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The Robotics Institute of CMU The Robotics Institute of CMU: Established in 1979 to conduct basic and applied research in robotics technologies relevant to industrial and societal tasks. Site includes links to a wide range of specific robots and labs. (Research) http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ LUT Robotics & Automation Department LUT Robotics & Automation Department: Luleå University of Technology group specializing in telerobotics and models and algorithms for controlling the motion of robots using geometrical sensors. (Research) http://www.sm.luth.se/csee/ra/ University of Maribor Institute of Robotics University of Maribor Institute of Robotics: Research is divided into three groups: industrial robotics, kinematics and simulations, and power electronics. (Research) http://robin2.r.uni-mb.si/ Swarm-bots project Swarm-bots project: EU-IST project aimed at the study of new approaches to design and implementation of self-organizing and self-assembling artifacts. (Research) http://www.swarm-bots.org/ UR Vision and Robotics Research UR Vision and Robotics Research: University of Rochester group specializing in appearance based recognition, mobile robots, and the use virtual reality techniques in psychophysics experiments to learn about the human brain and the human visual system. (Research) http://www.cs.rochester.edu/research/robotics.html Swarm-Intelligent Systems Research Group at EPFL Swarm-Intelligent Systems Research Group at EPFL: Research on design, modeling, control, and optimization methodologies for self-organized, collectively intelligent, distributed systems with special emphasis on multi-robot platforms, sensor and actuator networks, and intelligent vehicles. (Research) http://swis.epfl.ch/ Multi-purpose Aerial Robotic Vehicle with Intelligent Navigation, TU Berlin Multi-purpose Aerial Robotic Vehicle with Intelligent Navigation, TU Berlin: At the University Berlin, Marvin, a descendant of the airplane-robot Tubrob is developed. (Research) http://pdv.cs.tu-berlin.de/ CMU TeamBots Multirobot control systems CMU TeamBots Multirobot control systems: Lists resources and software that have been developed as part of the CMU research project in multi robot control methods. (Research) http://www.teambots.org/ Design and Control of Mechatronical Systems Design and Control of Mechatronical Systems: Lab at Johannes Kepler University Linz researching topics that include suitable modeling and control approaches and control-oriented process analysis and design. (Research) http://mechsys.mechatronik.uni-linz.ac.at/ AG Technische Informatik AG Technische Informatik: Based at the University of Bielefeld. Main research topics include biorobotics, cognitive robotics, sensorimotor control, and parallel computation. (Research) http://www.TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE/techfak/ags/ti/ McGill University Center for Intelligent Machines McGill University Center for Intelligent Machines: Research topics include ambulatory robotics, mobile robotics, artificial perception, haptics, industrial automation, motor vision, and shape analysis. (Research) http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/ Charité Surgical Navigation and Robotics Lab Charité Surgical Navigation and Robotics Lab: Engineers, computer scientists, and doctors work together at this lab to develop surgical robotics technologies. (Research) http://www.charite.de/rv/mkg/srl/ Revity Laboratory Revity Laboratory: Researches the use of evolution-based simulations to develop robot brains that can solve real-world problems when placed into a physical robots. (Research) http://www.revity.com/ ESG Lego Robotics Seminar ESG Lego Robotics Seminar: Provides information about the MIT Lego Robotics seminars. Site includes photos from past seminars, project lists, and links to resources. (Research) http://web.mit.edu/esg/proj/ic/www/ SIUE Robotics Page SIUE Robotics Page: Information on autonomous robot research and student robotics projects at the Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville. (Research) http://roboti.cs.siue.edu/ Telepresence Surgery Telepresence Surgery: Description of research and development of a robotic telepresence system by SRI to perform Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS). (Research) http://www.esd.sri.com/med_devel/telepresence.html AASS Mobile Robotics Lab AASS Mobile Robotics Lab: University of Orebro, Sweden group specializing in topology-based maps, real-time deliberation, active perceptual anchoring, and fuzzy behavior-based control of mobile manipulators. (Research) http://aass.oru.se/Research/Robots/ Purdue Robot Vision Lab Purdue Robot Vision Lab: Specialties include 3D object recognition, vision-guided navigation for indoor mobile robots, task and assembly planning. (Research) http://rvl.www.ecn.purdue.edu/RVL/ The Center for Automation and Intelligent Systems Research The Center for Automation and Intelligent Systems Research: The Case Western Reserve CAISR lab integrates robotics, neural networks, machine vision and other advanced technologies to create flexible, automated, intelligent systems. (Research) http://dora.cwru.edu/ Centibots: The 100 Robots Project Centibots: The 100 Robots Project: DARPA funded project using many small robots for mapping and search missions. Site includes videos and publications describing the collaborative communications architecture used by the Centibots. (Research) http://www.ai.sri.com/centibots/ UNH Robotics Laboratory UNH Robotics Laboratory: Researches the problem of vibration control in robotics through real-time control experiments and simulation. (Research) http://www.ece.unh.edu/robots/rbt_home.htm Coimbra Institute of Systems and Robotics Coimbra Institute of Systems and Robotics: Specializes in robotics vision, autonomous systems, multi-sensor fusion, tele-operation, sensor