Robotics and autonomous systems

Erik Komendera works with students in the high bay robotics lab. Photo by Alex Parrish for Virginia Tech. — Erik Komendera (middle) works with students in the high bay robotics lab. Photo by Alex Parrish for Virginia Tech.

Robotics is a foundation of mechanical engineering, though it has evolved through the years. While the first day of classes in 1872 included the latest information of industrial machines, today's researchers are working in soft robotics and machine learning. This is the hands-on experience we share with students and industry.

Title	Tags
Kaveh Akbari Hamed	controls autonomous systems dynamics machine learning robotics intelligent systems optimization complex systems wearable robotics
Alan Asbeck	machine design controls biomechanics human-robot interaction machine learning exoskeletons robotics haptic feedback sensors wearable robotics Disability Studies mechatronics
Oumar Barry	fluid mechanics acoustics energy systems vibration research robotics smart materials energy harvesting sensors DC Area
Michael Bartlett	nature-inspired innovation soft robotics Bio-Inspired Engineering smart materials materials design wearable robotics
Bahareh Behkam	soft robotics cancer studies nanotechnology Bio-Inspired Engineering biomaterials intelligent systems microfluidics and nanofluidics medical devices biomedical applications biotransport mechanobiology Bioengineering
Jie Chen	advanced manufacturing mathematical analysis uncertainty quantification machine learning design optimization optimization materials design modeling
Raffaella De Vita	machine learning materials design Solid Mechanics biomechanics mathematical analysis Continuum Mechanics Bio-Inspired Engineering biomaterials Mechanics of Materials Soft Tissue Mechanics biomedical applications complex systems Mechanics education Bioengineering
Chris Fuller	acoustics vibration research robotics medical devices materials design
Kevin Kochersberger	controls autonomous systems drones robotics aerodynamics
Erik Komendera	in-space assembly advanced manufacturing human-robot interaction robotic work cells machine learning robotics
Andrew J. Kurdila	nature-inspired innovation controls dynamics mathematical analysis robotics
Brian Lattimer	combustion and fire fluid mechanics PFAS heat transfer safety systems machine learning transport phenomena materials design clean energy electric vehicles modeling
Suyi Li	soft robotics vibration research robotics Bio-Inspired Engineering smart materials materials design
Mushuang Liu	controls autonomous systems human-robot interaction machine learning robotics automotive engineering
Dylan Losey	controls human-robot interaction machine learning robotics Disability Studies
Rolf Müller	nature-inspired innovation controls soft robotics autonomous systems biomechanics acoustics machine learning robotics Bio-Inspired Engineering sensors
Noel Naughton	nature-inspired innovation soft robotics biomechanics imaging robotics Bio-Inspired Engineering modeling
Wing Ng	acoustics wind turbines heat transfer drones aerodynamics turbomachinery clean energy
Matt Nowinski	machine learning turbomachinery clean energy education
Hodjat Pendar	Inverse Problems fluid mechanics Animal Locomotion biomechanics dynamics robotics
Corina Sandu	autonomous systems terramechanics kinematics design optimization vibration research robotics automotive engineering large trucks vehicle dynamics sensitivity analysis dynamics mathematical analysis uncertainty quantification off-road mobility tire research modeling multibody systems
Jake Socha	nature-inspired innovation soft robotics biomechanics kinematics Bio-Inspired Engineering biomaterials aerodynamics mechanobiology Mechanics
Anne Staples	nature-inspired innovation fluid mechanics biomechanics computational fluid dynamics mathematical analysis machine learning Bio-Inspired Engineering microfluidics and nanofluidics medical devices biomedical applications modeling 3D printing
Simon Stepputtis	human-robot interaction machine learning robotics intelligent systems
Saied Taheri	controls robotics automotive engineering tire research railroad engineering
Zhenhua Tian	acoustics vibration research imaging robotics biomaterials smart materials nanomaterials
Alexandrina Untaroiu	fluid mechanics machine learning design optimization vibration research medical devices turbomachinery biomechanics wind turbines computational fluid dynamics tribology aerodynamics tire research biomedical applications modeling
Jeff Warfford	machine design kinematics automotive engineering tire research modeling vehicle dynamics Mechanics education
Robert West	machine design mathematical analysis drones aerodynamics modeling Solid Mechanics Mechanics education
Christopher Williams	advanced manufacturing robotic work cells drones design theory materials design 3D printing education