ARRI is a University of Texas at Arlington research group specializing in design, analysis, simulation (discrete-event and kinematic) and prototype development of automated assembly, process, and material handling systems. http://arri.uta.edu/
Research areas include multi-robot systems, robots performing 10,000 feet or more below sea-level, automation of commercial farming and mining equipment. http://www.inl.gov/adaptiverobotics/
Founded in 1983, HRL does research on the topics of robotic manipulation, choreography of dynamic systems, system identification, ananlog computation, and pattern generation. http://hrl.harvard.edu/
Non-profit research center based at the University of Florida. Led by Robin Murphy CRASAR develops robotic technologies to assist search and rescue teams. http://crasar.csee.usf.edu/
WCSAR is a NASA sponsored research center that helps with the commercialization of robotics, automation, and other advanced technologies. http://wcsar.engr.wisc.edu/
An interdepartmental Research Center of the University of Pisa devoted to the field robotics and bioengineering. The site includes research activities and researcher profiles. http://www.piaggio.ccii.unipi.it/
CRES is the second largest robotics research center in the United States. Brings together more than eight USC robotics research labs. http://cres.usc.edu/
Researches ways in which autonomous robots - large and small; walking, climbing and flying - can be developed to 'do the right thing at the right time'. http://www.ias.uwe.ac.uk/
Research topics include sensor based motion planning, robot locomotion, control theory, medical robotics, and modular robots. http://robotics.caltech.edu/