development, motors and drives. Based at the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal. (Research) http://www.isr.uc.pt/ GT MARS GT MARS: DARPA Mobile Autonomous Robot Software (MARS) project. MARS involves research into multi-level learning in hybrid deliberative/reactive mobile robot architecture. (Research) http://www.cc.gatech.edu/aimosaic/robot-lab/MARS/ Artificial Muscle Research Institute Artificial Muscle Research Institute: The goal of the institute is to develop, design, fabricate, test, and commercialize electrically and chemically controlled artificial muscles. (Research) http://www.unm.edu/~amri/ Caltech Robotics Group Caltech Robotics Group: Research topics include sensor based motion planning, robot locomotion, control theory, medical robotics, and modular robots. (Research) http://robotics.caltech.edu/ Fraunhofer IFF Division of Automation Fraunhofer IFF Division of Automation: Research areas include robotic systems and intelligent sensor systems. (Research) http://www.iff.fhg.de/eng/aut/ Hovercraft Testbed for Decentralized Control (HOTDEC) Hovercraft Testbed for Decentralized Control (HOTDEC): University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign research project consisting of self-propelled and self-controlled hovercraft floating on a airhockey-type table. (Research) http://legend.me.uiuc.edu/hotdec/ Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics: The LPR at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conducts research on humanoid robots, grasping and manipulation, legged locomotion, networked sensors and motor services. (Research) http://www-robotics.cs.umass.edu/ McGill University Mobile Robotics Research McGill University Mobile Robotics Research: Site includes searchable bibliography, project list and other resources. (Research) http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~dudek/mobile.html Walking Machines Catalogue Walking Machines Catalogue: Provide an extensive list of walking machines developed in the robotics research community. You can browse and search for robots as well as submit your own walking robot via a web form. (Research) http://www.walking-machines.org/ DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics: Research topics include robotic systems, multibody dynamics, robust control, and control design engineering. (Research) http://www.robotic.dlr.de/ Frontios - Future Systems Engineering Frontios - Future Systems Engineering: Works with local Swedish Universities in the area of robotics, applied AI, fuzzy logic, neural nets, software engineering and management. (Research) http://w1.300.telia.com/~u30018750/ NASA Space Telerobotics Program NASA Space Telerobotics Program: NASA group responsible for robotics and planetary rover research for the agency prior to 1997. (Research) http://ranier.oact.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/telerobotics.shtm Technische Universität München Robot Vision Group Technische Universität München Robot Vision Group: Research goal is to make robots more intelligent by teaching them to collect, interpret and use sensor information autonomously. (Research) http://www.lpr.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/research/rovi/ Active Structures Laboratory Active Structures Laboratory: Part of the Université Libre de Bruxelles Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Department that specializes in walking machines, gait control, micro robots, pipe robots, active isolation, and vibroacoustics. (Research) http://www.ulb.ac.be/scmero/ The robots at LAMI The robots at LAMI: Lists robotics related activities at EPFL in Switzerland. (Research) http://diwww.epfl.ch/lami/robots/ Vision-based Robot Localization Vision-based Robot Localization: Research on various statistical localization architectures, with focus on vision based systems done by David Yuen of the University of Auckland Robotics Group. Site includes description, presentations, and bibliography. (Research) http://www.ele.auckland.ac.nz/~cyue001/ University of Texas at Austin Robotics Research Group University of Texas at Austin Robotics Research Group: A research group focusing on the development of intelligent, modular, and reconfigurable robotics and automation systems. (Research) http://www.robotics.utexas.edu/rrg/ Intelligent Autonomous Systems Group Intelligent Autonomous Systems Group: University of Amsterdam group that studies methodologies to create intelligent autonomous systems, which perceive their environment through sensors and use that information to generate intelligent, goal-directed behaviour. (Research) http://www.science.uva.nl/research/ias/ Manchester Robotics Manchester Robotics: University of Manchester, Department of Computer Science group specializing in medical robotics, mobile robots, walking robots, sociable robotics, and evolutionary robotics. (Research) http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/robotics/ UC Berkeley Robotics and Intelligent Machines Lab UC Berkeley Robotics and Intelligent Machines Lab: University of California at Berkeley. Research topics include medical robotics, adaptation and learning, micromechanical flying insects, micro-robotics, and aerobots. (Research) http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/ ISA System Engineering and Automation Department ISA System Engineering and Automation Department: Research topics include multi-robot systems, surgical robots, telerobotics, computer vision, automation, and remote sensing. (Research) http://www.isa.uma.es/ UM Mobile Robotics Lab UM Mobile Robotics Lab: Research areas include mobile robots, obstacle avoidance, robot positioning, and robotic aids for the disabled. (Research) http://www.engin.umich.edu/research/mrl/ Intelligent Servosystems Laboratory Intelligent Servosystems Laboratory: Part of the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland. The primary