Topic

Robotics

See how ASU engineers are designing intelligent robots to assist humans, explore new environments and advance industry.

Man setting up a computer numerical control machine.
December 24, 2025
Robotics alumnus Manan Luthra turns real-world challenges into automated solutions that advance research and industry.
Jiefeng Sun in the lab.
October 17, 2025
ASU researcher Jiefeng Sun awarded NSF grant to advance AI-powered, shape-morphing robotic systems.
robodog and dalmatian
August 22, 2025
From disaster zones to city streets, the LENS Lab team is training robots to leap, listen and learn, creating adaptable companions that navigate complex spaces.
An illustration of a reindeer working on a laptop.
December 23, 2024
In 2024, the faculty, staff and students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU took the initiative to innovate with intent.
An illustration of a robot holding a plant.
November 20, 2024
Fulton Schools faculty play a key role in efforts to highlight ASU’s leadership in robotics research.
ASU engineering FURI student Arick Nitzche works with faculty mentor Xiangfan Chen on semiconductor-related research.
November 13, 2024
Students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges.
students in the Industrial Automation and Robotic Systems Laboratory

ASU engineering lab space drives student and industry collaborations

The Industrial Automation and Robotic Systems Laboratory, supported by industry partners, provides the ASU community with a chance to discover the technologies that shape the foundation of manufacturing engineering.
School or unitFulton SchoolsMSN
Jayesh Nagpal and robot, Alfred

Dirty, dull or dangerous: Using AI to teach robots to do the jobs we don’t want

ASU researchers are developing artificial intelligence solutions that will allow robots to learn to complete complex tasks with little pre-programming.
School or unitSCAI
Litzi Matancillas in a pool with a robotic submarine

Teamwork among students and robots wins international competition

Desert WAVE, an all-female robotics team, wins international RoboSub competition using two robots in tandem.
School or unitPOLY
Hasti Seifi

Perfecting the pulse of haptics

Hasti Seifi, an assistant professor of computer science, has been awarded the 2024 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation for her work in making touch technologies more accessible.
School or unitSCAI
Professor Zhe Xu with students outside

Sparking an evolution in robotics

Zhe Xu earns National Science Foundation award to fund cyber-physical systems research in pursuit of advances in robotic technologies.
School or unitSEMTE

Beyond the battleground

Student organization encourages creative implementation of engineering skills through building and battling robots.
School or unitMSNSEMTE
Overhead view of FIRST Robotics competition

Charging up a passion for STEM careers

High school students from across Arizona competed at the 2023 Arizona FIRST ® Robotics Competition State Championship, which aims to foster interest in STEM.
Rossum Rumblers robots

ASU robotics club blasts away competition

ASU’s Rossum Rumblers student robotics club developed innovative, captivating designs for robots and their parts that won multiple VEX U competition awards.
School or unitPOLY
AI-generated graphic of a robotic hand pointing in a virtual environment

Helping robots follow a new path

ASU Regents Professor Ying-Cheng Lai and his collaborators are using machine learning to improve robots’ movement capabilities.
School or unitECEE
Ammon Hall and student operating a robot

ASU engineering sees millions invested in new equipment

Fulton Schools labs across ASU's Polytechnic campus are getting an upgrade — installing millions of dollars in industry-grade equipment to amplify career readiness.
School or unitFulton SchoolsMSNPOLY
A child works on a robotic bird with flapping wings as part of a summer camp.

Future engineers full STEAM ahead!

Middle and high schoolers will have the opportunity to tinker, explore, invent and dream big at The Polytechnic School's STEAM summer camps.
School or unitMSNPOLY
students looking at a laptop

Character first, robotics second

Camaraderie between ASU engineering student mentors and a local group of high schoolers sheds light on the importance STEM education for young learners.
School or unitPOLY

Date range December 2025 – May 2022