Robotics

From Intelligent Materials and Systems Lab

Goal and motivation for robotics at IMS Lab

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Robots are developed for the improvement of quality of our lives. Human-Robot Collaboration encompasses developing usable robots that make our everyday lives easier. Collaborative robots share their autonomy with human partners, thus improving the efficiency and quality of work in areas such as flexible manufacturing, logistics, domestic assistance, healthcare, and teleoperation in hazardous environments. We have extensive experience in research and technology of every aspect of robotics: designing electronics, mechanical engineering, software development, system integration, device building, education and training.

Highlights

  • TeMoto, a highly intuitive telerobotics platform,
  • omnidirectional robotont platform for education and research in ROS,
  • Fits.me shape-changing mannequin,
  • Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments (SHEE),
  • Massive open online course (MOOC) about robotics in Estonia (https://sisu.ut.ee/robot).

Capabilities

Tools we use

  • ROS
  • LabVIEW,
  • C++

Equipment

Our inventory includes but is not limited to:

Skills

  • Hardware integration
  • Software engineering
  • Electronics design
  • Full system development
  • ROS and engineering trainings

Primary contact

Karl Kruusamäe
associate professor of robotics engineering, ORCID
Alvo Aabloo
professor, head of IMS lab, ORCID

Full list of lab members here

Student projects

We always welcome new motivated students who are interested in robotics to join our lab. We offer student projects on the following general topics:

  • intuitive teleoperation interfaces,
  • collaborative robotics for flexible manufacturing,
  • autonomous ground vehicles,
  • robotics education.

A full list of potential student projects in robotics can be found here.

Porfolio

Selected projects

Selected Publications

Full list of publications

Outreach