🌊 Cape Cod connection
Woods Hole and Pocasset helped shape real-world underwater robotics through REMUS and the Hydroid/HII story.
Robotics as science, engineering — and art
Robots are more than machines. They are moving sculptures of physics, coding, imagination, purpose, and human values. This page gathers links for learning, building, studying, following, and thinking responsibly about robots.
223 robotics resource links🎓 Student friendly
Robotics can start with classroom kits, competitions, coding, microcontrollers, and simple moving machines.
🧭 Responsible future
Good robotics includes safety, privacy, accessibility, trust, fairness, human control, and thoughtful design.
Note: These are useful starting links, not endorsements. Robotics changes quickly, so students and visitors should always check current programs, costs, safety requirements, and privacy policies directly on each site.
Cape Cod, Woods Hole & New England Robotics
Cape Cod already has a remarkable robotics story through WHOI, REMUS, Hydroid/HII, and the wider Massachusetts robotics ecosystem. This is the local anchor for the page.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — REMUS AUVs
Cape Cod’s global robotics anchor: REMUS autonomous underwater vehicles were developed through WHOI’s Oceanographic Systems Lab and remain central to ocean exploration.
WHOI Ocean Robots
WHOI’s public ocean robots portal introduces autonomous underwater vehicles, gliders, floats, and other robotic tools for ocean science.
WHOI Oceanographic Systems Laboratory
A Woods Hole engineering group focused on autonomous ocean vehicles, underwater systems, and tools for deep-sea research.
HII Unmanned Systems
The modern home of REMUS UUVs after HII acquired Hydroid, the Pocasset-based marine robotics company spun out from WHOI technology.
HII REMUS 300 UUV
A two-person-portable unmanned underwater vehicle designed for modular payloads and multi-mission undersea operations.
MassRobotics
Boston-based robotics innovation hub supporting startups, testing, events, and commercialization across robotics and physical AI.
Boston Dynamics
Massachusetts-born robotics leader known for Spot, Stretch, Atlas, mobility research, inspection robots, and industrial robotics.
iRobot
Home robotics company known for Roomba and consumer robots that helped bring practical robotics into everyday life.
Vecna Robotics
Massachusetts company building autonomous material-handling robots for warehouses, factories, and logistics.
Locus Robotics
Warehouse robotics company using autonomous mobile robots to help people pick, move, and fulfill orders more efficiently.
RightHand Robotics
Robotic piece-picking company that combines computer vision, grippers, and AI for fulfillment automation.
Symbotic
Large-scale warehouse automation company using robotics, vision, software, and high-speed systems for supply chains.
Sea Machines Robotics
Boston-based autonomous marine technology company working on autonomy, perception, and control systems for vessels.
UMass Lowell NERVE Center
New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center: a robotics testing, research, training, and human-robot interaction facility.
WPI Robotics Engineering
A major robotics engineering program with undergraduate and graduate pathways in robot design, sensing, software, and systems.
Northeastern Robotics
Northeastern robotics research and education community connected to autonomy, sensing, human-robot interaction, and real-world systems.
Student Robotics, Clubs & Beginner Learning
A student-friendly starting point with competitions, classroom kits, electronics, coding, maker resources, and hands-on robotics pathways.
FIRST Robotics
High-school robotics competition where students build robots with mentors while learning engineering, teamwork, and problem solving.
FIRST Tech Challenge
Middle and high school robotics program using smaller robots, design notebooks, coding, and team competitions.
FIRST LEGO League
Hands-on robotics and innovation program for younger students using LEGO-based engineering challenges.
VEX Robotics
Popular school robotics ecosystem with classroom kits, coding, competitions, and engineering curriculum.
RoboCup
International robotics competition and research community covering robot soccer, rescue, service robots, industrial robots, and junior teams.
RoboCupJunior
Youth robotics competition focused on soccer, rescue, and on-stage creative robotics challenges.
Botball
Educational robotics program centered on autonomous robots, coding, design, and teamwork.
NASA Robotics Alliance Project
NASA robotics education and outreach resources connected to space robotics, student teams, and engineering inspiration.
NASA JPL Robotics
Robotics stories and missions from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including rovers, spacecraft, and autonomous exploration.
LEGO Education
Classroom robotics and STEAM learning tools for creative engineering, coding, and hands-on problem solving.
Sphero Education
Programmable robots and learning activities for coding, creativity, and classroom robotics.
Wonder Workshop
Dash and Cue educational robots designed to help children learn coding, sequencing, and creative robotics.
