Robotics

My Keepon My Keepon- Robot toy that can dance and react to touch. Site features demos, a blog, and list of resellers. Toyota Partner Robot Toyota Partner Robot- After Honda with Asimo, Toyota is putting a lot of efforts in making the Partner Robots, designed for elder care in Japan. Project aiko Project aiko- A female android hobby project developed by Le Trung in his garage. The project aims at making a realistic robot maid for housework and elder care. Paro Therapeutic Robot Paro Therapeutic Robot- A robot seal used in clinics and hospitals to stimulate patients with depression or dementia. Robosavvy Robosavvy- Discussion forum for owners and hackers of the Robo-one robot. Includes general humanoid robot programming and design topics too. ARGO Project ARGO Project- A Linux based, autonomous robotic car developed by researchers at the University of Parma in Italy. Site is in Italian and English. NASA Robonaut Program NASA Robonaut Program- A NASA/DARPA research project that seeks to develop and demonstrate a robotic system that can function as an EVA astronaut equivalent. Subsystems list, a ma… HERMES HERMES- A humanoid service robot developed by Bundeswehr University in Munich, Germany. The robot is able to explore unknown environments and perform transportation and manipulati… NEC PaPeRo Personal Robot NEC PaPeRo Personal Robot- A prototype research robot designed to live with humans at home as a partner. The robot can recognize faces and navigate a typical home. Phoenix Mobile Experimental Platform Phoenix Mobile Experimental Platform- A mobile autonomous robot platform designed for experimenting with CAROL which stands for Camera Based Adaptive Robot Navigation and Learning. COG COG- A humanoid robot that attempts to approximate the sensory and motor dynamics of the upper human body, used by MIT to study human robot interactions. ASIMO ASIMO- Official home page of Honda's Humanoid Robot. Site includes a history of the robotics, photos, technology descriptions, and event information. Zaza Zaza- Zaza the autonomous Tech Museum robot with photographs, media coverage, maps of the museum, and technical information. Kismet Kismet- A Robot designed to assist research into social interactions between robots and humans. Site has a publications list, photographs and videos, a research framework analysis… 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 in… Automatic Control & Systems Engineering Automatic Control & Systems Engineering- University of Sheffield group specializing in intelligent systems and control, nonlinear systems, and signal processing. 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. HUT Automation Technology Laboratory HUT Automation Technology Laboratory- Helsinki University of Technology group specializing in mechatronics, perception, navigation, legged machines, and mobile robot societies. 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. 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… 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, rob… Intelligent Robotics Research Centre (IRRC) Intelligent Robotics Research Centre (IRRC)- The IRRC at Monash University in Australia conducts research primarily in mobile robot navigation, machine perception and manipulation. Havard Biorobotics Laboratory Havard Biorobotics Laboratory- Harvard University group working in surgical robotics, haptic interfaces, tactile sensing, and biomechanics. UFL Machine Intelligence Laboratory UFL Machine Intelligence Laboratory- University of Florida group specializing in UAVs, Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), and underwater robotics. 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… Stanford AI Lab (SAIL) Stanford AI Lab (SAIL)- home for researchers in the Stanford Computer Science Department whose primary research focus is Artificial Intelligence. Specializes in including manipula… 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. Robotic Group DIEES University of CATANIA Robotic Group DIEES University of CATANIA- Service Robotic research projects include volcano inspection robots, orange picking robots, climbing robots and microrobots. 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. Centibots: The 100 Robots Project Centibots: The 100 Robots Project- DARPA funded project using many small robots for mapping and search missions. Videos and publications describing the collaborative communication… 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 … 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 robot… 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 artifi… 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 pl… SIUE Robotics Page SIUE Robotics Page- Information on autonomous robot research and student robotics projects at the Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville. 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. 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, an… 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. MIT Leg Laboratory MIT Leg Laboratory- Focused on legged locomotion and dynamic legged robots. Images, videos, and specifications for walking, running, and hopping robots including Troody the roboti… Spy Flies Spy Flies- Describes research on tiny robotic flyers, called Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), being developed for military and civilian applications. 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. 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 con… 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 neurotec… 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 navig… 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 Veh… 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 … 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 visio… 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. UT Intelligent Robotics Research UT Intelligent Robotics Research- University of Texas group working on spatial semantic hierarchies, vision recognition systems, manipulators, and mobile robots. 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…