– established in 1979 to conduct basic and applied research in robotics technologies relevant to industrial and societal tasks. Seeking to combine the practical and the theoretical, the Robotics Institute has diversified its efforts and approaches to robotics science while retaining its original goal of realizing the potential of the robotics field. The Institute’s faculty and students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and represent many unique areas of expertise. They can answer your questions about the multi-disciplinary nature of robotics, which encompass aspects of computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, psychology, and many other disciplines.