The MIST Lab pushes the boundaries of autonomous robotics — from swarms of drones to lunar rovers, to caves and planetary surfaces — operating where infrastructure ends.
From autonomous swarms navigating caves to AI-powered field robots operating in extreme environments — our work drives the next generation of intelligent systems.
Enabling robots to perceive, reason, and act in complex, GPS-denied environments with minimal human intervention.
Coordinating dozens of robots to achieve collective intelligence — decentralized, resilient, and scalable beyond any single platform.
Deploying systems in real-world hostile conditions: lava fields, underground caves, arctic terrain, and simulated planetary surfaces.
Building robust, reusable software architectures that make complex robot systems reliable and deployable at scale.
Leads research at the intersection of swarm intelligence, autonomous field robots, and space science — pushing robots into the most challenging environments on Earth and beyond.
Investigates uncertainty in robotics — how to represent it in perception and handle it in planning — combining probabilistic inference with modern machine learning.
Develops spatial AI and robot perception systems that let machines understand and navigate complex 3D environments, with a focus on swarm intelligence and distributed mapping.
With the addition of a G1 humanoid robot, MIST Lab expands its research into legged locomotion and human-robot interaction.
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New research integrating aerial and legged robots demonstrates robust autonomy in challenging winter environments.
→ ResearchFoundations of robotic perception, including sensor data processing, probabilistic inference, SLAM, 3D representations, uncertainty modeling, simulation, and perception for manipulation and multi-agent systems.
Multi-agent consensus and collective decision-making. Optimization by swarm intelligence: ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization.
Core robotics concepts with hands-on lab projects using real hardware.
We're always looking for motivated PhD and MSc candidates passionate about autonomous systems, field robotics, and space applications. Funded positions available.