Research

SuperBot

Modular, Multifunctional, and Self-Reconfigurable Robots.
Contact PI: Shen
A new generation of self-reconfigurable robots for space applications.

LANdroids

LANdroids
Contact PI: Shen
Mobile intelligent radio relay nodes which maintain mesh communication networks.

SBL

Surprise-Based Learning
Contact PI: Shen
A learning algorithm using discrimination for autonomous robot tasks such as navigation.

MORPHOS

Self-Healing Systems
Contact PI: Shen
A theory for self-healing systems and their control software.

SeReS

Self-Reconfigurable System
Contact: Shen
New self-reconfigurable modules.

SOLAR

Self-Assembly for Space Solar Power Systems
Contact: Shen & Will
A new project for building self-assembly robots for space solar power systems.

CONRO

The CONRO self-reconfigurable robots
Contact: Will & Shen
Main Research Areas: construction and control, self-reconfigurable robots.
Robot Types: snake, spider, hexipod, rolling tracks, etc..

CATALINA

The Catalina AUV/ROV
Contact: Shen
Main Research Areas: Underwater tracking and navigation.

SOALA

Perception-Based Autonomous Learning Robots
Contact: Shen
Main Research Areas: learning in autonomous robots.
Robot Types: wheeled mobile robots and simulation.

DreamTeam

The Award-Winning Soccer-Playing Robots
Contact: Shen
Main Research Areas: construction, control, and learning in autonomous robot teams.
Robot Types: wheeled mobile robots.

Intelligent
Surfaces

Intelligent Motion Surfaces
Contact: Will
Main Research Areas: A massive array of nano-robots forming an active surface.
Robot Types: nano-robots.

YODA

The Award-Winning Indoor Navigation Robot
Contact: Shen
Main Research Areas: indoor navigation in unknown environments.
Robot Types: wheeled mobile robots.