A hand-checked directory of the university labs, research institutes, journals, and industry programs advancing the frontiers of robotics.
Robotics research spanning cognitive robotics, embedded systems, human-robot interaction, and rehabilitation robotics across multiple dedicated labs.
The Robotics Institute, a global hub for robotics research spanning sensing & perception, planning, human-robot interaction, and robot embodiment.
The Robotics Research Center advances dynamics and control, robotic vision, navigation, UAV design, and multi-robot systems.
Google's published robotics research spanning manipulation, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and real-world robot deployment.
Uses artificial intelligence to help robots solve problems in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and beyond.
A leading peer-reviewed journal (SAGE) publishing robotics research spanning artificial intelligence, mathematics, and engineering.
Canada's largest robotics and automation research group, spanning control, planning, perception, and interaction, home to the Waterloo RoboHub.
The Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Engineering Design, focused on underwater, mobile, manipulator, and medical robotics.
One of Canada's largest and most diverse robotics programs, spanning aerial, assistive, surgical, and manufacturing robotics.
Research on Control, Instrumentation, and Robotics at MIT MechE, covering actuators, sensors, bio-robotics, and autonomous robotic vehicles.
An engineering firm advancing the safety, security, and effectiveness of autonomous mobility software for transportation and mission-critical operations.
Michigan Robotics pursues fundamental research across sensing, reasoning, acting, and interacting with humans, from autonomous vehicles to medical robotics.
A robotics research group designing robot systems that assist humans, work in teams, and operate in challenging environments.
A peer-reviewed, open-access international journal presenting state-of-the-art research in the field of robotics.
A free daily journal covering the latest industry developments and market research on robotics, from manufacturing to consumer applications.
The General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception Lab, spanning manipulation, multi-robot systems, and dynamical control.
Amazon's robotics research spanning multimodal perception, manipulation, autonomous navigation, and human-robot interaction.
The Robotics and Intelligent Machines Lab, an umbrella for Berkeley's robotics research groups including biomimetics, automation science, and aerial robotics.
An open-access, peer-reviewed international journal covering robotics theory, design, manufacturing, and automation.
Robotics R&D spanning path planning, sensing and perception, machine learning, and collaborative robotics for industry clients.
Robotics@Cornell spans autonomy, design, perception, control, learning, planning, and human-robot interaction.
Robotics and automation facilities including underwater vehicles, manipulators, and human-centred robotics research groups.