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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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» 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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» 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
http://www.syseng.anu.edu.au/rsl/
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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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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.cs.cmu.edu/~mlab/
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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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» Centibots: The 100 Robots Project
DARPA funded project using many small robots for mapping and search missions. Videos and publications describing the collaborative communications architecture used by the Centibots.
http://www.ai.sri.com/centibots/
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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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» ESG Lego Robotics Seminar
Provides information about the MIT Lego Robotics seminars. Photos from past seminars, project lists, and links to resources.
http://web.mit.edu/esg/proj/ic/www/
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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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» 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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» Enrico Piaggio Robotics Group
An interdepartmental Research Center of the University of Pisa devoted to the field robotics and bioengineering. Includes research activities and researcher profiles.
http://www.piaggio.ccii.unipi.it/
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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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» Fraunhofer Autonomous Intelligence Systems
Research areas include software agents, mobile robots, sensor-based navigation, and biomimetic robotics. Site in multiple languages.
http://www.ais.fraunhofer.de/index.en.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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» Havard Biorobotics Laboratory
Harvard University group working in surgical robotics, haptic interfaces, tactile sensing, and biomechanics.
http://biorobotics.harvard.edu/
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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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» 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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» Idaho National Lab Adaptive Robotics Program
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.inl.gov/adaptiverobotics/
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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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» Intelligent Robotics Research Centre (IRRC)
The IRRC at Monash University in Australia conducts research primarily in mobile robot navigation, machine perception and manipulation.
http://www.ecse.monash.edu.au/centres/irrc/index.php
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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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» MIT Leg Laboratory
Focused on legged locomotion and dynamic legged robots. 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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» MIT Robot Pike Project
A robotic fish designed to learn more about the complex fluid mechanics that fish use to propel themselves. Photos and video.
http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Pike/pike.html
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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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» 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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» 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.manchester.ac.uk/robotics/
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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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» NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group
Dedicated to enabling humans and robots to explore and learn about extreme environments, remote locations and uncharted worlds. This group specializes in computer vision, human-robot interaction, mobile manipulation, interactive 3D visualization and robot
http://ase.arc.nasa.gov/tech/groups/index.php?gid=6&ta=2
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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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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.
http://csis.pace.edu/robotlab/
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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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» 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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» 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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» 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 University of Utah
Topics include agents, hybrid mobile robots, humanoid robots, haptic interfaces, and personal assistive devices
http://www.cs.utah.edu/research/areas/robotics/
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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 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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» Robotics at Brown University
Research topics include environment mapping and path planning.
http://www.cs.brown.edu/research/areas/robotics.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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» 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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» 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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» Scientific American: Controlling Robots with the Mind
October 2002 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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» 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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» Stanford AI Lab (SAIL)
home for researchers in the Stanford Computer Science Department whose primary research focus is Artificial Intelligence. Specializes in including manipulation, machine learning, navigation, vision, tactile sensing, and reasoning.
http://ai.stanford.edu/
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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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» State Research Center of Russia
Russia's Central Research and Development Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics (CRDI RTC). Research topics include robotics and cybernetics for space, air, terrestrial, and anti-terrorism applications.
http://www.rtc.ru/
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» 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.
http://www5.epfl.ch/swis
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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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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.
http://www.ais.fraunhofer.de/AS/janus/pages/janus.html
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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. Links to a range of specific robots and labs.
http://www.ri.cmu.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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» 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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» UP Mobile Robotics Laboratory
University of the Philippines Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department robotics lab. Primarily 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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» 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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» 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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» UT Intelligent Robotics Research
University of Texas group working on spatial semantic hierarchies, vision recognition systems, manipulators, and mobile robots.
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/qr/robotics/
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