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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.
http://borneo.gmd.de/AS/janus/pages/janus.html
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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, mechanical and electronics.
http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/groups/ailab/
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DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
Research topics include robotic systems, multibody dynamics, robust control, and control design
engineering.
http://www.op.dlr.de/FF-DR/ff_dr_homepage_german.html
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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-robot/computer interaction.
http://www.syseng.anu.edu.au/rsl/
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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.
http://crasar.csee.usf.edu/
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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.
http://dora.cwru.edu/
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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.
http://www.ai.sri.com/centibots/
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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.
http://www.robotics.edu.au/
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Ulm Robotics
University of Ulm group with intersts that include distributed mobile robot control, biometric
multi-modal learning, and robocup robotics.
http://smart.informatik.uni-ulm.de/
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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.
http://www.cs.columbia.edu/robotics/
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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.
http://www.revity.com/
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Lehigh MAV
Based at Lehigh University. Site includes details of the group's Micro Air Vehicle research and
design program.
http://www.lehigh.edu/~inmav/
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AG Technische Informatik
Based at the University of Bielefeld. Main research topics include biorobotics, cognitive robotics,
sensorimotor control, and parallel computation.
http://www.TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE/techfak/ags/ti/
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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.
http://mechsys.mechatronik.uni-linz.ac.at/
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Robot Research.org
News and discussion site aimed at robotics research topics.
http://www.robotresearch.org/
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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.
http://wwwipr.ira.uka.de/
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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.
http://svr-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/
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Institute for Automation
Research group based at the University of Leoben in Austria. Research topics include image
processing, kinematics, machine learning, and industrial robotics.
http://automation.unileoben.ac.at/
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HUT - Automation Technology Laboratory
Specializes in the field of automation technology including robotics, mechatronics and control of
industrial processes.
http://www.hut.fi/HUT/Automation/
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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.
http://lucy.vub.ac.be/
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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.
http://www.jsk.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
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Institute of Automatic Control Engineering
Research interests include multi-modal telepresence and teleaction, neuroprosthetics, intelligent
humanoid walking, and autonomous mobile robots.
http://www.lsr.ei.tum.de/index_en.html
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Visual Servoing Home Page
Bibliography of printed and online information about the control of robot manipulators based on
visual perception.
http://www.cat.csiro.au/cmst/staff/pic/vservo.htm
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SIUE Robotics Page
Information on autonomous robot research and student robotics projects at the Southern Illinois
University of Edwardsville.
http://roboti.cs.siue.edu/
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Center for Distributed Robotics
Located at the University of Minnesota, research includes the coordination and deployment of
multi-robot teams in various applications.
http://distrob.cs.umn.edu/
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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.
http://www.iris.mavt.ethz.ch/
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Charité Surgical Navigation and Robotics Lab
Engineers, computer scientists, and doctors work together at this lab to develop surgical robotics
technologies.
http://www.charite.de/rv/mkg/srl/
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Lund University, Division of Robotics
Research includes development of simulation tools to improve the performance of industrial and
service robotics.
http://www.robotics.lu.se/
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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.
http://ai3.inf.uni-bayreuth.de/
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Swarm-bots project
EU-IST project aimed at the study of new approaches to design and implementation of self-organizing
and self-assembling artifacts.
http://www.swarm-bots.org/
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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.
http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/leglab/
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EOEML Automation Research
Georgia Tech group developing robotics for poultry processing applications including computer
vision systems, transport systems, and deboning robots.
http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/eoeml/fpt/area_automation.html
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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.
http://www.teambots.org/
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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.
http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/engineering_sciences.htm
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ADVOCATE Project
European IST project whose goal is to design an open, modular and generic software architecture for
autonomous robotic systems diagnosis and control.
http://www.advocate-2.com/
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CoMRoS - Cooperative Mobile Robot Systems
Group based at the University Stuttgart, Germany that work with cooperative planning and
coordination of mobil robots.
