Robot Vision Group

National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition

Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences


Robot Vision Group is part of the National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition (NLPR) at Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA). The group has eight faculty members and more than twenty Ph.D. students.

The main research activities of this group are concentrated on 3D computer vision, including camera calibration and 3D reconstruction, pose estimation, vision based robot navigation, and visual-serving etc.

The group is mainly funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National 863 Program of China, the National 973 Program of China, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Besides fundamental research, the group carries out vision applications in cooperation with the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, National Romote Sensing Center of China, National Astronomical Observatories, Nokia Research Center, etc.