Dr. Manbir Sodhi Professor & Lab Director sodhi@uri.edu
Leads industry & systems engineering and strategic industry partnerships.
Roster
A multi-level team focused on industrial systems engineering research and practical applications.
Principal Advisor
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Doctoral Students
Masters Students
Undergraduate Researchers
Lab Spaces
Where the work happens — research environments across the URI Kingston campus.
Capstone Room
Primary manufacturing testbed featuring Niryo Ned2 robots, xArm collaborative robots, conveyor belts, an AVRS rotating inventory system, Alvix robots, CNC machines with integrated sensors, and laser cutters. Capstone seniors and lab members work here on hands-on Industry 4.0 projects.
Vehicular Vision & Tracking Lab
Houses vision-focused research alongside higher-powered laser cutting and 3-D printing resources used across multiple lab projects.
Graduate Lounge
Collaborative workspace for graduate students — writing, analysis, and project coordination.
Lab Support Room
Additional workspace and storage supporting ongoing testbed research and equipment maintenance.