University of Texas at Arlington — Next Gen Systems & Robotics (UTARI)
UTARI's AIS division advances next-gen autonomous robots: search & rescue, HRI, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, adaptive control.
The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI) Automation and Intelligent Systems (AIS) division conducts applied robotics research including next-generation autonomous and intelligent systems. Research spans search and rescue robots, human-robot interaction, cooperative multi-agent systems, autonomous ground and aerial vehicles, computer vision, and machine learning. Led by Dr.
Nick Gans, the AIS division partners with defense, manufacturing, and medical industries to translate research into commercial applications.
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https://utari.uta.edu/research/automation-and-intelligent-systems/HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
1895
Primary Role
Research Institute
Company Size
employees 2000-5000
Primary Region
North America
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Keywords
- University of Texas at Arlington — Next Gen Systems & Robotics (UTARI)
- UTARI Automation and Intelligent Systems
- UTA Next Generation Systems
- autonomous-vehicles
- human-robot-interaction
- search-and-rescue
- computer-vision
- drone
- UAV
- adaptive-control
- assistive-robotics
- Research Institute
- Commercial Service Robot
- Autonomous Vehicle/UGV
- Education & Research
- Defense & Security
- Logistics & Supply Chain
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