Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Laboratories

Our laboratories

These laboratories cover a wide range of mechanical engineering services, allowing us to test, evaluate, and/or demonstrate a variety of physical principles. They also offer full 3D services, available to UTS staff and students, corporate clients and members of the general public.

For details and resources, including induction and safety, contact Valeria Martinelli Villar – Laboratory Manager, Mechanical Laboratories.

Infrastructure robotics lab (CB02.02.082)

The Infrastructure Robotics Lab is where state of the art robotics research and development for the inspection and maintenance of civil structures takes place. The goal of the research in Infrastructure Lab is to reduce the risk to workers by taking them out of hazardous environments and allowing them to remotely collect data and perform maintenance remotely. Our researchers specialise in sensor development, data fusion, machine learning algorithms, and robotics for solving fundamental research and real-world problems. 

Human robot interaction lab (CB02.11.121)

The Human Robot Interaction Lab is focusing on solving the challenges in robots interacting with humans including social robotics. Social robotics is the study of taking robots out of the more industrial settings associated with robotics and into the hands of the general public. Robots are not yet commonly available in general spaces and some may not feel comfortable around or interacting with robots. Social robotics explores the human reaction to robots and how robots can be made more approachable and intuitive to interact with. This is where humanoid robots or service robotics come in to bridge the gap between robotics and the wary end user.

Intelligent robotics lab (CB02.11.101)

The intelligent robotics lab hosts variety of robotic research work including robots working in tandem with humans to complete a given task. As such, the robots focus on identifying and responding appropriately to their human co-worker’s intentions. In this way, the robots can keep the human in control of the operation whilst providing assistance to their human co-worker in the form of physical support, monitoring the safety of the human and updating the human about changes in the task to make the operation both mentally and physically less straining.

Industry 4.0 Testlab  (Tech Lab)

The Industry 4.0 Testlab is a first-of-its-kind industrial microalgae production facility. It provides a physical space for partners to trial, explore and showcase Industry 4.0 technologies and processes, and offers innovation support to SMEs seeking to grow their business in advanced manufacturing, medical technologies, pharmaceutical technologies, energy resources and mining energy management. 

Acoustics Lab (Tech Lab)

The Acoustics Lab is the most comprehensive engineering acoustics facility in Australia and allows industry partners to test products and assess the acoustic performance of materials or panels. Each laboratory has a fixed array of Brüel & Kjær microphones, with a supporting measurement system that connects to a data acquisition system, facilitating quick and easy testing to standards.

Vibration Lab (Tech Lab)

The first of its kind in Australia, the Vibration Lab incorporates a range of industry-standard non-contact surface vibration measurement systems that allow industry partners to engineer the performance and durability of their products while eliminating unnecessary complexity.

The Robotics Lab (Tech Lab)

The Robotics Lab specialises in developing novel robots for deployment in unknown, complex and hostile environments. It creates assistive robots that collaborate with people and robots working together in teams.