The Intelligent Control and Robotics Lab at URI (ICRobots) is an interdepartmental research group including three PI’s, Musa Jouaneh, Chengzhi Yuan, and Paolo Stegagno. Our research focus include:

Latest Research

  • Automated Disassembly of Electronic Waste - Electronic waste (e-waste) is a growing global challenge as the number of electronic devices continues to increase while their service lifespans decline. Despite the growing need for sustainable recycling and reuse, efficient methods for automated, non-destructive e-waste disassembly remain limited. Our initial work in this area focused on the design and characterization of a prototype […]
  • Development of a Device for Proprioception Training - As medical technology continues to evolve, there is a growing demand for affordable and effective rehabilitation devices, particularly for proprioception training. This project, funded by a Rhode Island Innovation Voucher Grant from RI Commerce, focused on the design, modeling, and control of a prototype device for proprioception training. The device consists of two ball-screw linear stages, each […]
  • Automated Nut Threading - This project developed a novel robotic system designed to automate the initial mating of nuts on threaded studs by integrating convolutional neural networks, image processing, and force sensing. The YOLO architecture was employed to develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) to identify studs and studs with threaded nuts. Visual servoing that combines CNN with traditional […]