot learning from experience.
Embodied AI algorithmsrobot learning from physical interaction
📍 Medford, United States
human-robot interactionAI ethicssocial robotics
The Human-Robot Interaction Lab at Tufts University is an interdisciplinary robotics lab focused on ethical human-robot interaction. The lab brings together experts in computer science, robotics, religion, linguistics, and psychology to study how robots can meet cognitive, affective, physical, and ethical demands in human societies.
Ethical robot designHuman-robot collaboration frameworks
📍 Ithaca, United States
human-robot interactionrobot collaborationhuman-robot understanding
Human Robot Interaction at Cornell University spans multiple departments including mechanical engineering, information science, communication, and human ecology. The lab focuses on designing better ways for people to interact with robots and understanding how people perceive and collaborate with robotic systems.
Robots in Groups LabGuy Hoffman's research
📍 Bloomington, United States
human-robot interactionsocial roboticsHRI design and evaluation
The R-House Lab at Indiana University Bloomington, founded in 2010 and directed by Prof. Selma Šabanović, focuses on HRI design and evaluation in both lab and field settings. The lab explores connections between HRI, human social behavior, cognition, and the social meanings of robots through prototyping, field studies, and experimental research.
In situ evaluation of interactive technologiesField studies of assistive robots
📍 Ann Arbor, United States
surgicalmedicalperception
The Image-Guided Medical Robotics Lab at University of Michigan develops autonomous robotic systems for medical imaging and surgical guidance. The lab works on robotic optical coherence tomography and imaging-guided surgical applications.
Robotic OCT systemsOptically-stabilized medical imaging
📍 Pittsburgh, United States
field roboticsautonomous systemsrover technology
The Field Robotics Center at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on developing robots for work in challenging and hazardous environments on Earth and in space. The center is known for advancing field robotics technology, creating the next generation of robotics leaders, and developing practical robotic systems for real-world applications.
Lunar rover developmentField robotics for hazardous environmentsSpace robotics systems
📍 Monterey, United States
roboticsunmanned systemsautonomous vehicles
CRUSER at the Naval Postgraduate School conducts research on unmanned systems, robotics, and autonomous vehicles with emphasis on naval and maritime applications. The center develops technologies ranging from intelligent drones to persistent ocean data collection systems.
Ocean acoustic data collection systemsUnmanned aircraft systemsDrone collaboration research