Ozobot
Small classroom robots for coding, STEAM activities, and beginner-friendly robotics lessons.
Makeblock Education
Robotics kits and coding tools for STEAM classrooms, clubs, and beginner engineers.
DOBOT Education
Desktop robot arms and educational robotics platforms for classrooms, labs, and automation training.
Arduino Education
Microcontrollers, sensors, and project kits that help students build real robotic systems from the ground up.
Raspberry Pi Learning
Free coding and physical computing projects using Raspberry Pi boards and sensors.
micro:bit
Beginner-friendly programmable board for coding, sensors, simple robots, and classroom STEM projects.
Tinkercad Circuits
Free browser-based circuit simulator that helps students prototype electronics before building hardware.
SparkFun Education
Tutorials, kits, sensors, and electronics parts for robotics, prototyping, and maker education.
Adafruit Learning System
Hundreds of tutorials for electronics, sensors, LEDs, microcontrollers, and robotics-friendly maker projects.
Pololu Robotics & Electronics
Motors, drivers, sensors, robot kits, and electronics parts used by students and hobby robotics builders.
RobotShop Education
Robots, kits, sensors, actuators, and components for hobbyists, classrooms, and robotics clubs.
Khan Academy — Computer Programming
Free coding lessons that can help students build the programming foundation needed for robotics.
Open-Source Robotics, Simulation & Developer Tools
Useful tools for students, hobbyists, teachers, and advanced builders who want to code, simulate, control, and test robotic systems.
ROS — Robot Operating System
The widely used open-source middleware ecosystem for building, simulating, and connecting robot software.
Open Robotics
Organization supporting open-source robotics infrastructure, including ROS and Gazebo.
Gazebo Simulator
Open-source robotics simulator for testing robots, sensors, environments, and algorithms before hardware deployment.
MoveIt
Open-source motion planning framework used for robot arms, manipulation, perception, and automation.
OpenCV
Computer vision library used in robotics for object detection, navigation, tracking, inspection, and perception.
NVIDIA Isaac
Robotics platform for simulation, AI, perception, and accelerated robot development.
NVIDIA Jetson
Small AI computing modules widely used for drones, robots, vision systems, and edge AI projects.
MuJoCo
Physics simulator used for robotics, biomechanics, control, and reinforcement learning research.
CoppeliaSim
Robot simulation platform for education, prototyping, and research.
PyBullet
Physics simulation tools often used for robotics, machine learning, and virtual robot experimentation.
Robosuite
Simulation framework for robot manipulation research, reinforcement learning, and benchmark tasks.
MATLAB Robotics
Engineering software tools for robot modeling, control, simulation, path planning, and autonomy.
Unity Robotics
Simulation and visualization tools for robotics, synthetic data, and digital twin environments.
ArduPilot
Open-source autopilot software used for drones, rovers, boats, and autonomous vehicles.
PX4 Autopilot
Open-source flight control software for drones and autonomous aerial robotics.
Roboflow
Computer vision platform useful for training image datasets for robot perception and object detection projects.
Beautiful Robots, Humanoids & Service Robots
A gateway to humanoid, social, companion, and service robotics companies — including many of the BeautifulRobots.com outreach-style companies.
Boston Dynamics — Atlas & Spot
Advanced mobile robots for research, inspection, mobility, industrial automation, and legged robotics inspiration.
Figure AI
General-purpose humanoid robotics company building embodied AI systems for work environments.
Tesla Optimus
Tesla’s humanoid robot and autonomy program, connected to AI, manufacturing, and robotics development.
Agility Robotics
Builder of Digit, a humanoid-style robot designed for logistics and repetitive material-handling tasks.
Apptronik
Creator of Apollo, a humanoid robot platform aimed at practical work and scalable deployment.
1X Technologies
Humanoid robotics company developing NEO and other embodied AI robots for human spaces.
Unitree Robotics
Robotics company known for quadruped robots and humanoid platforms such as G1.
UBTECH Robotics
Humanoid and service robotics company creating robots for education, industry, and public environments.
Engineered Arts
UK robotics company known for expressive humanoid robots such as Ameca and Mesmer.
Hanson Robotics
Creator of Sophia and other socially expressive humanoid robots used in education, events, and human-robot interaction.
Realbotix
Company developing human-like robots and AI companions focused on lifelike appearance and interaction.
Furhat Robotics
Social robotics platform with expressive robotic heads used for research, education, customer interaction, and human-robot studies.
