Marine Robotics and Vision

MARVEL

Maritime Advanced Robotics, Vision, Efficiency, and Learning

Underwater multi-robot autonomy with visual language models, multimodal AI, 3D mapping, coral and infrastructure monitoring, and adaptive power-aware operation.

Embodied Neuromorphic AI

Intel Neuromorphic Research for Robotic Perception

Neuromorphic technologies from perception to motor control for compact, low-power robots that interact autonomously with their environment.

Neuromorphic Hardware

KU and NYU Collaboration on Neuromorphic Computing

Neuromorphic chips, algorithms, and hardware architectures for efficient AI and robotics.

Marine Robotics for Ocean Interventions

Underwater Mobile Manipulation for Maintenance and Repair

Compliant underwater arms and multimodal perception for semi-autonomous rope manipulation and knotting.

Underwater Swarm Robotics

Heterogeneous Swarm of Underwater Autonomous Vehicles

A school of 30 hybrid underwater robotic fishes with distributed sensing and communication.

Artificial Feather Stars

Multi-functional, Multi-agent Soft Underwater Robotics

Soft underwater robot inspired by feather stars for propulsion and manipulation in unstructured environments.

Biomimetic Jet Propulsion

Biomimetic-joint-thrust System for Underwater Propulsion

Soft jet propulsor inspired by cephalopod swimming for controllable outlet position and orientation.

MBZIRC Maritime Grand Challenge

Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge — Maritime Security

Heterogeneous fleet of aerial and surface vehicles for GNSS-denied maritime search, detection, and retrieval.

Aquaculture Robotics

Autonomous Underwater Robotic System for Aquaculture Applications

Computer vision with ROVs to detect fish net defects and assess fish health for UAE aquaculture.

Port Inspection Robotics

Autonomous Robotic Systems for Port Inspection

USV and UAV system for autonomous port surveillance, activity detection, and alert generation.

Stanford Marine Collaboration

KUCARS and Stanford SRL Marine Robotics Research

Joint research on marine robotics for environment monitoring, infrastructure inspection, and human-robot interaction.

Coral Reef Inspection

Autonomous Coral Reef Inspection

Marine robot capabilities for reef ecology monitoring with improved spatial and temporal resolution.

Projects