goal of this lab is to advance the state-of-the art in the design and real-time control of smart systems such as robots and automated vehicles. (Research) http://www.isr.umd.edu/Labs/ISL/isl.html NASA Robotic Vehicles Group NASA Robotic Vehicles Group: This NASA Jet Propulsion Lab group performs research, development, and tests of mobile robots in support of planetary exploration missions and terrestrial applications for NASA and other Government agencies. (Research) http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/groups/rv/ CSIRO Mining Automation CSIRO Mining Automation: Research into the issues relating to automation of mining. Projects include automated digital terrain mapping, undersea exploration and mining, and rapid roadway development. Based at The Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies in Australia. (Research) http://www.dem.csiro.au/mining_automation/ Sydney University Unmanned Aircraft Research Sydney University Unmanned Aircraft Research: Research topics include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), mini Air Vehicles (mAVs), Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPVs), Self Piloted Vehicles (SPVs), and other robotic aircraft. (Research) http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/wwwdocs/uav.html Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems: IRIS is a University of Southern California group with a focus on molecular robotics, MEMS, programmable automation, computer vision, and mobile robots. (Research) http://iris.usc.edu/iris.html Cognitive Robotics at GMD Cognitive Robotics at GMD: German National Research Center robotics group. Research areas include multi-robot cooperation, embodiment of cognitive functions in robots, and robot-environment interaction. (Research) http://www.gmd.de/FIT-KI/CogRob/ CESAR Robotics CESAR Robotics: Part of the Center for Engineering and Science Advanced Research at Oak Ridge Laboratory. Specializes in multi-robot learning, cooperative, distributed heterogeneous sensing, mapping, path planning. (Research) http://www.cesar.ornl.gov/robotics.html HUT - Automation Technology Laboratory HUT - Automation Technology Laboratory: Specializes in the field of automation technology including robotics, mechatronics and control of industrial processes. (Research) http://www.hut.fi/HUT/Automation/ Center for Intelligent Robotics Center for Intelligent Robotics: CRI is a UNINOVA research group that specializes in sensorial systems, robotic systems, autonomous agents, and social implication of automation. (Research) http://www2.uninova.pt/CRI/cri.html CoMRoS - Cooperative Mobile Robot Systems CoMRoS - Cooperative Mobile Robot Systems: Group based at the University Stuttgart, Germany that work with cooperative planning and coordination of mobil robots. (Research) http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvr/bv/comros/comros.html Robotics / Autonomous Mechanical Systems Robotics / Autonomous Mechanical Systems: R/AMeS is a Linköping University group. Research topics include model based inertial sensing, teleoperated robotics, mobile robots, and industrial robots. (Research) http://idefix.ikp.liu.se/rames/rames.html VUB Brussels AI Laboratory VUB Brussels AI Laboratory: Current focus is on the origins of language and robotic agents. Prior research projects include a robotic fish and other mobile robots. (Research) http://arti9.vub.ac.be/ Jouhou System Kougaku Laboratory Jouhou System Kougaku Laboratory: University of Tokyo research lab. Research project include various humanoid robots, soft-spine robots, artificial skin, gel robots, and motion planning. (Research) http://www.jsk.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ Georgia Tech Mobile Robot Lab Georgia Tech Mobile Robot Lab: The lab's charter is to discover and develop fundamental scientific principles and practices that are applicable to intelligent mobile robot systems. (Research) http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ai/robot-lab/ Enrico Piaggio Robotics Group Enrico Piaggio Robotics Group: An interdepartmental Research Center of the University of Pisa devoted to the field robotics and bioengineering. The site includes research activities and researcher profiles. (Research) http://www.piaggio.ccii.unipi.it/ Autonomous Systems at GMD Autonomous Systems at GMD: Research groups include Adaptive Systems, Cognitive Robotics, Design Automation for Digital Systems, Innovative Application Design, Responsive Systems and Security Policies for Autonomous Systems. (Research) http://www.gmd.de/People/Uwe.Zimmer/Lists/Robotics.at.GMD UFL Machine Intelligence Laboratory UFL Machine Intelligence Laboratory: University of Florida group specializing in UAVs, Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), and underwater robotics. (Research) http://www.mil.ufl.edu/ Automatic Control & Systems Engineering Automatic Control & Systems Engineering: University of Sheffield group specializing in intelligent systems and control, nonlinear systems, and signal processing. (Research) http://www.shef.ac.uk/acse/ INEEL Remote, Robotic, and Automated Systems Group INEEL Remote, Robotic, and Automated Systems Group: Research areas include multi-robot systems, robots performing 10,000 feet or more below sea-level, automation of commercial farming and mining equipment. (Research) http://www.inel.gov/capabilities/robotics/ NASA Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division NASA Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division: Information on projects by the ARSD, such as robots to assist astronauts during extra-vehicular activity. (Research) http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/ Cybernet Systems Corporation Cybernet Systems Corporation: A commercial research and development lab specializing in software intelligence, network connectivity, robotics, and man-machine interaction. (Research) http://www.cybernet.com/ Scientific American: Controlling Robots with the Mind Scientific American: Controlling Robots with the Mind: Article detailing research into direct brain control of robotic prosthetic devices, by Miguel A. L. Nicolelis and John K. Chapin (Research) http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00065FEA-DAEA-1D80-90FB809EC5880000 Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Systems, University of Kentucky Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Systems, University of Kentucky: Research center established in 1986 to provide manufacturing technological assistance for Kentucky's industries. Specializes in applied machine vision and industrial robotics. (Research) http://www.crms.engr.uky.edu/ Computer Vision and Robotics Research Group Computer Vision and Robotics Research Group: University of Alberta group. Research topics include dexterous manipulation, vision-based world modeling for mobile robot exploration, and collective robotic intelligence. (Research) http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~vision/ research in the field of robots and cyborgs research in the field of robots and cyborgs: Gert conducts research in the field of robots and cyborgs. (Research) http://www.it-c.dk/~gba/index.english.html Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute: AUSI is a not-for-profit research institute focused on promoting commercial applications of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), platforms and sensors. (Research) http://www.ausi.org/ State Research Center of Russia State Research Center of Russia: Russia's Central R & D Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics (CRDI RTC). Research topics include robotics and cybernetics for space, air, terrestrial, and anti-terrorism applications. (Research) http://www.rtc.ru/ Intelligent Robotics and Manufacturing Systems Lab Intelligent Robotics and Manufacturing Systems Lab: Research topics include multi-agent systems, manufacturing automation, intelligent mobile vehicles, dexterous robotic hands, vision, and sensing. Group is based at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Research) http://www.ensc.sfu.ca/research/irms/ Oxford Robotics Research Group Oxford Robotics Research Group: Research topics include active vision, visual geometry, pattern analysis, machine learning, sonar imaging, sensor systems, and artificial neural networks. (Research) http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/ Robotics Institute: Robot Learning Lab Robotics Institute: Robot Learning Lab: Offers details regarding Carnegie Mellon University research initiatives and lists publications and related personnel. (Research) http://www.ri.cmu.edu/labs/lab_31.html Robotics and Process Control Robotics and Process Control: A discontinued group at University of Kaiserslautern that specialized in mobile robots, 3D sonar sensing, and 3D scanning. (Research) http://ag-vp-www.informatik.uni-kl.de/ IAF Autonomous Robotic Systems IAF Autonomous Robotic Systems: Group based at the University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Institute for Applied Research that specializing in mechatronics and telematics. (Research) http://www.ars.fh-weingarten.de/ars/UK/ Vanderbilt University Intelligent Robotics Laboratory Vanderbilt University Intelligent Robotics Laboratory: Research topics include human-robot teams, human-robot interface, mobile robot navigation, range-free perception-based navigation, sensory egospheres, and vision/image processing systems. (Research) http://eecs.vanderbilt.edu/CIS/IRL/ Bilkent University Robotics & Sensing Laboratory Bilkent University Robotics & Sensing Laboratory: Specializes in sensor data fusion for mobile robots. Based at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey (Research) http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobotics/ Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center: SPAWAR is a US Navy laboratory that has conducted research on space, land, air, and ocean robots since the 1960s. (Research) http://www.nosc.mil/robots/ Machine Intelligence Lab Machine Intelligence Lab: University of Cambridge Department of Engineering research group. Specializes in computer vision, speech processing, and pattern recognition. (Research) http://svr-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/milab.html Laboratory for Computational Intelligence Laboratory for Computational Intelligence: University of British Columbia group specializing in decision-making, planning, reasoning, learning, object recognition, automation, mobile robotics, telerobotics, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. (Research) http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/lci/ Visual Servoing Home Page Visual Servoing Home Page: Bibliography of printed and online information about the control of robot manipulators based on visual perception. (Research) http://www.cat.csiro.au/cmst/staff/pic/vservo.htm Center for Distributed Robotics Center for Distributed Robotics: Located at the University of Minnesota, research includes the coordination and deployment of multi-robot teams in various applications. (Research) http://distrob.cs.umn.edu/ BU Intelligent Mechatronics Lab BU Intelligent Mechatronics Lab: Boston University group that specializes in medical robotics, structural dynamics, and mobile robot communications. (Research) http://robotics.bu.edu/ Fraunhofer Autonomous Intelligence Systems Fraunhofer Autonomous Intelligence Systems: Research areas include software agents, mobile robots, sensor-based navigation, and biomimetic robotics. Site in multiple languages. (Research) http://www.ais.fraunhofer.de/index.en.html Robotics and Control Robotics and Control: University of Delaware group whose research topics include dynamic systems, fabrication of novel robots, rehabilitation robotics, and precision farming