Autonomous Robotics Research Project
​The Autonomous Robotics Research Program (ARRP) was founded in 2016 as a platform to provide both undergraduate and graduate students from any discipline an opportunity to learn through collaborative research or technical projects.
The program offers a wide range of projects that range from purely research projects to practical projects that run for either 6 months (1 semester) or 12 months (2 semesters). Similar to University capstone projects but supported with training and materials from MUEEC, ARRP provides an opportunity for students to apply their university learning to practical problems.
A launch event and presentation night is also run for the program at the beginning and end of each semester to monitor the progress of each project. Industry guests are invited to presentation nights to enjoy a night with high achieving student teams and have an opportunity to view their interesting projects.​
Current Projects:
Autonomous Race Car
The main goals are to create a small test platform car and software to drive it autonomously while being able to avoid obstacles to race around a track.
Battery Powered Teaching Space
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In collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering and IT, we are working on creating a folding battery powered table to be used by students within a flexible lab space.
Screw Sorting Robot
The goal of this project is to use computer vision to classify and sort random screws by type and length.
Condition Health Monitoring
This project is about 3D print/printer health monitoring, with data gathering and using machine learning and computer vision to predict, identify and prevent failure.
Mission
ARRP operates on the belief that everyone has an equal opportunity to partake in practical projects
at a professional standard. The fundamental aim of this program is to enhance student experience
at both technical and research levels by offering and supporting student-led projects ranging from
aerospace & drones to machine learning & robotics.
Check out some of ARRP's past projects!