Manipulation

Industrial Robotics and Manipulators

Robotic manipulation research covers industrial robotics, compliant mechanisms, greenhouse automation, and embodied intelligence for physical interaction.

9 research projects

Projects

KURA and RoboKUp

Robotics and Soccer as an Applied Autonomy Platform

A robotics platform using soccer-inspired challenges to advance perception, planning, control, and cooperative autonomy.

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Autonomous Greenhouse Farming

Agri Robotics for Greenhouse Farming

Autonomous manipulation, crop monitoring, and visual servoing for agricultural systems in controlled and desert environments.

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VRI Indoor Farming

AI-driven Robotics for Greenhouse and Indoor Farming

AI-based localization and robot-assisted harvesting for sustainable indoor agriculture.

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Compliant Knee Exoskeleton

Rehabilitation and Assistance for Post-stroke Hemiplegic Patients

Compliant knee exoskeleton with stiffness modulation resembling human knee gait for effective patient assistance.

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User-Defined Sixth Finger

Robotic Assistive Device to Support Stroke Patients

Supernumerary robotic limb for stroke patients with user-centric evaluation prioritizing patient experience.

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Compliant Robotic Hands

Embodied Human-like Compliance and Sensing for Soft Manipulation

Robust robotic hands with human hand synergies, neuromorphic tactile sensing, and complex environment grasping.

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Compliant Manipulation

Safe Human-Robot Collaboration in Industrial Tasks

Compliant robotic manipulation with switchable compliant and rigid modes for safe human-robot co-working.

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Hubot

Houbara Robot for Behavioural Studies and Sampling

Robot mimicking houbara birds for field observation, interaction, and semen collection in natural habitats.

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Houbara Wildlife AI

Artificial Intelligence for Understanding Houbara Wildlife in UAE

AI-enabled models to analyze sensory data for bird pose, behavior, vegetation cover, and trap picture analysis.

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