Robotics Institute

Our experts develop customised robotics solutions to maximise productivity, improve quality and safety, and generate efficiencies for our commercial, government and not-for-profit partners.

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INNOVATION

Preventing catastrophic sewer pipe failure

In partnership with Sydney Water, UTS Robotics Institute researchers built an innovative remote-controlled robot to traverse the pipes beneath our feet and identify dangerous concrete corrosion.
Revolutionising bridge maintenance

NSW Roads and Maritime Services were looking for a safer solution to the dirty and dangerous work of maintaining steel bridges. UTS researchers delivered – in the form of an autonomous robot.

Cleaning the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Your new workmate could be a robot

Collaborative robots might be small and lightweight, but thanks to a novel partnership between the UTS Robotics Institute and Nokia, their computational power could soon outstrip their size.

Join the cobot revolution
Taming of the screw

A world-first robotics technology trialled on a construction site demonstrates the vast potential of mass timber building projects.

Automated timber construction

UTS Robotics Institute builds strong partnerships with businesses, government and not-for-profits across five key sectors.
Infrastructure robotics
We specialise in intelligent robotic systems to monitor and maintain infrastructure in transport, utilities and construction in a safer and more cost-effective way.
Defence robotics
We're helping to enable the realisation of Australia's vision for coordinated autonomous systems in defence in collaboration with government, SMEs, and primes.
Agriculture robotics
We work with industry to deliver truly innovative robotic solutions to make Australian agriculture more competitive and productive in a global market.
Health robotics
We develop the next generation of intelligent robotic technologies to help the elderly and people with disabilities live more autonomously
Next frontiers in robotics
Working with mining, transport, manufacturing, construction, space and partner institutions, developing the next generation of robots and intelligent systems in the field.

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At the UTS Robotics Institute, we undertake innovative and challenging research in robotics across four core focus research themes.
Sensing, perception and estimation
Using artificial intelligence and sensing technologies to move robots through complex and uncertain environments.
Robotic systems
Building complex robotic systems including biologically inspired robots, underwater robots, drones and soft-gripping robots.
Control, planning and coordination
Controlling robots with trajectory and path planning, multi robot coordination, and long term operation.
Human-robot interaction
Collaborating between people and robots including intention and behaviours, mission objective setting, physical interactions, and brain-robot interaction.
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