Fourier Intelligence
Robotics company developing humanoids, rehabilitation robots, and embodied AI systems.
NEURA Robotics
Cognitive robotics company building humanoid, collaborative, and mobile robots for work environments.
Sanctuary AI
Company building humanoid general-purpose robots and robotic intelligence for physical work.
Clone Robotics
Robotics company developing humanlike hands, musculoskeletal robot systems, and humanoid platforms.
PAL Robotics
European robotics company creating humanoid, mobile, and service robots for research and real-world applications.
SoftBank Robotics
Company associated with social robots such as Pepper and service robotics deployments.
Pudu Robotics
Service robots for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, delivery, cleaning, and commercial environments.
Richtech Robotics
Service and hospitality robots for restaurants, delivery, cleaning, and customer-facing environments.
NVIDIA Robotics
Computing and AI platforms for simulation, perception, robot learning, and autonomous machines.
Skild AI
Robotics foundation model company working on general-purpose robotic intelligence.
Physical Intelligence
Company working on foundation models for robots and general-purpose physical intelligence.
Intrinsic
Alphabet robotics software company focused on making industrial robotics more accessible and programmable.
Industrial Robots, Cobots & Factory Automation
Robot arms, collaborative robots, end effectors, and industrial automation companies that power modern manufacturing.
ABB Robotics
Industrial robots, cobots, controllers, and automation systems used in factories around the world.
FANUC Robotics
Industrial robots, cobots, CNC automation, and manufacturing systems for many industries.
KUKA Robotics
Global industrial robotics company known for robot arms, automation cells, and smart factory solutions.
Yaskawa Motoman
Industrial robot arms, welding robots, palletizing robots, and automation systems.
Universal Robots
Collaborative robot arms designed to work safely near people in factories, labs, and small businesses.
OMRON Robotics
Industrial automation, mobile robots, robot arms, sensing, control, and factory systems.
Kawasaki Robotics
Industrial robots for assembly, welding, painting, palletizing, clean rooms, and manufacturing automation.
DENSO Robotics
Compact industrial robot arms for precision automation, electronics, and assembly.
Stäubli Robotics
Industrial robots for high-speed, cleanroom, pharmaceutical, food, and manufacturing applications.
Comau
Industrial automation and robotics company serving automotive, manufacturing, and advanced automation markets.
Doosan Robotics
Collaborative robots used for manufacturing, service, education, and research.
Techman Robot
Collaborative robots with built-in vision and smart manufacturing applications.
Mitsubishi Electric Robotics
Industrial robot arms, controllers, and factory automation systems.
Epson Robots
SCARA and six-axis industrial robots used for precision assembly and automation.
Mecademic
Very small precision robot arms used for education, research, and micro-automation.
Robotiq
Grippers, force sensors, and software for collaborative robot applications.
OnRobot
End-of-arm tools, grippers, sensors, and accessories for collaborative robots.
Festo Bionic Learning Network
Bio-inspired robotics and automation research that blends engineering, nature, design, and education.
Warehouse, Delivery & Commercial Service Robots
Robots moving goods, supporting workers, delivering products, monitoring facilities, and transforming logistics.
Amazon Robotics
Robotics, automation, computer vision, and fulfillment systems used across Amazon operations.
Locus Robotics
Autonomous mobile robots for warehouse picking, fulfillment, and productivity support.
GreyOrange
AI-driven warehouse robotics and fulfillment automation systems.
Exotec
Warehouse robotics systems using mobile robots for goods-to-person fulfillment.
AutoStore
Cube-storage robotic warehouse automation used by retailers and fulfillment operations.
Geek+
Autonomous mobile robot systems for warehousing, sorting, moving, and logistics automation.
Zebra Fetch Robotics
Autonomous mobile robot solutions for material movement, warehouse workflows, and automation.
OTTO Motors
Autonomous mobile robots for industrial material handling and factory logistics.
Robust.AI
Collaborative warehouse robots designed to work fluidly with people in logistics environments.
Berkshire Grey
Robotic automation for e-commerce, package handling, order fulfillment, and supply chain operations.
Seegrid
Autonomous mobile robots for material handling, pallet movement, and industrial logistics.
HAI Robotics
Autonomous case-handling robots and warehouse automation systems.
ForwardX Robotics
Autonomous mobile robots for warehouse picking, movement, and fulfillment.
Cobalt Robotics
Security robots and AI systems for commercial buildings and facility monitoring.