machines. (Research) http://www.me.udel.edu/research/Robotics_Control.html CMU Sensor Based Planning Lab CMU Sensor Based Planning Lab: Specializes in topological simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) techniques as well as the development of highly-articulated snake robots, painting robots, and demining robots. (Research) http://voronoi.sbp.ri.cmu.edu/ UT Intelligent Robotics Research UT Intelligent Robotics Research: University of Texas group working on spatial semantic heirarchies, vision recognition systems, manipulators, and mobile robots. (Research) http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/qr/robotics/ LUCS Robotics and Vision Lab LUCS Robotics and Vision Lab: Lund University Cognitive Science group specializing in mobile robots, autonomous learning, neural vision, and intelligence. (Research) http://www.lucs.lu.se/Projects/Robotics.And.Vision/ Robotics University of Utah Robotics University of Utah: Topics include agents, hybrid mobile robots, humanoid robots, haptic interfaces, and personal assistive devices (Research) http://www.cs.utah.edu/research/areas/robotics/ FIU Robotics and Automation Laboratory FIU Robotics and Automation Laboratory: Florida International University research group specializing in teleoperation, telesensation, mechatronics, and fault-tolerant systems. (Research) http://www.eng.fiu.edu/me/robotics/ Mechatronic Systems and Robotics Research Group Mechatronic Systems and Robotics Research Group: University of Surrey lab researching robotic workcells, industrial robotics, sensors, and robot control. (Research) http://www.surrey.ac.uk/eng/research/mechatronics/robots/msrrfacils.html Embedded Systems and Robotics Lab (RESY) Embedded Systems and Robotics Lab (RESY): Based at the University of Köln in Germany. Research-topics include navigation for milling, manipulation of deformable linear objects, and safety strategies for human-robot cooperation. (Research) http://ai3.inf.uni-bayreuth.de/ Sparc-E and robotic research at the University of South Alabama Sparc-E and robotic research at the University of South Alabama: Dedicated to small autonomous mobile robotics research and robotics use in the curriculum at the University of South Alabama (Research) http://www.cis.usouthal.edu/~mward/ Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics: WCSAR is a NASA sponsored research center that helps with the commercialization of robotics, automation, and other advanced technologies. (Research) http://wcsar.engr.wisc.edu/ Australian Centre for Field Robotics Australian Centre for Field Robotics: University of Sydney group concerned with the application of advanced control, sensing and systems engineering principles to the development of autonomous machines operating in outdoor, variable and hostile environments. (Research) http://www.acfr.usyd.edu.au/ Taygeta Scientific Research Taygeta Scientific Research: Projects include autonomous walkers, Palm-Pilot robots, motion and path planning, and motor control. Site also includes resources on Forth programming and Kalman filters. (Research) http://www.taygeta.com/research.html Bio-Mimetic Control Research Center Bio-Mimetic Control Research Center: Topics include biological control systems, motor system control theory, biologically integrative sensors, and environment adaptive robotic systems. Site in English and Japanese. (Research) http://www.bmc.riken.go.jp/index_en.html The Intelligent Systems and Robotics Center The Intelligent Systems and Robotics Center: Sandia National Lab group specializing in robotic vehicles, collective behavior for controller robot swarms, military robotic systems analysis, and massively parallel robot simulations. (Research) http://www.sandia.gov/isrc/ Toy Robots Initiative Toy Robots Initiative: A research project at Carnegie Mellon University. It aims to commercialize robotics technologies in education, toys and entertainment. (Research) http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~illah/EDUTOY/ Artificial Perception Group Artificial Perception Group: Research topics include architecture for multi-sensor integration and artificial perception, data fusion, active perception, and hierarchical multi-agents architectures. (Research) http://www.iai.csic.es/users/gpa/ IU Hardware Methods Group IU Hardware Methods Group: Research topics include Kirchoff machines, robot locomotion, and vision. Site also includes information on the Stiquito six legged robot. (Research) http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hmg/ Robotics and Computer Vision Laboratory Robotics and Computer Vision Laboratory: University of Illinois group based at the Beckman Institute. Specializes in robot vision technologies such as curved object recognition and structure from motion algorithms. (Research) http://www-cvr.ai.uiuc.edu/ Center for Self-Organizing and Intelligent Systems Center for Self-Organizing and Intelligent Systems: Multi-disciplinary research group at Utah State University that focuses on the design, development, and implementation of intelligent, autonomous mechatronic systems. (Research) http://www.csois.usu.edu/ JHU Robot And Protein Kinematics Group JHU Robot And Protein Kinematics Group: Johns Hopkins University group specializing in kinematic studies of robots, metamorphic robots, and binary robots. (Research) http://caesar.me.jhu.edu/ Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue: Non-profit research center based at the University of Florida. Led by Robin Murphy CRASAR develops robotic technologies to assist search and rescue teams. (Research) http://crasar.csee.usf.edu/ NASA Advanced Autonomy for Rovers Project NASA Advanced Autonomy for Rovers Project: This NASA group aims to advance the state of the art in ground operations and onboard autonomy for flight rovers by investigating the complex problems of autonomy in adverse environments. (Research) http://ic-www.arc.nasa.gov/projects/ai-rovers/index.html