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvr/bv/comros/comros.html
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Spy Flies
Describes research on tiny robotic flyers, called Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), being developed for
military and civilian applications.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/spy-fly.htm
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Neuroprosthesis Research Organization
Provides science news related to brain computer interaction, brain implants, brain control, neural
prosthesis, bionic organs, biomorphic robot helpers, humanoids, androids, and cyborgs.
http://www.neuroprosthesis.org/
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Telepresence Surgery
Description of research and development of a robotic telepresence system by SRI to perform Minimal
Invasive Surgery (MIS).
http://www.sri.com/ipet/ts.html
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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.
http://www.gmd.de/People/Uwe.Zimmer/Lists/Robotics.at.GMD
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GTRI ATAS Laboratory
Non-profit research group specializing in aerial robotics, entomopters, and advanced flight
behaviors.
http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/atas/teams/aerialrobotics.html
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Artificial Perception Group
Research topics include architecture for multi-sensor integration and artificial perception, data
fusion, active perception, and hierarchical multi-agents architectures.
http://www.iai.csic.es/users/gpa/
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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.
http://arti9.vub.ac.be/
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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.
http://aass.oru.se/Research/Robots/
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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.
http://www.neurotechnology.neu.edu/
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IAF Autonomous Robotic Systems
Group based at the University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Institute for Applied
Research that specializing in mechatronics and telematics.
http://www.ars.fh-weingarten.de/ars/UK/
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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.
http://www.cs.uni-bonn.de/~rhino/
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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 working in unison, capable of
recovering from partial failure.
http://www-aig.jpl.nasa.gov/public/planning/dist-rovers/
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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.
http://ic-www.arc.nasa.gov/projects/ai-rovers/index.html
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Artificial Muscle Research Institute
The goal of the institute is to develop, design, fabricate, test, and commercialize electrically
and chemically controlled artificial muscles.
http://www.unm.edu/~amri/
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University of Bochum Neuroinformatics Institute
Research topics include robotics, computer vision, neural robotics skills, and navigation systems
for autonomous mobile robots.
http://www.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ini/PROJECTS/index.html
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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.
http://eecs.vanderbilt.edu/CIS/IRL/
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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.
http://www.csois.usu.edu/
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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'.
http://www.ias.uwe.ac.uk/
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University of Alberta Robotics Research Group
Specializes in telepresence, multi-agent systems, robotic collectives, tactile sensing, and
dextrous manipulation.
http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/research/labs/robotics/
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NASA JPL Robotics
Performs development, integration, and demonstration of innovative robotics and automation
technologies, supporting NASA missions and addressing other problems of national importance.
http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/
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Robotics Institute: Robot Learning Lab
Offers details regarding Carnegie Mellon University research initiatives and lists publications and
related personnel.
http://www.ri.cmu.edu/labs/lab_31.html
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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.
http://www.cps.unizar.es/deps/DIIS/robot/
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UW-Madison Robotics Lab
Topics include manufacturing systems, actuators, kinematics, dynamics of mechanisms, spatial
automation, computer vision, and machine learning.
http://robios8.me.wisc.edu/
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Univeristy of Utah Vision and Robotics Group
Topics include biorobotics, mobile robotics, and visual-based navigation of outdoor terrain.
http://www.cs.utah.edu/vision/robot.html
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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.
http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~vision/
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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.
http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/wwwdocs/uav.html
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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.
http://www.acfr.usyd.edu.au/
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Mechatronic Systems and Robotics Research Group
University of Surrey lab researching robotic workcells, industrial robotics, sensors, and robot
control.
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/eng/research/mechatronics/robots/msrrfacils.html
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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.
http://iris.usc.edu/iris.html
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Automatic Control & Systems Engineering
University of Sheffield group specializing in intelligent systems and control, nonlinear systems,
and signal processing.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/acse/
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Robotics and Process Control
A discontinued group at University of Kaiserslautern that specialized in mobile robots, 3D sonar
sensing, and 3D scanning.
http://ag-vp-www.informatik.uni-kl.de/
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UT Intelligent Robotics Research
University of Texas group working on spatial semantic heirarchies, vision recognition systems,
manipulators, and mobile robots.
