Introduction to the Robotics Implementation Laboratory
The Robotics Implementation Laboratory is dedicated to providing students with a comprehensive environment for robotic development and practical experimentation, enabling them to gain real-world experience and develop practical engineering skills. The laboratory is equipped with seven collaborative robotic arms provided by Techman Robot, two autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) integrated with Techman robotic arms, a Smart Wafer Storage System, and ten small AMR vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with cameras, 2D LiDAR, IMU sensors, and miniature robotic arms. In addition, the laboratory provides eight NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX units and three Jetson AGX Orin high-performance edge computing platforms, offering powerful computing capabilities to support the development and testing of various robotic perception and control algorithms.
To deepen students’ application abilities, the laboratory offers two Project-Based Learning (PBL) courses each year: Application and Practice of Autonomous Mobile Robots and Application and Practical of Intelligent Robot. The course content includes autonomous navigation, integration of perception systems, and robotic vision technologies. Through project-based practice, students strengthen their interdisciplinary skills and hands-on capabilities. The laboratory also collaborates closely with Techman Robot, arranging engineers to mentor students each semester in operating collaborative robotic arms. The practical training covers tasks ranging from basic pick-and-place operations to advanced visual servoing and AI-based object recognition, enabling students to gain comprehensive experience from fundamental control to intelligent perception.
In the AMR course, students learn to use 2D/3D LiDAR for mapping and real-time localization (SLAM), apply autonomous navigation algorithms for path planning and obstacle avoidance, and optimize control algorithms to enhance system stability and efficiency—ultimately enabling the realization of a fully autonomous mobile robot platform.
The laboratory actively encourages students to participate in robotics-related competitions outside the university and provides extensive resources and workspace to support the design, development, and testing of robotic systems. Through these competitions, students apply classroom knowledge in real-world scenarios and further strengthen key competencies such as teamwork and innovative problem-solving.
Figure 1. The laboratory equipment. (Left: Autonomous Mobile Robot; Right: Techman Collaborative Robotic Arm.)
Figure 2. Students participating in robot operation and PBL project implementation in the laboratory.