Texas Robotics unites robotics efforts at The University of Texas at Austin to enable deeper collaborations, accelerate and grow research programs, and provide comprehensive educational offerings.
Research
Produce innovative and groundbreaking research that solves pressing societal challenges in numerous application spaces, including social, surgical, rehabilitation, vehicles, drilling, manufacturing, space, nuclear, and defense.
Education
Develop tomorrow’s robotics leaders through a holistic graduate and undergraduate program, including offering a Graduate Portfolio Program in Robotics and an Undergraduate Minor in Robotics.
Community
Increase access and exposure to robotics through regularly hosting lab tours, camps, workshops, talks, and robot demonstrations, especially for K12 students and underserved populations.
Industry
Collaborate with industry partners to expand our impact on society, connect students to potential careers, develop innovative research, and bridge the gap between education and industry.
Texas Robotics includes 16 core faculty members, 40 affiliated faculty members, and 200 students, postdocs, visiting scholars, and research engineers from four top-ranked departments at The University of Texas at Austin, including the Department of Aerospace Engineering, the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
News & Events
In honor of UT STEM Girl Day, Texas Robotics is celebrating a few of the many wonderful and talented women in robotics at the University of Texas.
STEM Girl Day at UT and the "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" holiday aim to increase STEM access to young engineers and scientists.
Help us to introduce more students to the exciting possibilities of a STEM career by bringing your k8-aged future roboticists to join Texas Robotics at the Anna Hiss Gymnasium Courtyard on February 23, 2024, 11:30 am - 4:00 pm for fun and educational robotics activities!
Read more to learn about the world-changing work of featured women at Texas Robotics.
This fall, Texas Robotics hosted several robotics events, with experts from around the world converging on the Forty Acres to discuss the future of the field. Check out this article from Texas Engineer magazine to learn more.
The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering and College of Natural Sciences are partnering on life-changing research in artificial intelligence and robotics — ensuring that UT continues to lead the way in launching tomorrow’s technologies. Learn more about Texas Robotics, the new Machine Learning Lab supported by a transformational gift from Amir and Zaib Husain, UT’s partnership with the Army Futures Lab and the campus being selected to house the NSF’s AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning.
Thank you to our Industry Affiliate Program Partners!
Texas Robotics partners with technology leaders who bring years of valuable experience to the table alongside growing businesses who bring exciting fresh perspectives.
Texas Robotics is engaged with Army Futures Command to develop leading-edge robotics solutions.