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Biomimetic Robotics Lab at Stanford University - Research on developing a new class of biologically inspired robots that are substantially more compliant and stable than current robots.

CEDRA - Center of Excellence in Design, Robotics and Automation - Robotics Research department of The Sharif University of Technology, Iran.

Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Systems, University of Kentucky - Research center established in 1986 to provide manufacturing technological assistance for Kentucky's industries. Specializes in applied machine vision and industrial robotics.

CLAWAR - The European network for CLimbing And WAlking Robots. Site includes newsletter, conference calendar, information on task forces, and publications list

CMU Robotics Institute Manipulation Lab - Research into the fundamental mechanics of manipulation, the modelling of physical processes, and the minimum sensor information needed to accomplish a given manipulation task.

Cognitive Robotics at GMD - German National Research Center robotics group. Research areas include multi-robot cooperation, embodiment of cognitive functions in robots, and robot-environment interaction.

Control of a Robot Hand using Tactile Sensors - Master Thesis by Samuel Crinier titled "Behavior-Based Control of a Robot Hand using Tactile Sensors". Describes Obelix, a mobile robot provided with grasping capabilities. Includes English and Swedish abstract and the full paper in PDF format.

Delft Bio-robotics Laboratory - Research into biologically inspired bipedal walking robots and robotic prosthetics. Based at the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.

Enrico Piaggio Robotics Group - An interdepartmental Research Center of the University of Pisa devoted to the field robotics and bioengineering. The site includes research activities and researcher profiles.

ESG Lego Robotics Seminar - Provides information about the MIT Lego Robotics seminars. Site includes photos from past seminars, project lists, and links to resources.

Hovercraft Testbed for Decentralized Control (HOTDEC) - University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign research project consisting of self-propelled and self-controlled hovercraft floating on a airhockey-type table.

Iran Robotics - Part of the Tomorrow Development Association (TDA), a group that assists national technology research in Iran. Site will archive news, articles, photos, and other robotics information.

Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics - The LPR at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conducts research on humanoid robots, grasping and manipulation, legged locomotion, networked sensors and motor services.

LIRA Lab - LIRA-Lab (Laboratorio Integrato di Robotica Avanzata) Laboratory for Integrated Advanced Robotics operates in the Department of Communication, Computer and Systems Science (DIST) of the University of Genova. The main research theme is artificial vision and sensory-motor coordination from a computational neuroscience perspective.

McGill University Mobile Robotics Research - Site includes searchable bibliography, project list and other resources.

Multi-purpose Aerial Robotic Vehicle with Intelligent Navigation, TU Berlin
At the University Berlin, Marvin, a descendant of the airplane-robot Tubrob is developed.

NASA Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division - Information on projects by the ARSD, such as robots to assist astronauts during extra-vehicular activity.

research in the field of robots and cyborgs - Gert conducts research in the field of robots and cyborgs.

ROBOKINE: Inverse Kinematics and Trajectory Planning - Research paper describing a robotic kinematics cad/cae tool used for workspace analysis, inverse kinematics, and trajectory planning of industrial robots.

Robotics Engineering Task Force - The RETF is an Intel research group attempting to formulate standards that specify reusable, interoperable building blocks for mobile robots. Their focus is on software framework and protocols.

Robotic Vehicles Group - This NASA Jet Propulsion Lab group performs research, development, and tests of mobile robots in support of planetary exploration missions and terrestrial applications for NASA and other Government agencies.

Robotika.cz - Czech Research group that develops robots for competition using a variety of technologies. Site also provides local robot news and information for other Czech robotics researchers.

Rodney Brooks - Information on Brook's latest projects and publications, focusing on biologically inspired robotics.

Scientific American: Controlling Robots with the Mind - Article detailing research into direct brain control of robotic prosthetic devices, by Miguel A. L. Nicolelis and John K. Chapin

Space Systems Laboratory, University of Maryland - Consists of understanding how you do work in space; with people, with robots and how the two work together.

Sparc-E and robotic research at the University of South Alabama - Dedicated to small autonomous mobile robotics research and robotics use in the curriculum at the University of South Alabama.

The robots at LAMI - Lists robotics related activities at EPFL in Switzerland.

University of Texas at Austin Robotics Research Group - A research group focusing on the development of intelligent, modular, and reconfigurable robotics and automation systems.

UP Mobile Robotics Laboratory - University of the Philippines Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department robotics lab. Primarly concerned with mobile robots as intelligent agents. Research areas included path planning and area mapping.

USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems - CRES is the second largest robotics research center in the United States. Brings together more than eight USC robotics research labs.

USC Robotics Research Lab - Part of the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems. Research includes multi-robot interaction, coordination, and communication; humanoid robotics; and software development.

Vision-based Robot Localization - Research on various statistical localization architectures, with focus on vision based systems done by David Yuen of the University of Auckland Robotics Group. Site includes description, presentations, and bibliography.

Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics - WCSAR is a NASA sponsored research center that helps with the commercialization of robotics, automation, and other advanced technologies.