Research Groups & Centres at the BRL

Research into intelligent aircraft, including autonomous Micro Air Vehicles, specializing in their guidance and control.

Research into interactive assistive robots and smart sensor systems to realise person-focussed innovative assistive care solutions for supporting independent living.

Research into overcoming the energy barrier to deployment of autonomous robots in remote areas utilising microbial fuel cells.

Developing robots that can operate in challenging environments, beyond the limitations of conventional sensory devices. 

Research and Development in all aspects of Connected Autonomous Vehicles.

 A collaboration between 5 research leads on the application of robotics and AI to advanced manual dexterity with robotic hands and manipulators.

Research on natural and socially acceptable human-robot interaction. 

Robotic technology is able to provide precise and accurate sensing and movement capabilities, thus improving patient and surgeon experience.

Research and Development in all aspects of Robotics for Hazardous Environments and Autonomous System Support.

Extends human capacities to explore and to manipulate at remote place.

Developing Robots that are able to view, analyse what they see and make decisions in response to instructions by humans.

Investigating the aspect of physical and behavioural safety, to enable safe Human Robot Interaction, thus ensuring a robot is capable of performing cooperative tasks with humans.

Research into the next generation of advanced robotics engineering systems. Robots that can make human like decisions whilst carrying out manufacturing process.

Soft robotics seeks to make robots that are soft, flexible and compliant, just like biological organisms.

A combination of environmental, social and internal cues could result at the group level in components believed to be important in the emergence of self-organised behaviour.

Investigating all aspects of safety for verification and validation purposes and to enable safe Human Robot Interaction in cooperative tasks.