Vision, Assistive Devices, and Experimental Robotics Laboratory

Welcome to the VADER Laboratory at Lehigh University! Founded in September 2003, the lab serves as an inter-disciplinary research center focused on advancing the field of applied robotics with an emphasis on: assistive technologies, vision-aided robotics, and multi-agent systems. Based in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science (RCEAS), the laboratory welcomes students with backgrounds stemming from a multitude of disciplines. These include but are by no means limited to: Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.

Feel free to browse our pages. If you have any questions or comments, please email these to VADER Email.

What's New?

12 Oct 2012: Lab Research Presented at IROS 2012
Our work on terrain classification was presented at the IROS 2012 Workshop on Progress, Challenges and Future Perspectives in Navigation and Manipulation Assistance for Robotic Wheelchairs. You can watch a video demonstration here.
18 July 2012: Lab Research Presented at FSR 2012
Our work on smart wheelchair navigation in urban environments was presented at FSR 2012. You can watch a sample video of a bookstore run here .
15 May 2012: Lab Research Presented at ICRA 2012
Our team's work on UAV Wind Field Estimation was presented at ICRA 2012.
25 Apr 2012: A Robot Torchbearer
See one of our robots carry the torch for the LVHN Robotic Surgery Simulation Olympics opening cermonies.
10 Jan 2012: New Faces
The lab welcomes Mike Pollock as a new research assistant. Mike will be working on the Smart Wheelchair Project .
1 Jan 2012: New Collaboration Partner
We've begun a collaboration with Love Park Robotics to develop driving aids for independent living.
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