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Steve Grand and 'Lucy'

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Steve Grand and 'Lucy'

The image above shows Steve Grand, the British artificial intelligence (AI) researcher, working on Lucy, his robot. Lucy has been designed as a test model for his theories on AI, her senses (hearing, vision, touch) input to her brain. This consists of internal circuit boards for sensory control, and an external link to a computer that contains Grand's neural software.

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Research in Robotics

Research in robotics in the UK covers a wide variety of project areas. Below are a few featured projects from independent researchers and research institutes followed by a list of university research groups with links to their webpages.

Research Institutes and independent researchers

The Robotics and Automation Group at the Silsoe Research Institute develop automation techniques for machines which interact with natural and biological objects.

Peter Bentley and the MOBIUS research project focus on the creation of a new biologically-inspired algorithm that exploits both evolution and processes of developmental biology and demonstrates this algorithm on a novel combination of "smart materials" to create Shape Shifters

Bob Mottram has been developing a diminutive upper torso humanoid robot, Rodney . Rodney is mainly used for experiments in stereo vision, spatial awareness, social interaction and large scale semantic networks.

University research groups

University of the west of England
Bristol Robotics Lab

University of Birmingham
Intelligent Robotics Lab

University of Edinburgh
Mobile Robotics Research Group

University of Essex

Robotics at University of Essex
Ulrich Nehmzow

University of Hertfordshire
Adaptive systems Research Group

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Intelligent Interactive Systems
Ludwig: An Upper-Torso Humanoid Robot

Lancaster University
Mechatronics Research Group

University of Leeds
Department of Mechanical Engineering Intelligent Systems Group

University College London
Neil Burgess
Elvis Robot Hand-Eye Coordination

University of Manchester
Manchester Robotics

Nottingham Trent University
Digital Research Unit

Open University
Robotics Outreach Group
Jeffrey Johnson
Beagle2 The British led exploration of Mars

University of Oxford
Robotics Research Group

University of Plymouth
The Robotic Intelligence Lab

University of Reading
Cybernetic Intelligence Research Group

University of Salford
Ruth Aylett

University of Sheffield
Adaptive Behaviour Research Group
Neurocomputing and Robotics Group
Noel Sharkey

University of Southampton
Biorobotics

University of Surrey
Mechatronic Systems and Robotics Research Group

University of Stirling
Phonotaxis in Crickets and Robots project

University of Sussex
Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics
Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems Group
Autonomous Systems Lab
Sussex Robotics Society

University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Intelligent Robotics Group
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