Research Projects

The research in this laboratory is guided by the following philosophy: Interaction is a hallmark of intelligence. By interaction we mean physical contact interaction of a robot with its surroundings as well as non-physical social interaction among robots as well as AI software agents and humans. Therefore, we have a variety of research endeavors ranging from problems of low level contact interaction control between a robot and its surroundings to high level cooperation and coordination among teams of robots as well as mathematical models of cooperation and conflict in human societies. Our research can be broadly organized into the following categories:

• Analysis and Design of Robotic Systems

• Simulation, Planning, and Control for Robotic Manipulation

• Foundational Aspects of Societies of Multi-robot Systems and Humans

• Modeling, Analysis, and Synthesis of Societies of AI Agents and Humans