Robots
Unitree H2+ Dex5-IP
- Enables research in humanoid manipulation, dexterous grasping, and embodied AI.
- Supports learning-based manipulation, teleoperation, and human-robot interaction
experiments.
- Ideal for collaborative research in assistive and industrial robotics
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Clearpath Husky UGV + Dual UR5e
- Enables autonomous mobile manipulation, dual-arm coordination, and industrial
assembly research.
- Supports perception-guided grasping, dexterous manipulation, and mobile robotics.
- Ideal for collaborative research in manufacturing automation and embodied AI.
Husky
UR5e
Leo Rover + PincherX 100
- Enables multi-robot coordination, autonomous exploration, and outdoor autonomy
research.
- Supports navigation, perception, mapping, and cooperative mission planning.
- Ideal for collaborative projects in field robotics and environmental monitoring.
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SATLAB HYDROBOAT 990 USV
- Enables autonomous surface navigation, aquatic mapping, and environmental sensing
research.
- Supports localization, bathymetric surveying, and water-resource monitoring.
- Ideal for collaborative research in marine robotics and hydrology.
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Sensors
Intel RealSense D435i
- Enables 3D perception, object pose estimation, and SLAM for autonomous robots.
- Supports vision-guided manipulation, navigation, and human-robot interaction.
- Widely used for embodied AI and robot perception research.
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Velodyne VLP-16 “Puck”
- Enables large-scale mapping, localization, and autonomous navigation research.
- Supports obstacle avoidance and multi-sensor fusion experiments.
- Ideal for outdoor robotics and autonomous vehicle research.
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Zivid One+ RGB-D
- Industrial 3D color camera capturing dense, high-precision point clouds.
- Used for robotic manipulation, bin-picking, and quality inspection.
- Enables accurate spatial reconstruction under challenging lighting.
Zivid
FLIR Duo Pro R
- Dual-sensor payload combining thermal and 4K RGB imaging.
- Supports temperature measurement, fault detection, and monitoring.
- Ideal for inspection, search-and-rescue, and surveillance tasks.
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Basler USB 3.0 (ace)
- Compact industrial camera series supporting high-speed image acquisition.
- Delivers excellent image quality for robotics and automation vision pipelines.
- Offers diverse lens and resolution options for flexible applications.
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SLAMTEC RPLIDAR A2
- Affordable 2D LiDAR providing 360° scanning for indoor mapping.
- Produces reliable distance data for obstacle avoidance and SLAM.
- Lightweight design for easy integration on mobile robots.
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u-blox EVK-M8N GNSS
- Evaluation kit for multi-GNSS receivers supporting GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo.
- Provides high-accuracy positioning for robotics and UAV experiments.
- Used for sensor-fusion testing and navigation research.
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3D Printers
Formlabs Form 4B
- Professional resin 3D printer using Low Force Display (LFD™) technology.
- Delivers high-precision prints for engineering, dental, and biomedical uses.
- Supports a wide range of resins optimized for accuracy and surface finish.
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Elegoo Saturn Series
- High-resolution LCD resin printers for rapid prototyping and modeling.
- Feature fast printing speeds and large build volumes.
- Support multiple materials and slicer tools for flexible research.
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Computing Resources
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier
- Accelerates onboard AI, robot perception, and reinforcement learning.
- Supports deployment of deep-learning models directly on robotic platforms.
- Ideal for collaborative research in edge AI and autonomous systems.
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Alienware Aurora R15
- High-performance workstation with modern GPUs for AI and simulation.
- Handles demanding tasks in perception, planning, and reinforcement learning.
- Delivers stable multitasking and rapid model iteration.
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Dell Precision 5860 Tower
- Professional workstation equipped with Xeon CPUs and RTX Ada GPUs.
- Handles complex simulations, data processing, and 3D modeling.
- Central compute node for robotics and environmental analytics research.
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Data Sets
The UA College of Engineering Machine Shop supports fabrication, modification, and repair of custom
scientific instruments, with state-of-the-art machining and an extensive inventory (stainless steel,
aluminum, oxygen-free copper, brass, specialty metals, and plastics).
The UA Office of Information Technology (OIT) manages two primary high-performance computing
clusters (UAHPC and CHPC) hosted at the DC BLOX Tier III data center in Birmingham, AL. OIT
provides project data storage, licensed/open-source HPC software, a high-bandwidth science network,
connectivity to national research networks, and dedicated support personnel.
UA’s High Performance Computing and Data Center (HPC DC) is a 40,000-ft², $96M facility housing
a petascale system—the fastest supercomputer in Alabama—supporting computationally intensive
research in water, materials, transportation, health, national security, and quantum computing, and
enabling researchers to compete for federal and industry funding while fostering workforce
development (expected availability: August 2026).
Other Resources
The UA College of Engineering Machine Shop supports fabrication, modification, and repair of custom
scientific instruments, with state-of-the-art machining and an extensive inventory (stainless steel,
aluminum, oxygen-free copper, brass, specialty metals, and plastics).
The UA Office of Information Technology (OIT) manages two primary high-performance computing
clusters (UAHPC and CH