Knightscope
Autonomous security robots and public-safety technology for campuses and facilities.
Starship Technologies
Sidewalk delivery robots for campuses, neighborhoods, and local deliveries.
Nuro
Autonomous delivery vehicles designed for goods transportation and local logistics.
Kiwibot
Small autonomous delivery robots used on campuses and in urban environments.
Marine, Undersea & Ocean Robots
Underwater ROVs, autonomous underwater vehicles, uncrewed surface vessels, marine autonomy software, ocean sensors, and undersea research systems.
HII REMUS UUVs
REMUS family of uncrewed underwater vehicles for research, commercial, defense, mapping, and undersea missions.
WHOI REMUS
Cape Cod-developed autonomous underwater vehicle technology used for coastal and deep-ocean missions.
Teledyne Marine
Marine instruments, imaging, sonars, sensors, vehicles, and undersea technology for ocean exploration.
Blue Robotics
Affordable underwater ROVs, thrusters, sonars, and parts used by students, researchers, makers, and professionals.
VideoRay
Portable underwater inspection ROVs for search, rescue, infrastructure, science, and defense missions.
Saab Seaeye
Electric underwater robotic vehicles and ROVs for ocean work, inspection, and undersea operations.
Kongsberg Discovery
Ocean technology company with marine robotics, mapping, sensors, sonars, and autonomous systems.
Sonardyne
Underwater positioning, navigation, communication, and autonomy technologies for subsea robotics.
Kraken Robotics
Subsea intelligence company focused on 3D imaging sensors, synthetic aperture sonar, power, and robotic systems.
Nauticus Robotics
Autonomous ocean robots and subsea technology for offshore energy, aquaculture, and security.
Ocean Infinity
Ocean technology company using robotic ships, marine autonomy, and remote operations for ocean data and services.
Saildrone
Uncrewed surface vehicles collecting ocean, climate, mapping, and maritime data.
Sofar Ocean
Ocean intelligence company using sensors, drifters, and data platforms to understand the ocean.
Deep Trekker
Portable underwater ROVs and pipe crawlers for inspection, aquaculture, science, and public safety.
QYSEA FIFISH
Underwater drones and ROVs for filming, inspection, exploration, and marine work.
Eelume
Snake-like underwater robot technology designed for subsea inspection, maintenance, and resident ocean operations.
Liquid Robotics
Wave Glider uncrewed surface robots for long-duration ocean monitoring and maritime data collection.
Ocean Aero
Autonomous underwater and surface vehicle technology for maritime and ocean missions.
SEA-KIT International
Uncrewed surface vessel company for hydrographic survey, inspection, and maritime data missions.
SeaRobotics
Uncrewed surface vessels and marine robotic systems for survey, bathymetry, and environmental work.
Greensea IQ
Autonomy, navigation, and control software for marine robots, underwater vehicles, and ocean systems.
Cellula Robotics
Autonomous underwater vehicles and subsea robotic technology for long-endurance missions.
Oceaneering ROV Services
ROVs and subsea robotic systems for deepwater offshore work, inspection, and intervention.
Schmidt Ocean Institute — ROV SuBastian
Research-class remotely operated vehicle used for deep-sea science aboard R/V Falkor (too).
NOAA Ocean Exploration Technology
Technology resources for deep-sea exploration, mapping, ROVs, and ocean discovery.
Drones, Field Robots, Agriculture & Construction
Robots that fly, farm, inspect, map, build, and work outdoors in challenging real-world conditions.
DJI
Global drone company known for aerial imaging, mapping, inspection, and creative robotics tools.
Skydio
Autonomous drones using AI navigation for inspection, public safety, enterprise, and defense applications.
Parrot
Drone company with aerial robotics platforms for professionals, developers, mapping, and imaging.
Autel Robotics
Drones for imaging, inspection, mapping, and enterprise aerial robotics.
Wing
Drone delivery company focused on autonomous aerial delivery systems.
Zipline
Autonomous drone delivery systems for medical, retail, and logistics operations.
Flyability
Indoor inspection drones designed for confined spaces, infrastructure, and safer inspections.
Anduril
Autonomous systems company building drones, sensors, and defense robotics platforms.
AeroVironment
Uncrewed aircraft systems and robotics technologies for defense, commercial, and research applications.
DroneDeploy
Reality-capture, mapping, and drone data tools for construction, agriculture, inspection, and robotics workflows.