NASA JPL Robotics NASA JPL Robotics: Performs development, integration, and demonstration of innovative robotics and automation technologies, supporting NASA missions and addressing other problems of national importance. (Research) http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/ RHINO-Project RHINO-Project: A group based in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bonn that studies Intelligent Autonomous Systems. Topics include robotic agents, structured reactive controllers, robot learning, planning, perception, and reasoning. (Research) http://www.cs.uni-bonn.de/~rhino/ Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory: AIROLAB is part of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. The lab specializes in the software aspects of agent design and implemented of agent architectures are on various robots. (Research) http://www.nd.edu/~airolab/ The JANUS Project The JANUS Project: The goal of this project is to build an anthropomorphic two-armed robot combined with a multi-camera vision system. The geometry of the system was inspired by the upper part of a human body. (Research) http://www.ais.fraunhofer.de/AS/janus/pages/janus.html ANU Robotic Systems Lab ANU Robotic Systems Lab: Based at the Australian National University. RSL undertakes research projects with real robots working in the real world, in real time. Research topics include co-operative robot systems, mobile robot navigation, active vision, robot learning and human-r (Research) http://www.syseng.anu.edu.au/rsl/ CEDRA - Center of Excellence in Design, Robotics and Automation CEDRA - Center of Excellence in Design, Robotics and Automation: Robotics Research department of The Sharif University of Technology, Iran. (Research) http://sina.sharif.edu/~cedra MIT Robot Pike Project MIT Robot Pike Project: A robotic fish designed to learn more about the complex fluid mechanics that fish use to propel themselves. Site includes photos and video. (Research) http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Pike/pike.html Mechatronics Research Group Mechatronics Research Group: Lancaster University group specializing in mobile robots, construction robotics, control systems, and engineering structures. (Research) http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/engineering/research/mechatronics/ Lund University, Division of Robotics Lund University, Division of Robotics: Research includes development of simulation tools to improve the performance of industrial and service robotics. (Research) http://www.robotics.lu.se/ Engineering Sciences and Robotics - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Engineering Sciences and Robotics - Oak Ridge National Laboratory: ORNL is solving major challenges around the globe in advanced robotics and chemical process systems technology through a variety of research and development initiatives. (Research) http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/engineering_sciences.shtml UWE Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab UWE Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab: Researches ways in which autonomous robots - large and small; walking, climbing and flying - can be developed to 'do the right thing at the right time'. (Research) http://www.ias.uwe.ac.uk/ UP Mobile Robotics Laboratory UP Mobile Robotics Laboratory: University of the Philippines Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department robotics lab. Primarly concerned with mobile robots as intelligent agents. Research areas included path planning and area mapping. (Research) http://www.upd.edu.ph/~mobotlab/ HUT Automation Technology Laboratory HUT Automation Technology Laboratory: Helsinki University of Technology group specializing in mechatronics, perception, navigation, legged machines, and mobile robot societies. (Research) http://www.automation.hut.fi/ UMD Autonomous Mobile Robot Lab UMD Autonomous Mobile Robot Lab: University of Maryland group specializing in robots for education and entertainment, goal-based robotics and motion planning. (Research) http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/amrl/amrl.html GMD Autonomous Systems and Robotics GMD Autonomous Systems and Robotics: Research topics include cognitive robotics, adaptive systems, cooperation, distributed real-time control, and goal-oriented navigation. (Research) http://www.gmd.de/People/Uwe.Zimmer/Lists/Robotics.at.GMD.html EPFL Autonomous Systems Lab EPFL Autonomous Systems Lab: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology research group specializing in autonomous control of robots in uncertain and highly dynamic environments. (Research) http://asl.epfl.ch/ EOEML Automation Research EOEML Automation Research: Georgia Tech group developing robotics for poultry processing applications including computer vision systems, transport systems, and deboning robots. (Research) http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/eoeml/fpt/area_automation.html Ulm Robotics Ulm Robotics: University of Ulm group with interests that include distributed mobile robot control, biometric multi-modal learning, and robocup robotics. (Research) http://smart.informatik.uni-ulm.de/ Stanford Robotics Laboratory Stanford Robotics Laboratory: Specializes in including manipulation, machine learning, navigation, vision, tactile sensing, and reasoning. (Research) http://robotics.stanford.edu/ Institute of Automatic Control Engineering Institute of Automatic Control Engineering: Research interests include multi-modal telepresence and teleaction, neuroprosthetics, intelligent humanoid walking, and autonomous mobile robots. (Research) http://www.lsr.ei.tum.de/index_en.html CMU Robotics Institute Manipulation Lab CMU Robotics Institute Manipulation Lab: Research into the fundamental mechanics of manipulation, the modelling of physical processes, and the minimum sensor information needed