Durable Engineering Skills Ep. 1: Frame the Problem

In the first episode of Durable Engineering Skills, Peter Martin from Quanser and Brian Douglas from MathWorks explore why strong problem solving starts with framing the problem before jumping to a solution. They discuss how engineering education can sometimes become “solution first” — teaching students a tool or method before giving them the problem it was designed to solve — and how project-based learning can help reverse that approach. Through examples from the classroom and real engineering work, Peter and Brian look at how experimentation, collaboration, and learning to navigate unfamiliar problems can better prepare students for the challenges they’ll face throughout their careers. Durable Engineering Skills is a series from Quanser and MathWorks exploring eight long-lasting skills that can help engineers tackle complex challenges and turn ideas into practical solutions.

Develop Multidisciplinary Labs

Engineering Leadership Insider explores the challenges shaping engineering education today. Each episode offers practical insights for academic leaders on modernizing programs, expanding access to hands-on learning, developing multidisciplinary labs, keeping pace with new technology, and preparing students for industry, even when resources are limited.

Durable Engineering Skills

Peter Martin and Brian Douglas discuss and share 8 Durable Engineering Skills

Quanser Physical AI Workflow - Isaac Sim - QLabs - Hardware

The QBot Platform is fully simulated in Isaac Sim, allowing you to train policies in Isaac Lab, verify them with the Virtual QBot Platform, and validate them via hardware deployment on the embedded NVIDIA Orin Nano.

Inside Quanser: Engineering Solutions for Education and Research

Go inside Quanser for a closer look at who we are, what we build, and how our teams support engineering education and research around the world. In this video, you’ll hear from Quanser leadership, see our teams and facilities in action, and learn how our work across research, development, academic applications, manufacturing, support, and customer partnerships comes together to help universities deliver hands-on learning and accelerate innovation. For more than 35 years, Quanser has worked with educators, researchers, and institutions to create platforms for controls, robotics, mechatronics, autonomous systems, and applied AI. Learn more about Quanser: https://www.quanser.com/ #Quanser #EngineeringEducation #Robotics #AppliedAI #Mechatronics #ControlSystems

Are Engineering Programs Too Exam-Heavy? #Engineering #Shorts

Are engineering programs becoming too exam-heavy? Exams have their place. But when 70%, or even 100%, of a course grade depends on one exam, are we missing an essential part of engineering education? Engineering is an applied science. Students need opportunities to test ideas, make mistakes, adapt, and bring theory to life through hands-on experience. Theory and practice aren’t competing priorities. They’re two halves of the same engineering experience. #Engineering #EngineeringEducation #ExperientialLearning #STEM #TechTuesdaysWithPK

QArm Mini Overview

The Quanser QArm Mini is a robust and safe arm for teaching introductory manipulator robotics for undergraduate students. Its compact workspace and onboard camera are ideal for practical and engaging learning experiences.

QBot Platform Overview

The Quanser QBot Platform is an innovative open-architecture autonomous ground robot, built on a differential drive mobile platform.

Mechatronics Design Lab overview

Quanser Mechatronic Actuators Trainer Overview

Quanser Mechatronic Sensors Trainer Overview

Mobile Robotics Lab Overview Product Video

The Quanser Mobile Robotics Lab offers a turnkey solution for institutions looking to build or expand their capacity in mobile robotics education and research.

Mobile Robotics Lab - Integrated Robotics Ecosystem for Education and Research

The Quanser Mobile Robotics Lab offers a turnkey solution for institutions looking to build or expand their capacity in mobile robotics education and research. The lab includes four QBot Platform mobile robots with advanced sensors and high-performance NVIDIA GPU computing, along with one QArm Mini. With ready-to-use courseware, research examples, and compatibility with Python, MATLAB Simulink, C++, and ROS 2, the lab is well suited for diverse research activities and easy integration into a wide range of programs and courses. High-fidelity digital twins also help extend learning beyond the physical lab, supporting on-campus, off-campus, and remote experiences. https://www.quanser.com/products/mobile-robotics-lab/

Mechatronics Design Lab - Product Overview

Mechatronic Design Lab is a comprehensive, modular learning environment that helps students develop practical skills in sensor integration, actuator control, and mechatronic system design. It gives students a balanced mechatronics experience using Quanser’s Mechatronic Sensors Trainer and Mechatronic Actuators Trainer. Visit https://www.quanser.com/products/mechatronics-design-lab/ and learn more.

Sensor-Driven Motion Control with Vision and IMU | Mechatronics Design Lab

From Sensing to Motion to Augmented Reality: the Sensors Trainer uses its encoder to command the DC motor on the Actuators Trainer (speed + direction), “sees” the motion with its camera, and detects a tap via IMU to trigger a festive Christmas LCD overlay. Explore the open teaching library (17 sensor + 4 actuator modules) and build your own applications by mixing modules with a bit of customization. Teaching library: https://bit.ly/3YCnKho #Quanser #SensorsTrainer #ActuatorsTrainer #Mechatronics #DCMotor #Encoder #ComputerVision #IMU #AugmentedReality #EngineeringEducation #STEM #HandsOnLearning

QCar 2: Autonomous Mobility

The power of a robot on four wheels, built within the Quanser ecosystem, enabling endless applications faster and more efficiently.

