The Origins of WMR

Warwick Mobile Robotics began as a project developed by a group of final year, multi-disciplinary MEng students at the University of Warwick. The project, looking at developing an autonomous robot football team was part of the School of Engineering, operating out of a laboratory situated in the IMC, International Manufacturing Centre, home of the world renowned WMG.

Present Day

Having moved on from robot football, WMR now is undertaking two separate projects;

• A team of undergraduates developing a robotic rescue platform for navigating a (simulated) collapsed building, locating and helping victims, both autonomously and using tele-operation.
• A PhD project creating an unmanned autonomous flying robot for exploring and mapping inaccessible buildings and environments.

The projects are supported and assisted by two PhD students, three University academics who act as the project directors (Prof. Ken Young, Dr Emma Rushforth and Dr. Peter Jones) and the helpful technicians on the IMC shop floor.

For more information about our projects, visit our project section.