to accomplish a given manipulation task. (Research) http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mlab/ Australian Research Network in Robotics Australian Research Network in Robotics: Aids the sharing of resources and ideas between robotics groups in Austraila by summarising current projects and facilities throughout the country. Site also has a list of robot-related events. (Research) http://www.robotics.edu.au/ Mihailo Pupin Institute Robotics Laboratory Mihailo Pupin Institute Robotics Laboratory: Belgrade, Yugoslavia lab that specializes in robotic systems for contact tasks, intelligent control techniques, and kinematic aspects of robotic system control. (Research) http://www.imp.bg.ac.yu/prez/lab150/robotics.htm Machine Intelligence Laboratory Machine Intelligence Laboratory: Based at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering in the United Kingdom. Research topics include interpretation of visual motion, robot guidance, face detection, speech recognition and speech synthesis. (Research) http://svr-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/ Pace University Robotics Lab Pace University Robotics Lab: Focuses on building and testing a robot cognitive architecture. Also does research on intelligent agents for network security and intrusion detection. (Research) http://csis.pace.edu/robotlab/ Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics Centre Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics Centre: Middlesex University group specializing rehabilitation robotics, control systems, robot positioning, and automation of hazardous processes. (Research) http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/ammc/ammc.html CLAWAR CLAWAR: The European network for CLimbing And WAlking Robots. Site includes newsletter, conference calendar, information on task forces, and publications list. (Research) http://www.clawar.com/home.htm USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems: CRES is the second largest robotics research center in the United States. Brings together more than eight USC robotics research labs. (Research) http://cres.usc.edu/ NASA/JPS Distributed Rovers Project NASA/JPS Distributed Rovers Project: Project investigates the complex challenges surrounding distributed rovers, small basic agents interoperating to create emergent intelligent behaviour. Such systems can cope well in adverse situations, being composed of relatively cheap robotic devices wo (Research) http://www-aig.jpl.nasa.gov/public/planning/dist-rovers/ Cornell Robotics and Vision Laboratory Cornell Robotics and Vision Laboratory: Research topics include computer vision, distributed manipulation, and micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS). Based at the Computer Science department of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States. (Research) http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/Projects/csrvl/csrvl.html University of Zurich AI Lab University of Zurich AI Lab: Works on biologically inspired robotics, particularly the principle of embodied intelligence. The lab is transdisciplinary and includes researchers in the fields of computer science, mathematics, physics, biology, ethology, neurobiology, psychology, mech (Research) http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/groups/ailab/ MIT Leg Laboratory MIT Leg Laboratory: Rocused on legged locomotion and dynamic legged robots. Site includes images, videos, and specifications for walking, running, and hopping robots including Troody the robotic dinosaur. (Research) http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/leglab/ The Harvard Robotics Laboratory The Harvard Robotics Laboratory: Founded in 1983, HRL does research on the topics of robotic manipulation, choreography of dynamic systems, system identification, ananlog computation, and pattern generation. (Research) http://hrl.harvard.edu/ University of Alberta Robotics Research Group University of Alberta Robotics Research Group: Specializes in telepresence, multi-agent systems, robotic collectives, tactile sensing, and dextrous manipulation. (Research) http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/research/labs/robotics/ ETHZ Institute of Robotics ETHZ Institute of Robotics: Specializes in the dynamics of controlled system, mechatronics, robotics, and nanotechnology. IfR is part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich, Switzerland (Research) http://www.ifr.mavt.ethz.ch/ Centre for Autonomous Systems Centre for Autonomous Systems: Based at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan in Stockholm. The centre does research in (semi-) autonomous systems including mobile robot systems for manufacturing, domestic and outdoor applications. (Research) http://www.nada.kth.se/cas/ GTRI ATAS Laboratory GTRI ATAS Laboratory: Non-profit research group specializing in aerial robotics, entomopters, and advanced flight behaviors. (Research) http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/atas/teams/aerialrobotics.html Institute for Process Control and Robotics Institute for Process Control and Robotics: Based at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany, this group performs research into sensor based autonomous robotics, collision-free motion planning, and human-robot cooperation. (Research) http://wwwipr.ira.uka.de/ Biomimetic Robotics Lab at Stanford University Biomimetic Robotics Lab at Stanford University: Research on developing a new class of biologically inspired robots that are substantially more compliant and stable than current robots. (Research) http://cdr.stanford.edu/biomimetics Institute of Robotics Research Institute of Robotics Research: University of Dortmund group specializing in multi-robot systems, space robotics, communication structures, and autonomously guided vehicles. (Research) http://www.irf.uni-dortmund.de/ Spy Flies Spy Flies: Describes research