Learn from Australia’s top robotics experts
QUT is the home of Queensland’s leading researcher in robotics, Professor Michael Milford. We are proud to be Australia's number one robotics research institution for the fifth consecutive year (Australian Research Magazine, 2024).
Associate Professor Sara Couperthwaite
Associate Professor Sara Couperthwaite is leading a project with QUT, Lava Blue and the Innovative Manufactuing CRC to produce high purity alumina (HPA) from kaolin clay, an abundant natural and unconventional resource.
Professor David McCarthy
Ensuring the world has enough safe drinking water is one of our greatest challenges. Water engineer and Professor David McCarthy is leading research to tackle pollution to make sure stormwater is safe for reuse and discharge to downstream water bodies. David’s research has drawn cooperation from a wide range of water agencies nationally and internationally.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Peter Corke
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Peter Corke is the Chief Scientist of Dorabot (Shenzhen) and on the advisory boards of Emesent and LYRO. He is a fellow of the IEEE, the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, the Australian Academy of Science; and has held visiting positions at Oxford, University of Illinois, Carnegie-Mellon University and University of Pennsylvania. Prior to QUT, he founded and led CSIRO's Autonomous Systems Laboratory.
Associate Professor David Holmes
Associate Professor David Holmes is a leader in electric and autonomous vehicle systems design, manufacture, implementation, testing and research. He’s currently collaborating with BMW as they implement Industry 5.0 practices in their manufacturing operations in Germany.
