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We are a small group of creatively minded people that are trying to change the world(s). Our current research include planetary rover autonomy, robotic precision pollination, underground tunnel exploration, cooperative UAV navigation, and unconventional robot design. With an over 1.5:1 robot-to-human ratio, we build real robots and test them in challenging environments. Join us!
Update: Mar 30, 2024, Multiple Ph.D. Positions.

2015 IRL JPL Mars Yard Small

Utah Test of pathfinder rover at Mars Desert Research Station by the Mars Society

Pathfinder testing at NASA JPL Mars yard

URC Rover designed for the University Rover Challenge

BrambleBee doing an Outdoor pollination experiment in the farm

2013 Phastball Formation Flight Small

2015 Cataglyphis Outreach Small

2013 Wake Visualization Small

2016 Centennial Challenge NASA Small

2013 Mechatronics Final Project Small

2013 Open house Vicon Small

2016 Centennial Challenge Check Small

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Force Aware Branch Manipulation To Assist Agricultural Tasks

FloPE: Flower Pose Estimation for Precision Robotic Pollination

WVU Team Mountaineers System Acceptance Review (SAR) for 2025 University Rover Challenge (URC)

The MyActuator Motors Used on WVU URC Rovers

Beautiful Aurora Oct 2024

Loopy Movements: the Emergence of Rotation

Autonomous Driving on a Hiking Trail

Wanderer Competing at URC 2023

A Desert Beetle Carrying a Worm Underneath Its Body

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