Organization: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Country: Australia
Website: https://www.csiro.au
Year Founded: 1949
Number of Employees: 5500
The new Robotics Innovation Centre solidifies Australia’s international robotics standing.
Description:
In March 2019, Datra61, a business unit within Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO,) opened a new purpose-built research center for
robotics and autonomous systems – the Robotics Innovation Centre. The 48,000 square
foot facility, which is located at CSIRO’s Queensland Centre of Advanced Technologies,
features the biggest motion capture system in the Southern Hemisphere, which used to
validate data collected by robotics systems. It also boasts of a 13x5M pool for testing aquatic
robots, along with a number of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), legged systems, aerial
drones, and industrial robots. Data61 representatives indicated that the Robotics Innovation
Centre is open for both research and industry use, along with collaborative projects.
In March 2019, Datra61, a business unit within Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO,) opened a new purpose-built research center for
robotics and autonomous systems – the Robotics Innovation Centre. The 48,000 square
foot facility, which is located at CSIRO’s Queensland Centre of Advanced Technologies,
features the biggest motion capture system in the Southern Hemisphere, which used to
validate data collected by robotics systems. It also boasts of a 13x5M pool for testing aquatic
robots, along with a number of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), legged systems, aerial
drones, and industrial robots. Data61 representatives indicated that the Robotics Innovation
Centre is open for both research and industry use, along with collaborative projects.