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.

ASL research group photo
Lab outing
Fall 2023 group outing
Robotics research group
Conference presentation by Shreyash
Talk at Accenture Labs, Bangalore

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.