Now known as Information Engineering, it is currently composed of seven research groups whose interests range from machine learning to mobile robotics. This research group carries out world leading research in autonomous processes and autonomous robotic systems by investigating key research problems of sensing, control, decision making and system integration.The group is a major contributor to the activities of the Sheffield Centre for Robotic Research (SCentRo).The collective competence of the group is unparalleled in the UK and covers most essential topics of this area: design of autonomous industrial robots, condition monitoring for fault tolerant autonomous systems, biologically inspired principles of sensing and control, international standards for autonomous robots, self-assembling robotic systems and swarms, advanced software architectures for decision making, autonomous hybrid systems modelling, formal verification, and distributed and parallel control systems.We are currently working on a number of projects, including Distributed Sensing and Control of Multiagent Systems, Self Reconfiguring Autonomous Systems, At the Autonomous Control Laboratory we collaborate widely, with other universities, industrial partners, governmental departments, and with national and international standards bodies.We are working on the use of autonomous robotic operations in decommissioning tasks with the We work on plug-and-play autonomous system components and systems in collaboration with a group of companies who have identified autonomous systems as an important area for investment.In collaboration with a number of SMEs, we work on the development of autonomous vehicles and manufacturing / laboratory robots which need very little human supervision and hence increase their user's efficiency and productivity.With eight core academic members, who supervise many researchers, PhD students, and MSc students, we are an internationally renowned group in the area of autonomous systems and robotics.Our research environment has a strong industrial focus and delivers impact through strategic partnerships with world-class engineering companies and via industrial research institutes.The Autonomous Control Laboratory provides equipment, instrumentation and tools to build and maintain embedded computing boards and sensors onboard autonomous vehicles and robots.The laboratory has a fleet of quadrotors, rovers, model aircrafts with onboard computers for sensing, decision making and feedback control.

Established by Professor Sir Michael Brady in 1985, the Robotics Research Group brought together a group of like-minded engineers working in robotics research and artificial intelligence.

But how do you give robots a sense of touch?Investigating all aspects of safety for verification and validation purposes and to enable safe Human Robot Interaction in cooperative tasks.Research publications from Bristol Robotics LaboratoryResearch Leads: Prof. Majid Mirmehdi & Prof. Melvyn Smith Robots that can make human like decisions whilst carrying out manufacturing process.Soft robotics seeks to make robots that are soft, flexible and compliant, just like biological organisms.A combination of environmental, social and internal cues could result at the group level in components believed to be important in the emergence of self-organised behaviour.Robots with human-like tactile dexterity would transform our economy and society. This research group carries out world leading research in autonomous processes and autonomous robotic systems by investigating key research problems of sensing, control, decision making and system integration.

Research into intelligent aircraft, including autonomous Micro Air Vehicles, specializing in their guidance and control.Research into interactive assistive robots and smart sensor systems to realise person-focussed innovative assistive care solutions for supporting independent living.Research into overcoming the energy barrier to deployment of autonomous robots in remote areas utilising microbial fuel cells.Developing robots that can operate in challenging environments, beyond the limitations of conventional sensory devices. Research publications from Bristol Robotics Laboratory.

Human Centered Robotics Research We're modeling human motion and controlling robots to move like humans The Stanford Robotics Group is involved in research pertaining to all aspects of robotic manipulation and control. The former is concerned with ethical use of autonomous systems, while the latter is concerned with how autonomous systems can themselves be ethical.Extends human capacities to explore and to manipulate at remote place.Developing Robots that are able to view, analyse what they see and make decisions in response to instructions by humans.Investigating the aspect of physical and behavioural safety, to enable safe Human Robot Interaction, thus ensuring a robot is capable of performing cooperative tasks with humans.Research into the next generation of advanced robotics engineering systems.

The Natural Robotics Lab provides facilities to experiment with medium-sized teams to large-scale swarms of autonomous robots.The laboratory has various mobile and modular reconfigurable robotic platforms with more than 150 robots in total. Research Groups Advanced Control and Evolvable Systems. Robotic technology is able to provide precise and accurate sensing and movement capabilities, thus improving patient and surgeon experience.Research and Development in all aspects of Robotics for Hazardous Environments and Autonomous System Support.Researching Robot Ethics and Ethical Robots. The group is a major contributor to the activities of the Sheffield Centre for Robotic Research (SCentRo).