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IRES: Advancing Research on Optimizing Collaborative Human-Mobile Robot Operations for Nex — NSF Award to University of Missouri-C

This IRES project prepares U.S. students to address future supply chain challenges in manufacturing and service systems by exploring how humans and autonomous mobile robots can collaborate effectively in shared workspaces. In response to increasing automation across industries, students engage in hands-on research to d

Award titleIRES: Advancing Research on Optimizing Collaborative Human-Mobile Robot Operations for Nex
Award ID2505420
AwardeeUniversity of Missouri-Columbia
CityCOLUMBIA
StateMO
Amount obligated$450,000
Principal investigatorSharan Srinivas
ProgramIntl Rsrch Exp for Stds (IRES)
Start date09/01/2025
AbstractThis IRES project prepares U.S. students to address future supply chain challenges in manufacturing and service systems by exploring how humans and autonomous mobile robots can collaborate effectively in shared workspaces. In response to increasing automation across industries, students engage in hands-on research to design, optimize, and manage collaborative systems for real-world tasks such as hospital intralogistics, semiconductor manufacturing, and warehouse order picking. Germany, a global
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