Case New Holland is a large industrial enterprise that specializes in the construction and agricultural equipment business. Established in 1999, the company has established its name as a global leader in capital goods.
Being a French company, Force A specializes in agricultural technology. The company has the goal of becoming a global leader in the market by controlling the partnership and internal areas associated with optical sensors and decision support criteria.
Founded by Cornelis and Arij van der Lely, Lely is an international company that provides innovative solutions to the agricultural field.
The Laval University Robotics Laboratory pioneers research in the study of parallel mechanisms and articulated robotic hands. They have made numerous partnerships with other labs as well as government agencies, including the Canadian Space Agency. One…
Technobis is a company that assists other companies in completing difficult technological projects. From solar cell and medical solutions to life science solutions, Technobis is always there to help companies get the best fix for their technology problems.
Toyama Laboratory in Japan researches such projects as ultrasonic motors. Besides being a part of the 2009 International Robot Exhibition, the lab is working on such advanced robotics projects as a power assist suit, which utilizes their ultrasonic motor…
Started as an agricultural and mechanical land-grant college in 1872, Virginia Tech is a research university that offers 65 Bachelor’s degrees through its seven undergraduate academic colleges, 145 masters’ as well as doctoral degree programs through…
The Active Structures Laboratory of the Université Libre de Bruxelles specializes in such areas as walking machines and micro and mini robots. Some of their projects are being used in robotics facilities and space explorations. Projects the laboratory…
Swiss company Alstom, along with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, develops autonomous inspection robots. The robots can work in environments dangerous for humans.
Aris serves as an independent company that aims at developing modern software for machine vision applications that are system specific.
Harvard University's Biorobotics Laboratory focuses on research on the role of sensing and mechanical designs in motor control in robots and humans. They have developed applications in teleoperated robots and also intelligent sensors. Their primary research…
The goal of CASY is to explore basic theoretical problems in the control of complicated dynamical systems. Serving as a forum for scientists and engineers, this center can be used to run projects and test products.
The CDR is one of the leading robotic research labs in the United States. The chief objectives of this robotic lab are to design, build, and show distributed robotic systems. Among the robots that they have co-developed is the UMN Scout robot, designed…
The CRES is USC’s robotic systems research unit. The center’s research engages over 60 physical robots, with research on mobile, humanoid, molecular, and re-configurable robots. Some of their notable projects include Sony robot dogs, the Beobots Chimp…
Chukyo University in Japan is home to numerous programs in fields such as law and sports science. It is also home to one of Japan’s prominent robotics labs, the Kanoh Laboratory. The lab is famous for the Babyloid robot, which makes realistic baby sounds…
Founded in 1917, the Chulalongkorn University is considered as the oldest university in Thailand. It has experienced significant development in the field of technology and robotics. The Control Automation and Robotics Lab of the university is engaged…
The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) is the most diverse and well-known research organization in Spain. The CSIC serves as the largest institution committed to multidisciplinary research in the country. Its main goal is to conduct…
Drexel University is America’s 14th largest institution, with more than 23,500 enrollees. It is the leader in educational technology in Philadelphia. The university is home to the HUBO robots created by the Korean Advance Institute of Science and Technology;…
Enexis is a Dutch electricity and gas provider. With other companies and institutions, it is involved in the project Pirate to develop small autonomous robots to fix leaks in pipelines.
Festo is a global company that supplies automation technology to its clients. It is heavily involved in development of the CROPS robots to be used in the greenhouse environment.
FRE™ is a robotic solution that combines mechanical and motor/drive components with proprietary hardware, software and controls. The end result is a cost-effective, highly innovative, configurable,
Japan's Gifu National College of Technology is a premier institution for technology and engineering. Robotics are an important part of the technology program. Along with the SPICA and ZiN robots, the college has collaborated with some researchers from…
HIT or Heemskerk Innovative Technology supplies advice and technical support for mechatronics projects for space missions, nuclear reactors, Oil & Gas and healthcare sectors.
The HoTDeC facility provides hovercraft researchers an advanced testbed for experimentation with inter-networked vehicles. It was the first testbed to feature vehicles that were fully autonomous, inter-networked, and could be manipulated wirelessly. They…
Established in 1907, the Imperial College London is one of the United Kingdom’s leading public research universities. The college has established various laboratories to equip its students with hands-on experience and vital technology.
Inroads is specialized in developing, organizing and realizing technological innovation projects. It provides its services mainly for automotive, mobility and high tech industries.
The Instituto de Automatica Industrial (IAI) serves as an important Research Center in the field of robotics. Associated with the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), it aims at carrying out R&D for the evaluation, development and synthesis…
Emerging from the fusion of various institutes, the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies is involved in the technological transfer, research training activities and enhancement in a number of scientific areas.
ISU is the birthplace of the first electronic digital computer, the ABC. Since then, the university has created the Developmental Robotics Laboratory to create robots that are fully autonomous. ISU’s objective is to develop a truly intelligent humanoid.…
Irmato Jentjens was formed after Irmato Group bought Jentjens Machinetechniek. It develops solutions that reduce production costs and manual labor, and increase production, quality and safety.