on tiny robotic flyers, called Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), being developed for military and civilian applications. (Research) http://www.howstuffworks.com/spy-fly.htm Lehigh MAV Lehigh MAV: Based at Lehigh University. Site includes details of the group's Micro Air Vehicle research and design program. (Research) http://www.lehigh.edu/~inmav/ USC Robotics Research Lab USC Robotics Research Lab: Part of the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems. Research includes multi-robot interaction, coordination, and communication; humanoid robotics; and software development. (Research) http://www-robotics.usc.edu/ Biomimetic Underwater Robot Program Biomimetic Underwater Robot Program: Northeastern University Marine Science Center program sponsored by DARPA and ONR. Focuses on autonomous underwater robots. Biomimetic neurotechnology is being used to create Lobster and Lamprey Robots. (Research) http://www.neurotechnology.neu.edu/ Robot Research.org Robot Research.org: News and discussion site aimed at robotics research topics. (Research) http://www.robotresearch.org/ Robotics, Perception and Real Time Group Robotics, Perception and Real Time Group: Universitity of Zaragoza, Spain group that specializes in mobile robot localization, map building, navigation, multi-sensor fusion, sensor-based control, and manipulators. (Research) http://www.cps.unizar.es/deps/DIIS/robot/ Laval University Robotics Laboratory Laval University Robotics Laboratory: Mainly focused on the study of parallel mechanisms and articulated robotic hands. (Research) http://wwwrobot.gmc.ulaval.ca/ Stanford Dextrous Manipulation Lab Stanford Dextrous Manipulation Lab: Standford University lab specializing in telemanipulation with haptic feedback, biomimetic robots, and other tactile and haptic research. (Research) http://www-cdr.stanford.edu/Touch/ ICS Computer Vision and Robotics Laboratory ICS Computer Vision and Robotics Laboratory: Research efforts are directed towards visual perception of static and dynamic characteristics of the 3-D world (depth, shape, color, motion), object tracking, robot navigation and behaviour modelling. (Research) http://www.ics.forth.gr/cvrl/ Robotika.cz Robotika.cz: Czech Research group that develops robots for competition using a variety of technologies. Site also provides local robot news and information for other Czech robotics researchers. (Research) http://robotika.cz/ Space Systems Laboratory, University of Maryland Space Systems Laboratory, University of Maryland: Consists of understanding how you do work in space; with people, with robots and how the two work together. (Research) http://www.ssl.umd.edu Lucy Bipedal Walking Robot Lucy Bipedal Walking Robot: A project of the Multibody Mechanics Research Group at the Free University of Brussels. Lucy was designed for research into the use of pneumatic artificial muscles for locomotion. (Research) http://lucy.vub.ac.be/ Control Systems Engineering Group Control Systems Engineering Group: Research areas include intelligent control and decision making; distributed, hierarchical, and hybrid systems and control; and fault tolerant control. Based at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. (Research) http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/ Robotics at Brown University Robotics at Brown University: Research topics include environment mapping and path planning. (Research) http://www.cs.brown.edu/research/robotics/ Intelligent Robotics Research Center Intelligent Robotics Research Center: TheIRRC is part of the Computer Systems Engineering group of the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Research topics include robot navigation and machine perception. (Research) http://calvin.eng.monash.edu.au/IRRC/ LIRA-Lab: Laboratory for Integrated Advanced Robotics LIRA-Lab: Laboratory for Integrated Advanced Robotics: Artificial vision and sensory-motor coordination from a computational neuroscience perspective. Experimentation is done with humanoid robots as well as basic research on artificial vision and robot control. (Research) http://www.lira.dist.unige.it/ Columbia University Robotics Group Columbia University Robotics Group: Research interests include construction of geometric and photometric correct 3D models, 3D grasping and simulation, micro-manipulation, visual servoing, visual control, model-based planning. (Research) http://www.cs.columbia.edu/robotics/ University of Bochum Neuroinformatics Institute University of Bochum Neuroinformatics Institute: Research topics include robotics, computer vision, neural robotics skills, and navigation systems for autonomous mobile robots. (Research) http://www.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ini/PROJECTS/index.html Institute for Automation Institute for Automation: Research group based at the University of Leoben in Austria. Research topics include image processing, kinematics, machine learning, and industrial robotics. (Research) http://automation.unileoben.ac.at/ Automation and Robotics Research Institute Automation and Robotics Research Institute: ARRI is a University of Texas at Arlington research group specializing in design, analysis, simulation (discrete-event and kinematic) and prototype development of automated assembly, process, and material handling systems. (Research) http://arri.uta.edu/ Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems: IRIS is a part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zürich (ETHZ), and focuses on integrating robotics with the research areas of robotic micro-manipulation, hybrid MEMS, biomanipulation and micromechatronic systems. (Research) http://www.iris.mavt.ethz.ch/ ADVOCATE Project ADVOCATE Project: European IST project whose goal is to design an open, modular and generic software architecture for autonomous robotic systems diagnosis and control. (Research) http://www.advocate-2.com/