Machine Control & Robotics

The $4 trillion construction industry is a complicated, big business fraught with danger. Every project requires a tightly choreographed symphony of people, equipment and materials. Yet, to date, the use of robotic systems on construction jobsites has been minimal.

WPI engineers developed the return rover with arm controller for the NASA Sample Return Robotic Centennial Challenge in 2013.

QinetiQ North America launches DriveRobotics, a system designed to transform manned industrial vehicles into unmanned robots.