🔬 Global Robotics Research Directory
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Clear filters📍 Boston, USA
Harvard AI and Robotics Lab focuses on transforming human wellbeing through artificial intelligence and robotics. The lab conducts research spanning generative AI for computer vision, multimodal large language models, AI for robotics applications, and AI in medicine and genomics.
📍 Austin, USA
The ARTS Lab at UT Austin develops high dexterity and situationally aware continuum manipulators, soft robots, and surgical instruments designed for minimally invasive medical treatments. The lab focuses on advanced robotic technologies for surgical applications.
📍 Rapid City, USA
SD Mines Robotics Labs provide state-of-the-art facilities for student and faculty research focusing on autonomous vehicle systems and industrial applications. The labs support hands-on experiential learning with cutting-edge robotics and AI technologies.
📍 Trondheim, Norway
The Applied Underwater Robotics Laboratory (AURLab) at NTNU is an inter-faculty collaboration founded in 2009 promoting the application and use of underwater robotics in engineering and research. Part of the NTNU SINTEF OceanLab project, it conducts research on autonomous underwater vehicle development and marine applications.
📍 Cambridge, USA
The AUV Lab at MIT Sea Grant was established in 1989 to develop highly capable and cost-effective autonomous underwater vehicles. It has developed multiple vehicle families including the Odyssey class and open-source platforms, while fostering partnerships with marine research institutions.
📍 Lisbon, Portugal
DSOR Lab at the Institute for Systems and Robotics applies dynamical systems theory to the design and operation of autonomous marine and aerial robots. Research focuses on navigation, guidance, control, mission planning, and cooperative control of distributed autonomous vehicles.
📍 Launceston, Australia
AMSL is a University of Tasmania capability co-sponsored by the Australian Maritime College and Institute for Marine and Antarctic Science. It evolved from world-leading operations of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in extreme polar environments.
📍 Pisa, Italy
The underwater robotics group at Centro di Ricerca E. Piaggio develops autonomous underwater vehicles to substitute human operators in hazardous submerged environments, reducing safety risks and operational costs.
📍 Macau, China
ORUS Laboratory at the University of Macau focuses on advancing ocean robotics for marine environmental research. It develops specialized technological solutions for navigating challenging deep-water environments with strong currents and limited visibility.
📍 Cambridge, USA
MIT's agricultural robotics lab focuses on developing robotic systems that interact with delicate crops, including sugarcane planting automation. The lab conducts research, development, manufacturing, and deployment of appropriate agricultural robotic technologies.
📍 San Diego, USA
The Healthcare Robotics Lab at UC San Diego, led by Dr. Laurel Riek, focuses on human-robot interaction, health informatics, and assistive technology in healthcare settings. The lab conducts participatory, community-based research with disabled people, healthcare workers, and community members. Research applications include neurorehabilitation, dementia caregiving, and emergency medicine.
📍 Ann Arbor, USA
The ARM Lab at University of Michigan develops user-guided manipulation frameworks for high degree-of-freedom robots with limited communication. Their research focuses on perception interfaces, planning algorithms, and trajectory execution for autonomous robotic manipulation tasks.
📍 Stanford, USA
RoboPIL at Stanford focuses on robot learning at the intersection of robotics, computer vision, and machine learning. They specialize in structured world models, embodied intelligence, and multi-modal perception for robotic manipulation of deformable objects.
📍 Stanford, USA
The ARMlab at Stanford develops intelligent robotic systems that anticipate and act on human needs through assistive robotics. Research covers robotic assistants, connected devices, and intelligent wearables using collaborative robotics and machine learning.
📍 Salt Lake City, USA
LL4MA at University of Utah focuses on learning-based approaches to robotic manipulation autonomy. Their research addresses multi-object manipulation, latent space planning, and relational learning for complex manipulation tasks.
📍 Worcester, USA
MER Lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute conducts research on robotic manipulation strategies and environmental applications. They integrate computer vision, control theory, and machine learning for skillful and robust manipulation, including benchmarking for dexterous and soft robotics.
📍 Seattle, USA
The UW BioRobotics Laboratory, directed by Professor Blake Hannaford, conducts research on surgical robotics and haptic feedback systems. The lab focuses on advancing minimally invasive surgical technologies and surgical simulation.
📍 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong's first full-stack embodied AI laboratory established at CUHK's InnoHK Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics. The lab focuses on frontier technologies in embodied AI and robotics, working towards humanoid design goals. Collaborates with 24 industry partners to translate research into industrial applications.
📍 Shanghai, China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Machine Vision and Intelligence Group within the School of Artificial Intelligence, conducting research on perception and intelligence for robotics applications.
📍 Shenzhen, China
The institute, affiliated with Shenzhen University's School of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, conducts research on robotics and intelligent equipment development. It focuses on applications in manufacturing and industrial automation.
📍 Beijing, China
A research center at Peking University that brings together high-level talents in embodied intelligence and robotics, conducting interdisciplinary research on cutting-edge international directions and national needs. The center aims to be an internationally leading research center empowering home services, healthcare, and new industrialization.
📍 Beijing, China
The School of Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics at Peking University offers advanced academic programs in robotics and manufacturing. It conducts research in general mechanics, dynamical systems, control, and advanced materials with applications to robotics.
📍 Beijing, China
The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics at Tsinghua University was established to advance research in embodied AI and robotics. Inaugurated in November 2025, it represents Tsinghua's commitment to cutting-edge robotics research.
📍 Kusatsu, Japan
The Ritsumeikan Robotics Research Center promotes robotics research focused on solving real-world problems in society and industry. The center bridges academic research with practical applications for societal challenges.