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/qr/robotics/
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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.
http://www.cs.rochester.edu/research/robotics.html
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UNH Robotics Laboratory
Researches the problem of vibration control in robotics through real-time control experiments and
simulation.
http://www.ece.unh.edu/robots/rbt_home.htm
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UFL Machine Intelligence Laboratory
University of Florida group specializing in UAVs, Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs), and underwater
robotics.
http://www.mil.ufl.edu/
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Robotics and Control
University of Delaware group whose research topics include dynamic systems, fabrication of novel
robots, rehabilitation robotics, and precision farming machines.
http://www.me.udel.edu/research/Robotics_Control.html
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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.
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/lci/
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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.
http://www.science.uva.nl/research/ias/
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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.
http://www.ulb.ac.be/scmero/
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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.
http://www.bmc.riken.go.jp/index_en.html
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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
http://www.ifr.mavt.ethz.ch/
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Stanford Dextrous Manipulation Lab
Standford University lab specializing in telemanipulation with haptic feedback, biomimetic robots,
and other tactile and haptic research.
http://www-cdr.stanford.edu/Touch/
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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.
http://www.ensc.sfu.ca/research/irms/
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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.
http://www.sandia.gov/isrc/
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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.
http://www.nada.kth.se/cas/
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Purdue Robot Vision Lab
Specialties include 3D object recognition, vision-guided navigation for indoor mobile robots, task
and assembly planning.
http://rvl.www.ecn.purdue.edu/RVL/
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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.
http://www.isr.uc.pt/
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Oxford Robotics Research Group
Research topics include active vision, visual geometry, pattern analysis, machine learning, sonar
imaging, sensor systems, and artificial neural networks.
http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/
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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.
http://www.cesar.ornl.gov/projects-index.html
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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.
http://www.nd.edu/~airolab/
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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.
http://www.ausi.org/
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Center for Intelligent Robotics
CRI is a UNINOVA research group that specializes in sensorial systems, robotic systems, autonomous
agents, and social implication of automation.
http://www2.uninova.pt/CRI/cri.html
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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.
http://calvin.eng.monash.edu.au/IRRC/
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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.
http://www.imp.bg.ac.yu/prez/lab150/robotics.htm
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Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics Centre
Middlesex University group specializing rehabilitation robotics, control systems, robot
positioning, and automation of hazardous processes.
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/ammc/ammc.html
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McGill University Center for Intelligent Machines
Research topics include ambulatory robotics, mobile robotics, artificial perception, haptics,
industrial automation, motor vision, and shape analysis.
http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/
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ISA System Engineering and Automation Department
Research topics include multi-robot systems, surgical robots, telerobotics, computer vision,
automation, and remote sensing.
http://www.isa.uma.es/
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LUCS Robotics and Vision Lab
Lund University Cognitive Science group specializing in mobile robots, autonomous learning, neural
vision, and intelligence.
http://www.lucs.lu.se/Projects/Robotics.And.Vision/
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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.
http://idefix.ikp.liu.se/rames/rames.html
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Laval University Robotics Laboratory
Mainly focused on the study of parallel mechanisms and articulated robotic hands.
http://wwwrobot.gmc.ulaval.ca/
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Mechatronics Research Group
Lancaster University group specializing in mobile robots, construction robotics, control systems,
and engineering structures.
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/engineering/research/mechatronics/
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JHU Robot Kinematics Group
Johns Hopkins University group specializing in kinematic studies of robots, metamorphic robots, and
binary robots.
http://caesar.me.jhu.edu/html/research.html
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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.
http://hrl.harvard.edu/
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IU Hardware Methods Group
Research topics include Kirchoff machines, robot locomotion, and vision. Site also includes
information on the Stiquito six legged robot.
