Technical Tour
NYU engineering labs and research groups play a central role in advancing engineering research, shaping future urban environments, and improving human life. The organizers will take you to several key labs at NYU: the Medical Robotics and Interactive Intelligent Technologies (MERIIT) Lab of Prof. Farokh Atashzar, the Agile Robotics and Perception Lab (ARPL) of Prof. Giuseppe Loianno, and the Dynamical Systems Lab (DSL) of Prof. Maurizio Porfiri.
Depending on the number of participants, we will divide them into four groups for the tour’s starting times: 1st session at 9:30 AM (Group 1 & 2) and 2nd session at 11 AM (Group 3 & 4). The tour will last approximately one hour, during which NYU students will guide you to each lab.
• Time & Date: 9 AM or 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 27th
• Meeting Place: Lobby of 370 Jay Street, Brooklyn
Those who wish to join this tour must re-confirm their attendance at the registration desk by Monday, June 24th. Names and email addresses are required for pre-registration to gain access to the NYU lab buildings. Additionally, participants must present a photo ID (passport or US driver’s license) to enter the lab buildings.
Welcome to NYU Robotics Labs
• Medical Robotics and Interactive Intelligent Technologies (MERIIT) Lab
The mission of the MERIIT Lab is to develop Intelligent human-centered Robotic Systems, neural interfaces, Advanced Control Modules, Bio-Signal Processing Algorithms, and Smart Wearables to augment human capabilities beyond natural competence. A particular focus of the lab is on interactive Neuro-Rehabilitation Robotic and Surgical Robotic systems. The lab hosts state-of-the-art human-machine interface technologies to exploit bidirectional interactions that allow humans to overcome natural, physiological, and pathological barriers.
• Agile Robotics and Perception Lab (ARPL)
The agile robotics and perception lab performs fundamental and applied research in the area of robotics autonomy. The main mission of the ARP lab is to create agile autonomous machines that can navigate all by themselves using only on-board sensors in unstructured, and dynamically changing environments and without relying on external infrastructure, such as GPS or motion capture systems. The machines need to be active, they should collaborate with humans and between each other and they need to navigate in the unknown environment extracting the best knowledge from it.
• Dynamical Systems Lab (DSL)
At the Dynamical Systems Laboratory (DSL), we conduct multidisciplinary research in the theory and application of dynamical systems, motivated by the objectives of advancing engineering science and improving society. Our theoretical expertise is in controls, networks, nonlinear dynamics, and time-series, while our application domain is in modeling and analysis of physical, social, and technical systems. Our group is home to undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows from everywhere in the world, sharing the same research vision and bringing diverse technical expertise. Our laboratory is a 2,000-square-foot facility between the Center for Urban Science and Progress and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, equipped for research and development in animal behavior, experimental fluid and solid mechanics, human-machine interactions, material characterization, robotics, and vibrations.