USEK Robotics
USEK Robotics spans a series of multidisciplinary labs which pursue innovative research in human-robot interaction, human-robot collaboration, assistive technology, long-term automation, and robot ethics.
Join USEK Robotics and embark on a journey for designing the robots of tomorrow.
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Human-Robot Interaction
Want to design a Socially Interactive Robot?
At the Human-Robot Interaction Lab of USEK Robotics, we focus on building behavioural modals for socially interactive robots which are meant to interact with humans in various contexts such as education, assistive technology, healthcare and entertainment.
The research areas include Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Ethics in the (social) robotics field.
Robot Long-term Autonomy
How about designing autonomous robots?
At USEK Robotics we investigate new methods for enabling autonomy of mobile robots (e.g., quadrupeds). The focus is on improving the robot's abilities by augmenting it with Lidars and robotic arms to perform service tasks ranging from manipulating objects (e.g., grasping), navigating the environment and collaborating with humans when deployed in the wild (e.g., patrol inspections, 3D mapping, and material transportation).
Students will be exposed to various research areas covering artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning and other.
Wanna know more about Robotics and AI?
Are you an undergraduate or graduate student in the fields of Computer/Electrical/Biomedical Engineering or Computer Science with a very good academic record? Are you interested in the robotics and artificial intelligence fields?
Our Robots
Humanoids and Quadruped Robots
Pepper Robot
Pepper is a social humanoid robot which is optimized for human interactions. It has many capabilities to allow engaging and interacting with people through speech and its tablet screen.
The Pepper robot will be used by our students to investigate the social skills needed for designing interactive human-robot applications meant for various settings such as education, healthcare and entertainment.
Furhat Robot
The Furhat Robot (designed by Furhat Robotics) utilizes the latest advancements in technology and computer vision. It has a customizable appearance and life-like expressiveness to allow a wide range of research and development opportunities.
The capabilities of the Furhat robot will be exploited by our students to design new social skills and allow Furhat to interact smoothly with people.
Go1 Quadruped Robot
Go1 is a quadruped robot used for research and development of autonomous systems. It has a super sensory system (including depth cameras and hypersonic sensors) along with powerful on-board AI capabilities.
The Go1 robot can be equipped with 2D/3D/4D lidars and a robotic arm to allow students explore and investigate new ways of interacting and collaborating with robots (e.g., manipulating objects, navigating and exploring the environment).
AlienGo Quadruped Robot
AlienGo is a quadruped industrial robot used for research and development of autonomous systems. It has a long endurance (compared to Go1) as well as a super sensory system (including depth cameras and hypersonic sensors) and powerful on-board AI capabilities. Further, AlienGo has strong multi-terrain adaptability which allows it to operate stably on rugged environment (e.g., gravel and grassland).
The AlienGo robot can also be equipped with 2D/3D/4D lidars and an advanced Z1 robotic arm to allow students explore and investigate new ways of interacting and collaborating with robots (e.g., manipulating objects, navigating and exploring the environment).