The Autonomous Systems Lab is a part of the Engineering Design Department at IIT Madras. The lab was established in 2021, under the guidance of Dr. Bijo Sebastian. We focus on developing autonomous robotic solutions for a wide range of applications including autonomous navigation for mobile robots in indoor and outdoor environments, multi-agent coordination, intelligent grasping and manipulation.

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Lab outing
Fall 2023 group outing
Robotics research group
Conference presentation by Shreyash
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Latest News

Jul 2026 Journal paper on model-based adaptive cruise control published in IEEE Access.
Jul 2026 Indian patent application filed for a battery disassembly system.
Jul 2026 Chennai Traffic Dataset released on Zenodo.
Jun 2026 Paper on LiDAR-based vehicle classification accepted at IEEE APSCON 2026, Delhi.
Jun 2026 Paper on motion planning complexity for rebar placement tasks published at ISARC 2026, Singapore.
Mar 2026 Journal paper on cooperative manipulation published in ASME J. Mechanisms and Robotics.
Jan 2026 Two Indian patent applications filed: grasp position prediction for robotic grippers, and LLM-based robot task planning.
Dec 2025 Paper on switched reluctance motors presented at IEEE PESGRE 2025, Dharwad.
Dec 2025 Best Paper Award at IEEE STPEC 2025, NIT Goa for intelligent grasp planning work.
Nov 2025 Paper on optimal manipulator motion planning published in Springer Computational Kinematics (CK2025).
Nov 2025 Indian patent application filed for a UAV-deployable emission flux measurement apparatus.
Oct 2025 Paper on real-time perception and planning for human-robot collaboration presented at ICRM 2025, Kollam.
Sep 2025 Journal paper on three-finger grasp planning published in J. Intelligent & Robotic Systems.
Sep 2025 Dr. Bijo Sebastian receives Award for Excellence in Teaching, IIT Madras.
May 2025 QuickGrasp paper accepted at IEEE ICRA 2025, Atlanta.
Dec 2024 Two papers presented at IEEE IICAIET 2024, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Dec 2024 Journal paper on tracking and estimation for human-aware robot navigation published in IEEE Sensors Letters.
Aug 2024 Paper on landmark placement for indoor localization presented at ASME IDETC/CIE 2024.
May 2024 U.S. Patent No. 11986033 granted for robotic exoskeleton glove system.
Apr 2024 Best Presentation Award at IEEE ICCAR 2024, Singapore.
Jul 2026 Journal paper on model-based adaptive cruise control published in IEEE Access.
Jul 2026 Indian patent application filed for a battery disassembly system.
Jul 2026 Chennai Traffic Dataset released on Zenodo.
Jun 2026 Paper on LiDAR-based vehicle classification accepted at IEEE APSCON 2026, Delhi.
Jun 2026 Paper on motion planning complexity for rebar placement tasks published at ISARC 2026, Singapore.
Mar 2026 Journal paper on cooperative manipulation published in ASME J. Mechanisms and Robotics.
Jan 2026 Two Indian patent applications filed: grasp position prediction for robotic grippers, and LLM-based robot task planning.
Dec 2025 Paper on switched reluctance motors presented at IEEE PESGRE 2025, Dharwad.
Dec 2025 Best Paper Award at IEEE STPEC 2025, NIT Goa for intelligent grasp planning work.
Nov 2025 Paper on optimal manipulator motion planning published in Springer Computational Kinematics (CK2025).
Nov 2025 Indian patent application filed for a UAV-deployable emission flux measurement apparatus.
Oct 2025 Paper on real-time perception and planning for human-robot collaboration presented at ICRM 2025, Kollam.
Sep 2025 Journal paper on three-finger grasp planning published in J. Intelligent & Robotic Systems.
Sep 2025 Dr. Bijo Sebastian receives Award for Excellence in Teaching, IIT Madras.
May 2025 QuickGrasp paper accepted at IEEE ICRA 2025, Atlanta.
Dec 2024 Two papers presented at IEEE IICAIET 2024, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Dec 2024 Journal paper on tracking and estimation for human-aware robot navigation published in IEEE Sensors Letters.
Aug 2024 Paper on landmark placement for indoor localization presented at ASME IDETC/CIE 2024.
May 2024 U.S. Patent No. 11986033 granted for robotic exoskeleton glove system.
Apr 2024 Best Presentation Award at IEEE ICCAR 2024, Singapore.

Research Areas & Projects

UR5 robot arm performing grasping task

Intelligent Grasping and Manipulation

Developing perception, motion planning and control algorithms for intelligent grasping and manipulation in real world conditions, including human-robot collaborative workspaces.

Funded by the Accenture – IIT Madras Centre of Excellence.

Indoor autonomous mobile robot with vision sensors

Motion Planning for Mobile Robots

Developing autonomous navigation capabilities for mobile robots in indoor and outdoor environments, including localization in GPS-denied environments and path planning in human-centric spaces.

Funded by the New Faculty Initiation Grant (NFIG) from IIT Madras.

Multi-robot cooperative manipulation system

Multi-Agent Systems

Multi-agent systems for cooperative manipulation and transportation tasks, enabling multiple robots to handle objects beyond the capability of a single robot.

Funded by the Start-up Research Grant (SRG) under SERB.

Autonomous vehicle sensor suite

Autonomous Driving and ADAS

Development of autonomous driving and Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems tailored specifically for Indian road and traffic conditions, including perception, planning, and control for electric vehicles.

Funded by the New Faculty Seed Grant (NFSG) from IIT Madras.