John Deere Robotics & Autonomy
Automation and robotic technology for agriculture, including autonomous tractors and precision farming systems.
FarmWise
Agricultural robotics company using AI and robots for weeding and precision farming.
Burro
Collaborative autonomous robots for agriculture, nurseries, vineyards, and outdoor work.
Carbon Robotics
LaserWeeder and AI-powered farming technology for precision weed control.
Built Robotics
Autonomous construction equipment and robotic earthmoving technology.
Dusty Robotics
Construction layout robots that automate field marking and building-site precision work.
Healthcare, Assistive & Human-Support Robots
Robots that help surgeons, hospital staff, researchers, patients, people with disabilities, and aging communities.
Intuitive Surgical — da Vinci
Robotic-assisted surgical systems used in minimally invasive surgery.
Medtronic Hugo RAS
Robotic-assisted surgery platform for minimally invasive procedures.
Stryker Mako
Robotic-arm assisted orthopedic surgery system for joint replacement procedures.
Zimmer Biomet ROSA
Robotics and digital tools for orthopedic surgery and personalized surgical planning.
CMR Surgical — Versius
Surgical robotics company developing Versius for minimally invasive procedures.
Diligent Robotics
Healthcare service robot company known for Moxi, designed to assist hospital staff with routine tasks.
Aethon
Autonomous mobile robots for hospital delivery, logistics, and healthcare operations.
Kinova Robotics
Robotic arms and assistive technologies for accessibility, research, and human-centered applications.
CYBERDYNE
Robotic exoskeleton and assistive technology company known for HAL wearable robotics.
ReWalk Robotics
Wearable robotic exoskeletons and rehabilitation technologies for mobility support.
Ekso Bionics
Robotic exoskeleton technology for rehabilitation, industrial support, and human augmentation.
Toyota Research Institute
Research organization working on robotics, autonomy, machine learning, human assistance, and future mobility.
Honda Robotics
Honda’s robotics research history and technologies, including mobility and humanoid robotics lessons.
Colleges, Universities & Robotics Research Programs
Major robotics education and research centers for students who want to study robotics more seriously.
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute
One of the world’s best-known robotics centers, offering robotics degrees, research programs, and public resources.
MIT Robotics
Gateway to robotics groups at MIT, including marine robotics, distributed robotics, biomimetic robotics, and manipulation research.
MIT CSAIL Distributed Robotics Lab
Research on collaborative, distributed, networked robots and multi-machine systems.
Stanford Robotics Center
Cross-disciplinary robotics center bringing researchers and industrial partners together for robotics with societal impact.
University of Michigan Robotics
Robotics department and research community with undergraduate, graduate, and research pathways.
University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab
General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception Lab — a major robotics research center.
Georgia Tech IRIM
Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines connects robotics research across Georgia Tech.
UC Berkeley Robotics & Intelligent Machines
Robotics research across perception, control, manipulation, autonomy, and human-robot interaction.
Harvard Microrobotics Lab
Research group focused on small-scale robots, soft robots, bio-inspired systems, and microfabrication.
Harvard Wyss Institute Robotics
Bio-inspired robotics, soft robotics, wearable systems, and translational robotics research.
Johns Hopkins LCSR
Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics at Johns Hopkins University.
University of Maryland Robotics Center
Robotics research and education across autonomy, perception, control, and human-robot interaction.
Oregon State Robotics
Robotics research and education community connected to legged robots, AI, field robotics, and engineering.
University of Washington Robotics
Robotics research spanning manipulation, learning, perception, and human-centered robotics.
University of Toronto Robotics Institute
Robotics research community across autonomy, field robots, learning, perception, and human-robot interaction.
Waterloo RoboHub
University of Waterloo robotics research facility and community.
ETH Zürich Robotic Systems Lab
Research lab developing legged robots and intelligent machines for rough, challenging environments.
Oxford Robotics Institute
University of Oxford robotics institute focused on autonomy, mobile robots, perception, and field robotics.
Bristol Robotics Laboratory
UK robotics research center focused on assistive robots, autonomous systems, swarm robotics, and human-robot interaction.
Imperial Robot Intelligence Lab
Research group focused on robot learning, manipulation, perception, and intelligent robotic systems.
TU Delft Robotics Institute
European robotics institute bringing together robotics, AI, control, human-robot interaction, and autonomous systems.
EPFL Robotics
Swiss robotics research community spanning aerial, micro, bio-inspired, medical, and autonomous robots.
