About

Vision

The vision of Texas Robotics is to establish UT Austin as the leader for robotics research, education, innovation, and talent.

Mission

The mission of Texas Robotics is to unite world-class faculty, students, researchers, and industry leaders to shape the future of robotics at UT Austin and beyond.

At Texas Robotics we perform groundbreaking research, deliver transformative education, and make a broad positive impact through community outreach. We are passionate about advancing key areas such as long-term autonomy, robot manipulation, medical robotics, and human-robot interaction, with crosscutting emphasis on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and societal impacts—all while drawing on the breadth of expertise at UT Austin.

By fostering strong partnerships with industry and connecting academic innovation with real-world challenges, Texas Robotics is driving progress and striving to become the most impactful university in robotics.

Strategic Pillars

Texas Robotics’ strategic plan is organized around four pillars:

Research: Perform groundbreaking, innovative, high-impact robotics research that changes the world by solving pressing technical and societal challenges.

Education: Develop tomorrow’s leaders in robotics through holistic graduate and undergraduate programs that deepen the integration between instruction and experience, research, and service.

Community: Expand access and exposure to robotics on and off campus and bring faculty, students, and staff together to cultivate a strong community around Texas Robotics.

Industry: Collaborate with industry and entrepreneurs to expand the practical applications of our robotics research for society and to connect our students to fulfilling careers.