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Building smarter, stronger and more reliable autonomous machines is at the core of research conducted in the broad area of robotics at Waterloo Engineering.
Waterloo Engineering has the largest and most active robotics research group anywhere in Canada. With over 45 faculty members conducting research, we have a wide breadth of expertise in all areas of advanced robotics and complementary areas as well. Our vision is to look at robotics in terms of fundamental research and applications from designing robots that deliver coffee to ones that can diffuse land mines or perform surgery. When RoboHub opens its doors in 2018, we’ll be able to further revolutionize robotics. Located on the first floor of Engineering 7, which is currently under construction, RoboHub will be one of the most technologically sophisticated robotics research testing facilities in North America and around the world. The state-of-the-art space will offer a collaborative environment where students, researchers and industry partners can put robots through their paces and analyze performance with a 24-hour camera motion tracking system. The Waterloo region is well known for its robotics expertise, due in large part to Waterloo Engineering. Just a few kilometres from campus, Aeryon Labs, 2G Robotics, Clearpath Robotics, Avidbots and Intellijoint, all founded by Waterloo Engineering graduates, have earned reputations as global industry leaders.
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Professor Steve Waslander shares recent research developments in autonomous vehicle tracking and landing.
Labs and Facilities
Developing algorithms for incrementally learning and building models of human motion and human behaviour through online observation of natural human activity. These systems have a wide range of applications, including motion generation for humanoid and dual-arm robots during skill-transfer and learning from demonstration, motion analysis for activity monitoring and recognition, and sports training and rehabilitation.
Conducting multidisciplinary research and development activities in areas related to intelligent systems and data analysis, like human-machine interaction, pattern recognition and image analysis and co-operative intelligent systems.
Robotics research and development focussed on aerial vehicles using vision-based navigation, plus perception, planning and control for assisted and autonomous driving.
Research that addresses emerging challenges in vehicle controls and systems performance, safety and sustainability led by Amir Khajepour, Canada Research Chair in Mechatronic Vehicle Systems and NSERC/General Motors Industrial Research Chair in Holistic Vehicle Control.
Conducting advanced research in modular manufacturing and intelligent control - specializing in design, modeling and control of modular manipulators for flexible automation.
Research centred in the dynamic analysis, model-based control, and design optimization of mechanical and bio-mechatronic multi-body systems.
Researchers and Areas of Expertise
Baris Fidan Dana Kulić William Melek Christopher Nielson Steven Waslander
Sebastian Fischmeister Behrad Khamesee Stephen L. Smith Alexander Wong
Kaan Erkorkmaz Mustafa Yavuz
Baris Fidan Amir Khajepour John McPhee William Melek
Chris Eliasmith Baris Fidan Soo Jeon Ning Jiang Jonathan Kofman John McPhee Bryan Tripp James Tung David Wang
Fakhri Karray Jonathan Kofman Dana Kulić Stephen L. Smith
Ning Jiang Jonathan Kofman Dana Kulić James Tung
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Technology Transfer Opportunities
Non-contact force measurement system for magnetic-based propulsion systems 3D energy harvester/damper system
Real-time full-field 3D shape measurement Background, description of invention, patent status and contacts.
Image processing optimization Background, description of invention, patent status and contacts.
Background, description of invention, patent status and contacts.
News and Stories
Over $8 million in funding from the Natural Science and Research Council of Canada's 2015 Discovery Grants program has been awarded for 55
Waterloo Engineering research projects. [Read the full story]
Researchers will develop diverse robot teams and simulate complex, real-world environments, as they crack open new multidisciplinary avenues to explore the potential of these combined advanced robotic technologies. [Read the full story]
With more and more robots headed for the commercial world, a Waterloo Engineering researcher hopes to speed their arrival by developing cheaper, general-purpose control systems. [Read the full story]
The ‘technological renaissance’ automating the energy patch. [Read the full story]
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