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hmg/
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Fraunhofer Autonomous Intelligence Systems
Research areas include software agents, mobile robots, sensor-based navigation, and biomimetic
robotics. Site in multiple languages.
http://borneo.gmd.de/index.en.html
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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.
http://arri.uta.edu/
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UMD Autonomous Mobile Robot Lab
University of Maryland group specializing in robots for education and entertainment, goal-based
robotics and motion planning.
http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/amrl/amrl.html
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University of Maribor Institute of Robotics
Research is divided into three groups: industrial robotics, kinematics and simulations, and power
electronics.
http://robin2.r.uni-mb.si/
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Manchester Robotics
University of Manchester, Department of Computer Science group specializing in medical robotics,
mobile robots, walking robots, sociable robotics, and evolutionary robotics.
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/robotics/
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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.
http://www.sm.luth.se/csee/ra/
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UM Mobile Robotics Lab
Research areas include mobile robots, obstacle avoidance, robot positioning, and robotic aids for
the disabled.
http://www.engin.umich.edu/research/mrl/
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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.
http://www.isr.umd.edu/Labs/ISL/isl.html
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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.
http://www.inel.gov/capabilities/robotics/
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Institute of Robotics Research
University of Dortmund group specializing in multi-robot systems, space robotics, communication
structures, and autonomously guided vehicles.
http://www.irf.uni-dortmund.de/
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HUT Automation Technology Laboratory
Helsinki University of Technology group specializing in mechatronics, perception, navigation,
legged machines, and mobile robot societies.
http://www.automation.hut.fi/
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GMD Autonomous Systems and Robotics
Research topics include cognitive robotics, adaptive systems, cooperation, distributed real-time
control, and goal-oriented navigation.
http://www.gmd.de/People/Uwe.Zimmer/Lists/Robotics.at.GMD.html
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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.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ai/robot-lab/
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Fraunhofer IFF Division of Automation
Research areas include robotic systems and intelligent sensor systems.
http://www.iff.fhg.de/eng/aut/
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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.
http://www.ics.forth.gr/cvrl/
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FIU Robotics and Automation Laboratory
Florida International University research group specializing in teleoperation, telesensation,
mechatronics, and fault-tolerant systems.
http://www.eng.fiu.edu/me/robotics/
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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.
http://www.taygeta.com/research.html
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Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
German Aerospace Center group specializing in machine vision, telerobotics, mobile robots, and
medical robotics.
http://www.robotic.dlr.de/
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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.
http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/
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Cybernet Systems Corporation
A commercial research and development lab specializing in software intelligence, network
connectivity, robotics, and man-machine interaction.
http://www.cybernet.com/
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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.
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/Projects/csrvl/csrvl.html
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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.
http://voronoi.sbp.ri.cmu.edu/
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Caltech Robotics Group
Research topics include sensor based motion planning, robot locomotion, control theory, medical
robotics, and modular robots.
http://robotics.caltech.edu/
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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.
http://www.dem.csiro.au/mining_automation/
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Bilkent University Robotics & Sensing Laboratory
Specializes in sensor data fusion for mobile robots. Based at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey
http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Erobotics/
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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.
http://www-cvr.ai.uiuc.edu/
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Robotics at Brown University
Research topics include environment mapping and path planning.
http://www.cs.brown.edu/research/robotics/
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EPFL Autonomous Systems Lab
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology research group specializing in autonomous control of robots
in uncertain and highly dynamic environments.
http://asl.epfl.ch/
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NASA Space Telerobotics Program
NASA group responsible for robotics and planetary rover research for the agency prior to 1997.
http://ranier.oact.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/telerobotics.shtm
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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.
http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/groups/rv/
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State Research Center of Russia
Russia's Central R & D Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics (CRDI RTC). Research
topics include thermomechanical joints, nanotechnology, and adaptive walking robots. Site in
English and Russian.
