Robotics @ UMass Lowell

Robotics Research at UMass Lowell



Students can work in on-campus labs or pursue internships with faculty support. Our students have interned in companies including Analog Devices, Google, and NASA/Ames.


Research Labs

The Robotics Lab
The Robotics Lab

Head Professor: Holly Yanco

Research focuses on human-robot interaction, ranging from visual
displays to evaluation methods to a new HRI architecture for robots.
Application domains include assistive technology, urban search and
rescue, explosive ordinance disposal, and hazardous materials response.

Engaging Computing Group
Engaging Computing Group

Head Professor: Fred Martin

Focused on developing technologies and approaches to help a
variety of learners—kids, teachers, undergrads, and others—to
interact with science, engineering, computing, and the arts.





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IGVC Robotics Competition

robotics-research_igvc_02The IGVC Robotics Competition is co-sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), and features self-controlled, or "autonomous," student built robots. It is a four day event, starting on a Friday, with three days of field-testing and final robot development, culminating on Monday with day-long competition heats.

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UMass Lowell took 3rd place at the 2010 IGVC
Navigation Contest and won a $2,000 prize.





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