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
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What's New?
| 14 Dec 2009: Lab research featured
by Scientific American and Fast Company |
| Scientific
American and on-line business periodical Fast
Company have highlighted our work on smart wheelchair systems.
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| 11 Nov 2009: Lab research
highlighted on Engadget |
| Popular technology weblog
Engadget
has picked up our work on smart wheelchair systems.
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| 12 Nov 2008: VADER Lab funded to
develop smart wheelchair technologies |
| Freedom Sciences, LLC and Prof. Spletzer have been awarded a
Phase 1 SBIR by the National Science
Foundation, as well as a grant from The Technology
Collaborative to support the development of smart wheelchair
technologies. |
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