Surgical Robotics
Autonomous assistance, tool-tissue interaction, robotic suturing, safe manipulation, and perception for minimally invasive procedures.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Autonomous Robotics and System Lab
We combine robotics, embodied AI, modeling, simulation, sensing, planning, and control to create intelligent, reliable, and efficient autonomous systems for complex real-world environments.
What we study
Research Areas
Physics-Based Simulation
Fast, stable, and differentiable models for deformable objects, soft tissue, fluids, and contact-rich robotic interaction.
Control and Planning
Model-based and learning-based control, constrained motion planning, active sensing, and reliable closed-loop autonomy.
Spatial Intelligence
Geometric understanding, registration, reconstruction, tracking, and representation of dynamic three-dimensional environments.
Embodied AI
Learning systems that connect perception and action, adapt through interaction, and transfer between simulation and the physical world.
Haptic Teleoperation
Shared-control and dual-user interfaces that support effective training, collaboration, and safe human-robot interaction.
How the pieces connect
From sensing to deployment
AURAS develops complete robotic systems: devices and sensors inform physical models; simulation and learning support control and planning; and hardware-aware software turns those methods into deployable systems.
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