About

A kitchenette in front of a green backdrop in Mason's Autonomy and Robotics Center.

Student lounge space at the entrance of the center. (Artist's rendering)

Mesh gray curtains hang from the ceiling of the Mason's Autonomy and Robotics Center room.

High-bay space for testing drones and other robots. (Artist's rendering)

An empty space with mesh curtains and a white column in the MARC room.

Space for lab experiments with drones and robots. (Artist's rendering)

The Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center (MARC) conducts research and provides unique educational opportunities to address local and global needs in autonomy, embedded artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics.

Our interdisciplinary activities take a holistic approach to growing technological demands by combining computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering, systems engineering, psychology, philosophy, and policy education and research.

                              Main capability areas

Innovative Design
Creating new and innovative autonomous and robotic systems to enhance human endeavors.
Validate and Verify
Developing new approaches, tools and techniques to ensure autonomous and robotic systems with AI are safe.
Deploy Responsibly
Holistically assessing the sociotechnical aspects of autonomous and robotic systems deployment.

Working in conjunction with our other research affiliates and technology partners has created a proven and repeatable technology development program, uniting faculty, students, government agencies, and corporate sponsors.

Directions to the Center

Getting Here: We're next to the Nguyen Engineering Building, located at 4511 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030. When you arrive on campus, follow University Drive, which becomes Patriot Circle. Go through two traffic lights; then at the second stop sign, turn right on Sandy Creek Way. Make an immediate left into the visitor parking level of the Shenandoah Parking Deck.

Parking: From the Shenandoah Park Deck, proceed towards the back exit; (parking closest to the exit will be closest to Research Hall). Walk out of the garage exit and downhill on York River Road. Research Hall is to the left of the Nguyen Engineering Building.