🔬 Global Robotics Research Directory

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📍 Toronto, Canada

autonomous vehiclesdeep learningperception

Birthplace of deep learning (Geoffrey Hinton). Toronto's robotics work builds on this AI leadership for robot perception, autonomous driving, and learned manipulation.

Deep learningWaabi AVRobot perception

📍 Vancouver, BC, Canada

general-purpose humanoidcarbon AI systemteleoperation

Developing Phoenix humanoid with Carbon — an AI system that lets the robot learn any task from human teleoperation. Sanctuary focuses on general-purpose labor with a teleoperation-first approach.

PhoenixCarbon AI

📍 Montreal, Canada

surgical roboticsartificial intelligence in surgerymedical robotics

SuPER is a leading surgical robotics and AI research centre at the McGill University Health Centre's Montreal General Hospital. The centre applies robotics and artificial intelligence to multiple surgical disciplines including orthopedic, abdominal, head and neck, eye, maxillofacial, spinal surgery, interventional cardiology, and radiology.

Orthopedic surgical roboticsInterventional cardiology roboticsSurgical AI integration

📍 Toronto, Canada

field roboticsautonomous vehiclesunderwater robotics

The Canadian Centre for Field Robotics at York University operates specialized facilities for terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial robot research. The center maintains large fleets of ground robots, autonomous surface vehicles, quadrotors, and amphibious platforms for diverse research applications.

Grizzly platformEddy autonomous surface vesselsKROY AQUA amphibious hexapod

📍 Toronto, Canada

surgical roboticscomputer visionaugmented reality in surgery

At University of Toronto Mississauga, Professor Lueder Kahrs and team pioneer the intersection of robotics, computer vision, and augmented reality to transform surgery. The lab develops robotic systems to assist in real-time surgical procedures.

AR-enhanced surgical robot assistance