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Robots touch every corner of modern life.
They've changed the faces of fields
ranging from business, engineering, and
communications to transportation,
agriculture, medicine, and national
defense. Oregon State University's
robotics program is recognized as one of
the country's best where more than 25
faculty and 180 top-notch graduate
students conduct cutting-edge robotics
research or apply robotics applications. 
Our focus is on the design, modeling, and
control of systems that observe, move
within, interact with, and act upon their
environment. Such systems include mobile robots, soft robots, micro aerial vehicles,
underwater robots, and large active
sensor networks. Reaching beyond
technological development, we explore
robotics and intelligent systems
holistically, considering their impact on
people and the potential for robots to
shape the future. The Collaborative
Robotics and Intelligent systems
Institute, also known as CoRIS, reflects
this diversity, bringing together
researchers from all over campus under a
shared umbrella. Our early successes,
strong research reputation, and critical
degree granting programs cement the
university's place as a national leader
in robotics and AI and a key partner for
industry. Through our research we are not
just shaping the future of how people and
robots interact, we are ensuring that
those interactions are truly improving lives.
