The Cooperative Autonomous Systems (CAS) Lab focuses on controlling multiple autonomous vehicles in real time. The facility is equipped with a state-of-the-art motion capture system, which provides GPS data with sub-millimeter accuracy. It also contains a handful of different quadrotor UAVs and ground robots. The lab provides an excellent educational and research environment for students to design, implement, and test autonomous system planning and control algorithms.

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UI professor looks to develop formula for quicker response in self-driving underwater vehicles

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Venanzio Cichella has won a grant to develop a mathematical algorithm to help self-driving underwater vehicles more quickly make decisions and react to changed conditions.
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Congratulations to Camilla!

Thursday, October 24, 2024
Camilla has been selected as a finalist for the inaugural Amazon Robotics PhD Communication Competition.
Venanzio Cichella poses with his alumni award

Congratulations to Venanzio!

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Venanzio is the recipient of the 2024 MechSE Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.