Robot Intelligence through Perception Lab

Celebrating Keziah's successful PhD defense!

Vincent demos his HapCompass interface at MWRW 2026

Jingtian presents his latest work at MWRW 2026

South Side Science Fair

Checkers at MSI

Checkers at MSI

Duckietown at MSI

McDade students visit TTIC

Summer 2022 visiting students

Chip explains how Baxter solves a Rubik's Cube

Baxter solves a Rubik's Cube at MSI

Checkers at MSI

Duckietown Autolab at TTIC

Robot Block Party at MSI

Building Duckiebots (incidentally, the three people here each now work at different self-driving companies)

Checkers at UCLS

The Robot Intelligence through Perception Lab (RIPL) at TTI-Chicago develops intelligent, perceptually aware robots that are able to work effectively with and alongside people in unstructured environments.

RIPL is directed by Professor Matthew R. Walter. Our research focuses on advanced perception algorithms that endow robots with a rich awareness of their surroundings and the ability to interact safely and naturally with humans. We are particularly interested in algorithms that take as input multi-modal observations of a robot’s surround (e.g., laser range data, image streams, and speech) and infer properties of the objects, places, people, and events that comprise a robot’s environment.

We are looking for talented PhD students who are excited about computer vision, natural language understanding, and machine learning for robotics. If you are interested in joining us, consider applying to TTI-Chicago.

We are also looking to host students who are enthusiastic about robotics as part of TTI-Chicago’s Visiting Student Program, and encourage you to apply.