Opening soon in Cluj-Napoca

UBB × CORE Network

CORE LabsCluj

A new home for cognitive robotics and embodied intelligence.

Joint research at Babeș-Bolyai University in autonomous systems, intelligent simulation, and robot learning.

UBB publications

A joint research initiative in the CORE Network.

AI Lab

Research systems under construction

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Upcoming platform

Humanoid robotics in Cluj

CORE Labs Cluj is preparing a new humanoid robotics research platform around the Unitree R1 for embodied AI, locomotion, and human–robot interaction.

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Explore the Unitree R1

Lab integration in progress

Experiments, capabilities, and platform details will be revealed soon.

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The next research chapter

New laboratory capabilities are in development. These areas remain intentionally hidden while the programme takes shape.

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Established research programme

Autonomous Driving Lab

The Cluj lab connects intelligent vehicle vision, modular simulation, scenario generation, planning, and physical 1:10-scale research platforms.

Simulation

Traffic Network Builder

Interactive tools for constructing and simulating complex traffic networks to rigorously test autonomous systems.

Evaluation

Benchmarking Framework

A comprehensive benchmarking suite for evaluating autonomous driving algorithms across various metrics and scenarios.

Motion Planning

Real-Time Corridor Planning

Advanced corridor planning using cubic spirals for smooth, kinematically feasible trajectory generation in real-time.

Field Test

Real-World 1:10 Scale Autonomous Driving

Testing real-world 1:10 scale autonomous driving capabilities, showcasing reliable navigation and control.

UBB research output

Recent publications

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Conference2025Published

Scalable Aggregation Under Client-Side Compute Variability in Federated Learning

Szilagyi, David, Petec, R.G., Benta, K.I.

IEEE 37th ICTAIPaper