Robotics and Automation Laboratory

197 Durham Hall
Phone: 540-231-7420

Detailed Information

Overview:

The Robotics and Automation Laboratory, also know as the R&A Lab, is both an instructional laboratory and a research facility. It supports undergraduate and graduate courses in industrial automation and robotics, as well as on-going projects for NSF, NASA and industry.

Research:

Recent projects in the R&A Lab include two NSF projects related to automated path planning and passive assembly, an industry project for guidance and control of driverless linked vehicles, and a NASA project for automated fiber-composite structure manufacture.

Facilities:

The RAL lab is equipped with:

1. IBM 7545 industrial robot
2. Two pairs of Merlin 6-axis robots, one pair with force sensing wrists
3. Integrated assembly workcell
4. Three CNC controlled milling machines and a CNC lathe
5. Stand-alone data acquisition and control systems

For Additional Information

Robert Sturges

Professor

100 Durham Hall
Phone: 540-231-7420
Fax: 540-231-3322
Email: sturges@vt.edu