From in-space manufacturing to personal fabrication, this lab develops computational design and fabrication platforms for points-of-need, using these tools to assemble space structures, autonomously fabricate robots, and digitally program self-assembling materials.

The Robotics, Aerospace and Information Networks (RAIN) Lab focuses on networked distributed autonomous systems operating in complex environments and examines fundamental and theoretical questions at the intersection of control theory, optimization, networks, as well as guidance, navigation, and control issues for space, air, and ground robotic systems.