Welcome to the Center for Advanced Robotics Engineering

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Introduction

Our center is dedicated to advancing the field of robotics through cutting-edge research, innovative robotics education programs, and strong industry partnerships. Every year, we collaborate on multiple projects with industry leaders, ensuring our research is both practical and impactful. Explore our mission, initiatives, and recent updates to learn more about how we are shaping the future of robotics.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to drive innovation in robotics engineering through comprehensive and applied research, collaboration with industry leaders, and the development of future experts in the field. We strive to be at the forefront of technological advancements, contributing to both academic knowledge and practical applications.

The Advanced Robotics Engineering Center will:

  • Advance robotics education and research via collaboration with industry partners
  • Keeping up to date with the latest advancements in robotics technology
  • Serve as the platform for educating and training future robotics engineers
  • Developing autonomous maritime systems, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty.
Industry Impact

LSSU has a profound impact on the field of industrial automation. It is estimated that 20% of industrial automation engineers and technologists are LSSU graduates from programs related to Robotics, such as Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Electrical Engineering Technology. Our graduates are well-equipped to enter the workforce and contribute significantly to advancements in the industry.

Blue Robotics

As of now, we have a blue ROV (from Blue Robotics), a blue boat (from Blue Robotics), a custom designed autonomous kayak, a 16 foot wave adaptive modular vehicle (from Advanced Marine Robotics). These can be used for robotics applications such as underwater exploration, bathymetry mapping, automated sampling and payload launch and recovery, (and possibly more).

Robotics Competitions

We have a student organization (RobotX club) that competes in 2-3 robotics competitions (RobotX, RoboBoat, Virtual RobotX) every year. The Naval Warfare Center and the Army recently hired three of our graduates (Hannah Brood, Andrew Heiny and Michael Goldenbogen) to work on similar projects.

Why Advanced Robotics Engineering at LSSU?

  • Every year we do multiple projects with the industry.
  • Mechanical, Electrical and Computer engineering students can choose to experience robotics through the Robotics concentration.
  • Engineering Technology majors can experience robotics through a minor.
  • The center for advanced robotics engineering allows students to get hands-on experience on industrial robots that are regularly used in industry.
  • The two major brands of robots available in the lab are FANUC and KUKA.
  • In addition to standard industrial robots, the lab also has collaborative robots (UR and FANUC) and mobile robots (MiR)
  • Safety is implemented in the lab and captured in the curriculum
  • LSSU was the first University in the nation to start robotics in undergraduate education

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