The introduction of more robots in the manufacturing environment requires them to be more intelligent, chaperoned and taught by workers in a way that doesn’t take jobs but creates more opportunities.
Louisville Automation & Robotics Research Institute (LARRI)
Louisville Automation & Robotics Research Institute (LARRI) is a multi-disciplinary team of faculty, staff and students that have a combined expertise in the emerging research areas related to automation and robotics. This multi-disciplinary approach allows us to tackle large research projects and provide solutions for current and future manufacturing, healthcare and logistics challenges.
Our areas of research include: Human-Robot interaction, automation and robotics for industrial applications, networked robots and autonomous vehicles, and planning and control for mechatronic systems, to name a few. If you have similar interests or projects in these areas please give us a call. We are always looking for opportunities to collaborate.
in Active Funding
Publications in 2021
More than 70 team members
Featured FacultyI envision LARRI's impact to be the connection between our graduates’ theoretical education to hands-on, practical applications of relevance to local industry.
Dr. Dan Popa, Director of LARRI
Featured Publications
With the rise of collaborative robots, the need for safe, reliable, and efficient physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) has grown.
This paper discusses new components and approaches to make stretchable optical fiber sensors better meet the power and washability requirements of wearables.
Faculty & Staff Meet the Team
12 faculty, 8 post-docs, 4 research staff and more than 30 graduate and undergraduate students.