Korea Tech has had a 100% graduate career placement for 13 straight years and is the number one university in the country. Their School of Mechanical Engineering established the KUT BioRobotics Laboratory. The lab’s mission is to create and develop science,…
Lacquey is involved in developing robot grasper solutions for the food and non-food sector. Using underactuation technology, it created different grippers for different products.
The Meander Medical Center of Amersfoort develops highly specialized healthcare techniques and research. It is involved in the project Robotics for Flexible Endoscope Steering.
The MSRR Group is part of the University of Surry. It is internationally-known for its work in industrial robot calibration and the development of robotic stereo vision systems. The lab’s impressive equipment list includes a Bosch conveyor system and…
National Instruments was founded in 1976. Operating world-wide, the first products released by company were interface cards that connected instruments to standard office computers.
Since 1928, NTU has been one of Taiwan's most dedicated institutions for higher learning. Members of its College of Engineering developed an energy-efficient robot, using the NI LabView and CompactRIO, that can move quickly and smoothly across different…
One of Asia’s premiere universities, NUS prides itself on its intelligent robotics research. The university's robotics lab, the IDMI, developed an intelligent artificial agent that it hopes can eventually be integrated into our society. NUS has a partnership…
Philips is a large multinational enterprise from the Netherlands that strives to make the world more sustainable and healthier through meaningful innovation. The company is making continuous efforts to improve the quality of life for millions through…
Founded in 1869, Purdue University is the second largest public university in terms of international student population in the U.S. Its ART Lab is a major center for robotics research in the state. The lab has partnered with DRB Fatec, Hoya Robotics and…
Based in Kingston, Ontario, Queen's University is a well-known Canadian public research univer-sity. Students at the university have developed the FANUC F-200i Robot and addressed the fail-ure analysis of the DEXTER parallel manipulator.
The University of Delaware’s Robotics and Control focuses on designing, controlling and deploying robots in an effort to replace people in dangerous jobs and/or locations. The lab also does basic research in manipulation theory, which may someday allow…
Senshu University in Japan is one of the country’s most highly-developed academic institutions. The robotics lab in their Mechanical Engineering Department teaches students dynamics of machines and Mechatronics and Intelligent robotics among other subjects.…
CMU’s Sensor Based Planning Laboratory engages in research on robotics and sensor-based planning, among other fields. Researchers focus on equipping robots with probabilistic planner technology which, if successful, can extend current sensor capabilities.…
Internationally known for offering unbiased and independent consultancy services, SpaceTec comprises of experienced technology and management consultants with extensive experience in space and its applications.
Serving as the Dutch agency for space research, SRON is the national institute of expertise for the exploitation and development of satellite instruments for earth-oriented and astrophysical research.
Stanford University in California has evolved into one of the United States’ most prominent research universities in the field of computer science. One of the recipients of the original four ARPANET nodes, Stanford’s School of Engineering has developed…
Germany’s Technical University Munich is one of the country’s top research universities and a member of the TU9 technology society. The school’s Robotics and Embedded Systems conducts ongoing research on the education of machines used for perception,…
Sandia National Laboratories is home to the ISRC, is the leader in developing miniature and macro-sized teleoperated and autonomous vehicles. With more than 26 years of experience, the Center responds to the challenges impacting the country’s security…
With a history of over 130 years, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) is one of Japan’s top national universities in the field of Science and Technology. The university is the major center for supercomputing technology and robotics.
Being one of the three technological universities in the Netherlands, the TU Delft aims at introducing new robot technologies that can work together with humans beyond confined industrial environments.
The University of Bremen is one of the most elite universities in Germany. The university has several research institutions, facilities, and centers for research on robot technology like the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) which…
One of the top ten public universities, UCSD, has long been considered as one of the Public Ivies. The school has a stellar robotics lab, the Coordinated Robotic Lab, which works on robotic platforms capable of multi-tasking but relatively cheap to build…
The University of Manitoba is Western Canada’s first university and the largest university in the province. Its Autonomous Agents Laboratory inside the Department of Computer Science has developed several robots, which have competed not only in Canada…
Being Michigan’s oldest university, the University of Michigan is one of the public research universities in America that has a very high research activity. As part of robotics research they host facilities like the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory (PeRL)…
Japan’s most prestigious university, the University of Tokyo, has the highest ranking in Asia. The school’s JSK Laboratory does extensive robotics work in a wide range of fields. Recently, the lab unveiled its HRP3L-JSK robot; a bipedal robot that can…
Waseda University in Japan is one of the most prestigious universities in Asia. The school’s robotics research dates back to 1970, when Professor Ichiro Kato began researching anthropomorphic robots and started the WABOT Project. In 2000, the university…
Yamagata University in Japan is a distinguished institution that has won many awards. The university has a robotics lab, the Telerobotics Laboratory, which is seeking to add to the school’s honors. A researcher there has developed a wearable telepresence…
One of China’s premiere universities, Zhejiang University was once nicknamed “the Oriental Cambridge.” To address the growing demand for robotics, it established the Institute of Cyber-systems and Control. So far 863 humanoid robots and systems have been…