🔬 Global Robotics Research Directory
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Clear filters📍 Pasadena, United States
JPL's Robotics division comprises approximately 130 engineers developing robotic systems for space exploration and related terrestrial applications. They work on all aspects of robotics including design, control, perception, and autonomous operation for planetary rovers and spacecraft systems.
📍 College Station, United States
LASR Lab at Texas A&M addresses challenging problems in astrodynamics, spacecraft proximity operations, rendezvous maneuvers, and robotic autonomy for space applications. The lab specializes in enabling autonomous operations and precise maneuvering for orbital robotics.
📍 Arlington, United States
The Robotic Vision Laboratory at the University of Texas at Arlington conducts foundational research in robot perception, learning, and autonomy. The lab develops intelligent robotic systems that can sense, plan, and act in complex environments while continuously improving over time.
📍 College Park, United States
The Perception & Robotics Group at the University of Maryland works on computer vision and robotics research including underwater image restoration, event-based cameras, and video generation. The group recently invented the AMI-EV camera published in Science Robotics.
📍 Louisville, United States
The Louisville Automation and Robotics Research Institute (LARRI) operates a dedicated 10,000-square-foot research and education facility at the University of Louisville. Research areas include human-robot interaction, industrial automation, and autonomous networked systems.
📍 Pittsburgh, United States
The Robotic Exploration Lab at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute conducts research in control, motion planning, and navigation for legged robots. Their focus includes developing autonomous locomotion capabilities for exploration.
📍 West Lafayette, United States
The TRACE Lab at Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering focuses on modeling, estimation, planning, and control of legged locomotion and manipulation in dynamic and complex environments. They also study fundamental principles of human and animal locomotion biomechanics.
📍 Pittsburgh, United States
The ARM Institute is a collaborative research organization bringing together industry, government, and academia to advance robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomy, and workforce development for domestic manufacturing. It serves as the nation's leading collaborative in robotics innovation and industrial base security.
📍 Austin, United States
The Center for Autonomy at UT Austin, part of the Oden Institute, conducts defense-funded research on autonomous systems and AI. Research focuses on enabling robots to learn autonomous navigation through human demonstration and imitation learning.
📍 Miami, United States
The Applied Robotics and Remote Systems Lab at FIU's Applied Research Center develops robotic systems for inspection, surveying, decontamination, and decommissioning of contaminated facilities. Research focuses on remote and autonomous operations in hazardous environments.
📍 New York, United States
AI4CE Lab at NYU Tandon advances robotics and AI for infrastructure applications including construction, manufacturing, and autonomous vehicles. Research areas include localization, mapping, navigation, and mobile manipulation for Earth and space applications.
📍 Tempe, United States
Led by Ben Amor at Arizona State University, this lab develops novel machine learning techniques enabling robots to physically interact with objects and humans. Research uses reinforcement learning and policy search methods for manipulation tasks.
📍 Austin, United States
RobIn Lab at University of Texas focuses on mobile manipulation robots that learn and collaborate with humans. Research emphasizes physical interactive intelligence and imitation learning for humanoid and mobile manipulators.
📍 Baltimore, United States
Johns Hopkins University's medical robotics research, led by Axel Krieger, advances autonomous surgical systems with both mechanical precision and human-like adaptability. The group develops robots that understand surgical procedures beyond executing specific tasks.
📍 San Diego, United States
ARCLab at UC San Diego, directed by Dr. Michael Yip, focuses on surgical robots, biomimetic design, and robot learning. The lab's research has won best paper awards at ICRA, IROS, and RA-L, and has spawned multiple startup companies.
📍 Boston, United States
The BU Robotics Lab at Boston University, directed by Professor Calin Belta, provides state-of-the-art facilities for drone and robotics research. The lab features integrated workshop spaces, student workspaces, and testing facilities for aerial robots.
📍 Los Angeles, United States
RoMeLa at UCLA focuses on humanoid robots and novel mobile robot locomotion strategies. Directed by Dennis Hong, the lab researches robot locomotion, manipulation, soft actuators, platform design, and autonomous systems.
📍 Long Beach, United States
California State University Long Beach's multi-agent robotics lab, led by Drs. Tairan Liu and Oscar Morales Ponce, focuses on coordinated robotics including drone swarms and robotic arms. The lab received $475K from the Department of Defense for a state-of-the-art multi-agent experimental platform.
📍 Hoboken, United States
The Robust Field Autonomy Lab at Stevens Institute of Technology develops perception, navigation, and decision-making algorithms for mobile robots operating in complex environments. Research focuses on autonomous underwater, surface, ground, and aerial vehicles with sensor noise and communication constraints.
📍 Boulder, United States
The Autonomous Robotics and Perception Group at CU Boulder builds robots that perceive, navigate, and act in complex real-world environments. Research spans perception, SLAM, field robotics, and vision-language-action models for robot autonomy.
📍 Washington, United States
The Autonomous Vehicle, Robotics & Control Lab at Howard University conducts research on autonomous vehicles and robotics with U.S. Army and NSF funding. The lab also operates the Robotics & Automation Outreach Program for STEM education.
📍 Unknown, United States
The Collaborative AI and Robotics Lab focuses on algorithms enabling safe and effective human-robot collaboration. Research spans manufacturing, disaster response, autonomous vehicles, and space exploration, developing novel methods in task planning, motion planning, and explainable AI.
📍 Minneapolis, United States
The Minnesota Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory at the University of Minnesota develops advanced autonomous underwater vehicles powered by artificial intelligence for marine research and conservation. The lab focuses on AUV systems that can autonomously collect environmental data and navigate complex underwater environments.
📍 Blacksburg, United States
The Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics at Virginia Tech develops autonomous underwater vehicles including the VT 690 AUV for advanced marine research missions. The center receives support from the Office of Naval Research for innovation in underwater robotics capabilities.