
AirLab is a research group at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in autonomous systems. Their research spans various aspects of robotics, including sensing, perception, localization, and motion planning for autonomous aerial robots. They have achieved notable recognition, including a Best Conference Paper Award at ICRA 2025 for their MAC-VO paper and a finalist selection for an outstanding learning paper at ICRA 2022 with TartanDrive. The lab also highlights achievements such as winning the DARPA SubT Challenge Tunnel Circuit with Team Explorer and receiving the Howard Hughes Award for AACUS. Their work aims to enable robots to operate intelligently and autonomously in challenging environments, as demonstrated by their research in areas like autonomous off-road driving, airport surface movement forecasting, and aerial manipulation.

AirLab is a research group at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in autonomous systems. Their research spans various aspects of robotics, including sensing, perception, localization, and motion planning for autonomous aerial robots. They have achieved notable recognition, including a Best Conference Paper Award at ICRA 2025 for their MAC-VO paper and a finalist selection for an outstanding learning paper at ICRA 2022 with TartanDrive. The lab also highlights achievements such as winning the DARPA SubT Challenge Tunnel Circuit with Team Explorer and receiving the Howard Hughes Award for AACUS. Their work aims to enable robots to operate intelligently and autonomously in challenging environments, as demonstrated by their research in areas like autonomous off-road driving, airport surface movement forecasting, and aerial manipulation.