Marquette University Humanoid Engineering & Intelligent Robotics Lab

The lab was started in Engineering Hall in 2012. It was directed by Professor Andrew Williams.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=251955361|title=Are Americans Getting Smarter About Obesity?|date=17 December 2013|publisher=NPR|accessdate=30 September 2015|archive-date=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930221418/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=251955361|url-status=live}} The lab receives funding to design and program robots to do things like function as exercise coaches and teach STEM concepts.{{cite web |url=http://wuwm.com/post/project-milwaukee-defining-innovation-milwaukee#stream/0 |title=Project Milwaukee: Defining Innovation in Milwaukee |author=Ann-Elise Henzl |date=March 11, 2016 |publisher=WUWM: Milwaukee Public Radio |accessdate=March 17, 2016 |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312091558/http://wuwm.com/post/project-milwaukee-defining-innovation-milwaukee#stream/0 |url-status=live }}

Members of the lab have worked on numerous publications that have been presented at various conferences around the world.{{cite web |url=http://www.eng.mu.edu/abwilliams/heirlab/publications.html |title=Recent Publications |author=Marquette University, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |publisher=Marquette University College of Engineering |website=marquette.edu/engineering/ |accessdate=26 July 2014 |archive-date=9 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609162338/http://www.eng.mu.edu/abwilliams/heirlab/publications.html |url-status=live }} They used Nao humanoid robots for some projects.{{cite web |url=https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=77687&from= |title=A student holds the Nao humanoid robot that is used in the Co-Robots for CompuGirls project. |publisher=NSF |date=December 12, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2023}}{{cite conference |title=Computational Awareness in a Tactile-Responsive Humanoid Robot Comedian |first=Paul |last=Kaefer |first2=Kevin |last2=Germino |first3=Dustin |last3=Venske |first4=Andrew B. |last4=Williams |author4-link=Andrew B. Williams |conference=2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics |doi=10.1109/SMC.2013.485 |quote= This work was supported by a Marquette University John P. Raynor Endowment and the Marquette University Humanoid Engineering and Intelligent Robotics Lab.}}

A robot called MU-L8 was designed and built by the lab. Many of the parts were 3D printed.{{cite web |url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/news/usa-robot-to-compete-in-world-cu-soccer-challenge/ |title=USA Robot To Compete In World Cup Soccer Challenge |last=Clark |first=Kevin L. |date=17 June 2014 |publisher=Black Enterprise |website=blackenterprise.com |accessdate=26 July 2014 |archive-date=3 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803085343/http://www.blackenterprise.com/news/usa-robot-to-compete-in-world-cu-soccer-challenge/ |url-status=live }}

In 2014, the lab participated in the RoboCup 2014 competition.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Marquette-students-have-player-in-Robocup-262976731.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730044128/http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Marquette-students-have-player-in-Robocup-262976731.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2014 |title=Marquette students have player in Robocup |last=McCormack |first=Michele |publisher=CBS 58 |date=12 June 2014 |website=CBS 58 {{!}} Local News |accessdate=26 July 2014 }}

MU-L8, a robot designed and built by the lab, was featured on the cover of Milwaukee Magazine's November 2013 issue.{{cite web |url=http://www.milwaukeemag.com/november2013 |title=Andrew Williams: Robot God |last=Butler |first=Sarah |publisher=Milwaukee Magazine |date=2 December 2013 |website=MilwaukeeMag.com |accessdate=26 July 2014 |archive-date=27 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227053830/http://www.milwaukeemag.com/november2013 |url-status=live }}

Members of the lab were interviewed by FOX 6 News Milwaukee on the building of a robot to compete at RoboCup.{{cite web |url=http://fox6now.com/2014/06/16/robocup-after-the-world-cup-robot-from-marquette-to-compete-in-soccer-challenge-in-brazil/ |title=Robocup: After the World Cup, robot from Marquette to compete in soccer challenge in Brazil! |last=Cruz |first=Brandon |publisher=FOX6Now.com |date=16 June 2014 |website=FOX6Now.com |accessdate=26 July 2014 |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004123008/https://www.fox6now.com/sports/robocup-after-the-world-cup-robot-from-marquette-to-compete-in-soccer-challenge-in-brazil |url-status=live }}

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an article on the lab's trip to the 2014 RoboCup competition in Brazil.{{cite web |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/marquette-team-head-to-robocup--the-world-cup-for-robots-b99311481z1-267671361.html |title=Marquette team heads to RoboCup — the World Cup for robots |last=Gebelhoff |first=Robert |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=18 July 2014 |website=jsonline.com |accessdate=26 July 2014 |archive-date=30 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730044129/http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/marquette-team-head-to-robocup--the-world-cup-for-robots-b99311481z1-267671361.html |url-status=live }}

In 2016, a team representing the lab traveled to Washington, D.C. for an event hosted by the Congressional Robotics Caucus.{{cite news |title=Mr. Roboto goes to Washington |url=http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/articles/kathleen-baert-mr-roboto-goes-to-washington/ |author=Kathleen Baert |publisher=The Milwaukee Independent |date=June 30, 2016 |accessdate=February 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214183044/http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/articles/kathleen-baert-mr-roboto-goes-to-washington/ |url-status=live }}

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• [https://www.facebook.com/heirlab Facebook page]
• [https://twitter.com/heirlab Twitter page]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20170528065923/http://www.eng.mu.edu/abwilliams/heirlab/ Website] (archived at the Wayback Machine)

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