New to the lab
Start with orientation, agree on your platform and supervision, then use its setup guide.
Watch · understand · experiment
A starting point for your next experiment.
Technical videos, code, manuals, and guided learning prompts for courses, VIP teams, senior design, and research.
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Building a project
Define a baseline and test plan before connecting algorithms to hardware.
Teaching a course
Pair a short video or digital-twin exercise with a focused lab investigation.
Technical video library
These are external vendor resources, not recordings of AVRC experiments. Some videos feature equipment or software beyond the current lab configuration. Confirm availability with the lab team. Videos load only when you choose to play them.
17 of 17 videos · Official Quanser channel
AI & cooperative robotics
Applied AI with Quanser Autonomous Vehicles
Quanser’s Python Intelligence Toolset and image-based neural-network examples for GPU-enabled autonomous platforms.
Try a learning prompt
Separate training from inference, identify the sensor inputs, and propose a latency and accuracy test.
AI & cooperative robotics
Closing the Sim-to-Real Gap: Inside Quanser’s Reinforcement Learning Research
A September 2026 account of an ongoing QBot navigation study, including an Isaac Lab training workflow and unresolved transfer challenges.
Try a learning prompt
Identify one source of simulation-to-hardware mismatch and design a test that could isolate it.
AI & cooperative robotics
Cooperative Decentralized Control of Heterogeneous Multi-Vehicle Systems
An August 2026 webinar on model-based formation control with aerial and ground vehicles. This provides a coordination baseline; it is not presented as a machine-learning method.
Try a learning prompt
Which relative measurements are needed? Explain where a learned perception method might assist the controller.
Robotics & control
QArm Mini
Quanser’s introduction to its compact manipulation platform.
Try a learning prompt
Identify the arm joints, gripper, and camera; explain the role of each in a pick-and-place task.
Robotics & control
QArm Mini Pick and Place
An official Quanser manipulation demonstration.
Try a learning prompt
Separate perception, coordinate mapping, motion planning, and grasping in the demonstrated task.
Mobile robotics
QBot Platform Overview
A short introduction to Quanser’s mobile robotics platform.
Try a learning prompt
Identify a sensing or navigation question you could investigate with a mobile robot.
Mobile robotics
Mobile Robotics Lab Overview Product Video
An overview of the vendor’s mobile robotics lab ecosystem.
Try a learning prompt
Sketch a path-following investigation and decide what data would demonstrate success.
Mobile robotics
Mobile Robotics Lab — Integrated Robotics Ecosystem for Education and Research
Quanser’s perspective on connecting robotics instruction and research.
Try a learning prompt
Separate a course-sized learning activity from a longer research question.
Digital twins
Quanser Physical AI Workflow — Isaac Sim, QLabs, Hardware
An introduction to the vendor’s simulation-to-hardware workflow.
Try a learning prompt
List assumptions in a simulation that you would need to check on physical hardware.
Digital twins
Quanser Webinar | Paul Karam, Mixed Reality Research
A Quanser webinar introducing mixed-reality research approaches.
Try a learning prompt
Explain which quantities come from the physical experiment and which come from the model.
Robotics & control
HD2 High Definition Haptic Device: Multi-Domain Haptics, Single Platform
A vendor introduction to haptic interaction and the HD2 platform.
Try a learning prompt
Propose an experiment relating motion, force feedback, and human interaction.
Robotics & control
Sensor-Driven Motion Control with Vision and IMU | Mechatronics Design Lab
A vendor demonstration connecting sensing and motion control.
Try a learning prompt
Describe how sensor noise or delay could affect the control loop.
Teaching & design
Develop Multidisciplinary Labs
Ideas for using shared lab platforms across engineering disciplines.
Try a learning prompt
Choose one topic in your course and map it to a measurable hands-on activity.
Teaching & design
Durable Engineering Skills
A Quanser and MATLAB discussion for engineering educators.
Try a learning prompt
Identify a transferable skill and the student evidence you would use to assess it.
Research practice
Quanser Research Browser Walkthrough
A walkthrough of Quanser’s research discovery resource.
Try a learning prompt
Find a relevant paper and record its method, baseline, and limitations.
Mobile robotics
Self-Driving Car Research Studio
A vendor overview of a self-driving vehicle research environment.
Try a learning prompt
Compare wheeled-robot navigation and road-vehicle autonomy; identify what cannot be transferred directly.
Teaching & design
Inside Quanser: Engineering Solutions for Education and Research
An introduction to the organization behind the platforms and teaching resources.
Try a learning prompt
Identify which support resources your team will need before starting a lab activity.
Code, manuals & deeper learning
Match the resource to your platform model, operating system, and installed software. Follow the lab’s approved configuration for physical experiments.
Quanser Academic Resources ↗
Official setup guides, user manuals, concept reviews, teaching content, and research examples.
QLabs programming resources ↗
Official libraries, documentation, and tutorials for the QLabs environment.
Quanser product documentation ↗
Find the appropriate resources for your platform and software configuration.
Quanser’s YouTube channel ↗
Browse the full official collection of demonstrations, webinars, and platform introductions.
Quanser webinars ↗
Engineering education, control, autonomy, and research talks from Quanser and invited speakers.
QBot ROS 2 hardware and localization ↗
Official QBot Platform drivers and localization packages. Check hardware and software requirements before use.
Quanser URDF representations ↗
Official robot description files for supported Quanser platforms.
Platforms and Pedagogy ↗
Quanser’s webinar on organizing efficient, multidisciplinary engineering labs.
Cooperative multi-vehicle control ↗
An external research talk on decentralized control of heterogeneous vehicles.
Closing the simulation-to-hardware gap ↗
Quanser’s discussion of an in-progress QBot reinforcement-learning workflow.
Looking for RAOP educator materials?
The 2026 educator guide, blank T1–T6 forms, and cohort experience remain in the RAOP program section.