http://www.rtc.neva.ru/
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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.
http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/
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Stanford Robotics Laboratory
Specializes in including manipulation, machine learning, navigation, vision, tactile sensing, and
reasoning.
http://robotics.stanford.edu/
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BU Intelligent Mechatronics Lab
Boston University group that specializes in medical robotics, structural dynamics, and mobile robot
communications.
http://robotics.bu.edu/
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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.
http://www.nosc.mil/robots/
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Toy Robots Initiative
A research project at Carnegie Mellon University. It aims to commercialize robotics technologies in
education, toys and entertainment.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~illah/EDUTOY/
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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.
http://www.ri.cmu.edu/
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Machine Intelligence Lab
University of Cambridge Department of Engineering research group. Specializes in computer vision,
speech processing, and pattern recognition.
http://svr-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/milab.html
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GT MARS
DARPA Mobile Autonomous Robot Software (MARS) project. MARS involves research into multi-level
learning in hybrid deliberative/reactive mobile robot architecture.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/aimosaic/robot-lab/MARS/
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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.
http://www-robotics.cs.umass.edu/
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Delft Bio-robotics Laboratory
Research into biologically inspired bipedal walking robots and robotic prosthetics. Based at the
Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.
http://www.wbmt.tudelft.nl/mms/dbl/
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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.
http://www.upd.edu.ph/~mobotlab/
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ESG Lego Robotics Seminar
Provides information about the MIT Lego Robotics seminars. Site includes photos from past seminars,
project lists, and links to resources.
http://web.mit.edu/esg/proj/ic/www/
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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
http://www.cis.usouthal.edu/~mward/
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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.
http://www.crms.engr.uky.edu/
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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.
http://legend.me.uiuc.edu/hotdec/
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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.
http://www.piaggio.ccii.unipi.it/
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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.
http://wcsar.engr.wisc.edu/
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Iran Robotics
Part of the Tomorrow Development Association (TDA), a group that assists national technology
research in Iran. Site will archive news, articles, photos, and other robotics information.
http://www.iranrobotics.com/
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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.
http://robotika.cz/
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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.
http://cres.usc.edu/
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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.
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mlab/
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McGill University Mobile Robotics Research
Site includes searchable bibliography, project list and other resources.
http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~dudek/mobile.html
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University of Texas at Austin Robotics Research Group
A research group focusing on the development of intelligent, modular, and reconfigurable robotics
and automation systems.
http://www.robotics.utexas.edu/rrg/
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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
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00065FEA-DAEA-1D80-90FB809EC5880000
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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.
http://www.ele.auckland.ac.nz/~cyue001/
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CLAWAR
The European network for CLimbing And WAlking Robots. Site includes newsletter, conference
calendar, information on task forces, and publications list.
http://www.clawar.com/home.htm
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CEDRA - Center of Excellence in Design, Robotics and Automation
Robotics Research department of The Sharif University of Technology, Iran.
http://sina.sharif.edu/~cedra
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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.
http://www-robotics.usc.edu/
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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.
http://www.gmd.de/FIT-KI/CogRob/
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NASA Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division
Information on projects by the ARSD, such as robots to assist astronauts during extra-vehicular
activity.
http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/
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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.
http://www.ssl.umd.edu
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The robots at LAMI
Lists robotics related activities at EPFL in Switzerland.
http://diwww.epfl.ch/lami/robots/
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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.
http://cdr.stanford.edu/biomimetics
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research in the field of robots and cyborgs
Gert conducts research in the field of robots and cyborgs.
http://www.it-c.dk/~gba/index.english.html
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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.
http://www.lira.dist.unige.it/
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Multi-purpose Aerial Robotic Vehicle with Intelligent Navigation, TU Berlin
At the University Berlin, Marvin, a descendant of the airplane-robot Tubrob is developed.
http://pdv.cs.tu-berlin.de/
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