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McGill University has established itself as one of Canada's premier research institutions in robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems, with a research legacy spanning four decades of foundational and applied contributions. Based in Montreal — a global hub for AI research — McGill has cultivated expertise across an impressive spectrum of disciplines, from theoretical robotics and machine learning to medical robotics and field automation. At the core of McGill's robotics heritage is pioneering work in kinematics and mechanical systems. Jorge Angeles' seminal analyses of closed-loop kinematic chain singularities and global performance indices for manipulator optimization, accumulating nearly 2,700 citations combined, remain cornerstones of robot design methodology worldwide. His textbook *Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems* continues to shape graduate education internationally. Complementing this, early trajectory planning research established foundational path-velocity decomposition methods still referenced in modern motion planning. McGill's reach extends well beyond classical robotics. The institution has made substantial contributions to deep reinforcement learning, producing a widely adopted introductory framework that has garnered over 1,700 citations. Research into mobile robotics, multi-agent systems, and POMDP-based planning reflects a deep commitment to intelligent autonomous systems. The RHex hexapod runner exemplifies McGill's strength in biologically inspired locomotion, while agricultural robotics work bridges AI with real-world food security challenges. The university's interdisciplinary culture is evident in contributions spanning medical robotics — including robot-assisted stroke rehabilitation and robotic surgical trials — to space exploration, with involvement in NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission. Prospective students and collaborators will find at McGill a uniquely dynamic environment where rigorous theoretical foundations meet bold, cross-domain application, supported by world-class faculty and Montreal's unparalleled AI ecosystem.