About Us

Informatics, Cobots and Intelligent Construction (ICIC) Lab

The Informatics, Cobots and Intelligent Construction (ICIC) Lab (Du Lab), located at Weil Hall 360 at the University of Florida, is a premier research facility dedicated to the intersection of human-robot collaboration and built environment informatics. Our laboratory infrastructure includes:

🤖 Robotics & Automation
Two Franka Emika Panda arms, three quadrupedal robots (robotic dogs), and DJI drones for aerial site surveys.

🧠 Neuroimaging & Biometrics
NIRx and Artinis Brite 24 fNIRS, NuroScan 4.5 EEG, MySignals Physiological sensors, and wearable eye trackers (Pupil Lab).

👓 VR/AR & Haptics
HaptX gloves, four haptic controllers, HTC VIVE Pro (with eye tracking), Oculus Rift, and Kinect depth cameras.

🖥️ Computation & Sensing
12 Alienware workstations (RTX 3080), 24TB Synology NAS, RedPoint indoor localization, and Leica/Velodyne LiDAR scanners.

PHYSICAL ADDRESS
Weil Hall 360, 1949 Stadium Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
Email: eric.du@essie.ufl.edu

Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is a premier research unit at the University of Florida… [Full Text Retained]. Ranked as a top public engineering school, the college comprises nine departments and over 20 specialized research centers.

Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE)

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