Robotics Research Areas

The Minnesota Robotics Institute encompasses several disciplines across various departments at the University of Minnesota. The best way to learn about robotics and sensing is to work with multiple disciplines and in various mediums. Our core research areas include:

Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring

• Faculty Experts:  Yuxin Miao, David Mulla, Ce Yang

Computer Vision and Cognition

• Faculty Experts: Changyun Choi, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, Stephen Guy, Catherine Qi Zhao, Karthik Desingh

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Faculty Experts: Changyun Choi, Catherine Qi Zhao, Karthik Desingh

Novel Robots

• Faculty Experts: Juliana Abel, Maria Gini, Brad Holschuh, Timothy Kowalewski, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, Junaed Sattar, Karthik Desingh

Estimation and Automated Monitoring

• Faculty Experts: Demoz Gebre-Egziabher,  Rajesh Rajamani

Medical Robotics and Devices

• Faculty Experts: Suhasa Kodandaramiah, Tim Kowalewski

Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Faculty Experts:  Demoz Gebre-Egzhiaber, Maziar Hemati, Rajesh Rajamani

Manufacturing (Micro and Nano Manufacturing and 3D-printing)

• Faculty Experts: Michael McAlpine, Zhi Yang