The central objective of the COMRADE (COoperative Multi-Robot Automated DEtection) system for humanitarian demining was to develop novel coordination techniques between multiple low-cost, autonomous, mobile robots which enable them to collaboratively detect landmines with higher accuracy in post-conflict regions.
Funding: Office of Naval Research (2009-14)
The objective of the InVERS (In-Vivo Endoscope Robot System) was to develop a novel in-vivo robot that can semi-autonomously perform an endoscopy of the digestive tract focusing on the colon and the lower half of the small intestine.
Funding: Nebraska Research Initiative (2014-15)