University of Tokyo JSK Robotics Laboratory
Japanese robotics lab known for humanoid robotics, perception, manipulation, and intelligent systems.
KAIST Robotics Program
Korean robotics education and research community connected to intelligent robots and engineering.
Australian Centre for Robotics
University of Sydney research center for field robotics, autonomous systems, agriculture, mining, and perception.
Robotics Ethics, Safety & Human Responsibility
Robotics should be exciting, but also thoughtful. These resources help students and builders think about safety, fairness, privacy, human control, and social impact.
IEEE Autonomous & Intelligent Systems
Ethics, standards, and training resources for autonomous and intelligent systems.
IEEE Ethically Aligned Design
IEEE work on values-based design and ethical implementation of autonomous and intelligent systems.
Open Roboethics Institute
Nonprofit focused on social and ethical implications of robotics and AI technologies.
Responsible Robotics / REELER
Resources for bringing affected stakeholders, ethics, and social responsibility into robot design.
Boston Dynamics Ethical Principles
Company principles around robot use, safety, privacy, quality of life, and responsible deployment.
ACM Code of Ethics
Professional computing ethics that applies directly to robotics software, AI, safety, privacy, and responsibility.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework
Framework for identifying, measuring, managing, and governing AI-related risks — important as robots become more autonomous.
A3 Robot Safety Resources
Industrial robot safety standards, training, and resources from the Association for Advancing Automation.
OSHA Robotics
Worker safety information related to industrial robots, hazards, and safe practices.
ISO Robotics Standards
International standards work for robots and robotic devices.
Partnership on AI
Multi-stakeholder organization working on responsible AI, human-centered technology, and social impacts.
OECD AI Principles
International AI principles relevant to autonomous robots, decision systems, accountability, and safety.
UNESCO AI Ethics Recommendation
Global ethics recommendation for AI systems, useful for thinking about robotics, education, and society.
AI Incident Database
Public database of AI incidents and harms that can help students think critically about autonomous systems.
Future of Life Institute — Autonomous Weapons
Resources and policy discussions about lethal autonomous weapons and high-stakes AI/robotics risks.
Stop Killer Robots
Civil-society campaign focused on meaningful human control over weapons systems and autonomous weapons concerns.
Professional Organizations, News & Events
Helpful places to follow robotics industry trends, new robots, research conferences, standards, and professional communities.
IEEE Robotics & Automation Society
Major professional society for robotics and automation research, education, conferences, and publications.
International Federation of Robotics
Global professional nonprofit promoting robotics, industry data, research, and international cooperation.
Association for Advancing Automation
Automation, robotics, vision, motion control, AI, standards, events, and industry education.
IEEE Spectrum Robotics
Robotics news, videos, and engineering reporting from IEEE Spectrum.
IEEE Robots Guide
Large public catalog of robots, drones, self-driving systems, photos, videos, and robot information.
The Robot Report
Robotics industry news covering companies, research, automation, mobile robots, surgical robots, and humanoids.
Robohub
Robotics news, research stories, interviews, education, and community writing.
Robotics Business Review
Business and industry perspective on robotics markets, companies, trends, and automation.
Automate Show
Major automation and robotics trade show featuring robotics companies, demos, and education.
ICRA
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation — a major global robotics research conference.
IROS
International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems — major research conference for robotics.
RSS — Robotics: Science and Systems
Highly respected robotics research conference and community.
What everyone should know about robotics
Robotics is powerful because it enters the physical world. That makes it exciting — and it also means responsibility matters.
Learn the full stack
Robotics is not only coding. Good robotics students learn mechanics, electronics, sensors, motors, control systems, AI, design, safety, and communication.
Use simulation first
Before a robot moves in the real world, testing in simulation can reduce crashes, save money, and help students understand how sensors and control systems behave.
Safety is part of the design
Robots can move fast, lift heavy loads, store video, and interact with people. Good robotics includes emergency stops, safe testing spaces, privacy thinking, and clear human control.
Ethics is not an add-on
Robotics affects jobs, accessibility, surveillance, warfare, healthcare, and trust. The best robotics projects ask who benefits, who could be harmed, and who should be involved in design decisions.
Ocean robots matter on Cape Cod
From REMUS to research ROVs and autonomous vessels, marine robotics is a natural Cape Cod connection because robots can go where people cannot safely or affordably go.
Beauty still matters
A robot’s usefulness is not only technical. Shape, movement, friendliness, sound, timing, and trust all influence whether people want robots in their lives.
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