LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – The University of Louisville has opened a 10,000-square-foot space dedicated to research, education and collaboration in automation and robotics on the University of Louisville campus, known
The Louisville Automation and Robotics Research Institute has opened and will study robots to help find advancements in health care, manufacturing and logistics.
The Louisville Automation and Robotics Research Institute (LARRI) has opened a 10,000-square-foot space dedicated to research, education and collaboration in automation and robotics on the University of Louisville campus. Launched in 2020, LARRI is the only robotics research center in Kentucky. The institute is a collaboration of researchers and students working to provide solutions for manufacturing, health care and logistics challenges. "LARRI is moving from a virtual institute to a physical institute facility," said Dan Popa, director of LARRI and professor of electrical and computer engineering in UofL's J.B. Speed School of Engineering. "This facility will provide space for collaborative ventures among students, faculty and community and industry partners and will help our faculty take advantage of nationally competitive funding opportunities and new cross-disciplinary educational programs." LARRI's 12 dedicated faculty members, postdoctoral staff, af
The Louisville Automation and Robotics Research Institute has opened and will study robots to help find advancements in health care, manufacturing and logistics.