Quanser Holiday Wishes 2025

Our best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a happy 2026!

Tec De Monterrey & Quanser Mechatronics Design Lab

A great reminder of what happens when friction in the learning process disappears. Students and professors from @Tec de Monterrey joined us at Quanser HQ and built fully functioning prototypes, self-balancing robots, and gesture-controlled robotic arms in just over two days. The Mechatronic Sensors and Actuators Trainers handled the integration overhead, letting students focus on what matters: sensing, actuation, algorithms, iteration, and real engineering design. Watch the MDL philosophy in action: developing design instincts, not just running experiments.

Kids Take Over Quanser! CEO Paul Gilbert Responds to Their Wildest Ideas

When kids visited Quanser for Take Your Kid to Work Day, we asked them a simple question: “If you were CEO of Quanser for a day, what would you do?” From riding QBots around the office, to crash-testing drones, to offering free lunches, the answers didn’t disappoint. In this video, CEO Paul Gilbert reacts to their ideas and shares real stories about QBot prototypes, durability testing, company traditions, and why Quanser continues to focus on academic impact above all else.

Digital Magnifier using Quanser Mechatronics Design Lab

The Quanser Mechatronic Sensors Trainer helps students learn sensor fundamentals and build engaging applications like this Digital Magnifier using an RGB camera, LCD display, encoder, and joystick. It’s a powerful starting point to explore edge detection, object tracking, and automated inspection. Learn More: https://www.quanser.com/products/mechatronics-design-lab/ #HandsOnLearning #EngineeringEducation #Quanser #SensorsAndActuators #VisionSystems #AIinEducation #STEMLearning #RoboticsEducation #EdgeDetection #ObjectTracking

QCafe S2 - E4

How do we keep students truly engaged and motivated to learn? Professor Euan Lindsay from Aalborg University shares practical insights on how the Problem-Based Learning framework helps students stay motivated by designing solutions to real-world problems, even in their first week with zero technical skills. 🎤 Watch the full conversation on Quanser Café to explore the full story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU_IVY097n0 #QuanserCafé #Quanser #AalborgUniversity #EngineeringEducation #StudentEngagement #ProblemBasedLearning #STEMEducation

QArm Mini - Pick & Place Demo

Curious about what makes the QArm Mini stand out in robotics education and research? This video demonstrates a pick-and-place application with current-controlled grasping, enabling the QArm Mini to grasp objects of varying sizes without requiring prior specification of their dimensions or geometry. Stay tuned for a visual servoing upgrade coming soon! #Quanser #QArmMini #Robotics #Automation #ControlSystems #EngineeringEducation #STEM

Siami Lab at Northeastern University

Few labs cover the full stack of autonomy like Siami Lab at Northeastern University, from Wi-Fi-based perception and sensor scheduling to diffusion-based planning and control theory. A truly unique ecosystem where fundamental research meets practical robotics. #QCar #QDrone #Robotics #Autonomy #Research #Innovation #Northeastern #Siami Lab

Quanser SDCS - University of Hertfordshire

Quanser Self-Driving Car Studio at the University of Hertfordshire marks an exciting chapter. We’re looking forward to seeing its impact on novel research and industry-led projects. A perfect lab for rapid prototyping of innovative solutions. #QCar #Quanser #Autonomy #EngineeringEducation #Research #Collaboration #Innovation

Mechatronics Actuators Trainer

Do you need hands-on experience for all students in crowded multidisciplinary labs? The Quanser Mechatronic Actuators Trainer, an integrated motor experiment platform, ships with four motor types (DC, stepper, servo, brushless DC). With four blocks, one board runs 16 actuators simultaneously. Discover how it scales your lab: https://www.quanser.com/products/mechatronic-actuators-trainer/

Quanser Research Browser Walkthrough

Looking for credible research to guide your next project? The new Quanser Research Browser makes it easy to explore thousands of publications powered by Quanser, searchable by journal, author, or application, with @Bioz AI ratings and citation metrics built in. Quickly discover, validate, and share research - and if you’re ready to bring these insights into your work, just hit 'Start the Conversation' on the page. #AcademicImpact #ResearchMadeEasy #EngineeringResearch #Bioz #ResearchBrowser #ResearchInnovation

Global Sustainability Award 2025 - Winners

The Quanser Global Sustainability Award, in partnership with IFEES and GEDC, recognizes educators preparing future engineers to address global sustainability challenges. Over the past four years, the committee has reviewed impactful projects from around the world, selecting one each year that makes a significant contribution. This year’s award goes to Dr. Marjan Eggermont, Alberto Bezama Benguria, and their team for developing the Sustainable Systems Engineering (SUSE) undergraduate program at the University of Calgary. Congratulations to the winners, and to all educators driving the next generation of engineers toward a sustainable future.

Introducing Bioz Ratings on Quanser Product Pages

Are you a researcher looking to validate your decision making with real-world data? To make it easier to assess our platforms, we’ve added a Bioz rating to every Quanser product page. This AI-generated score combines citation frequency, journal impact, and recency to show how widely a product is referenced in academic work. Combined with categorized citations and a built-in research browser, it’s a practical way to validate your choices and explore real-world applications. #AcademicImpact #DataDrivenDecisions #EngineeringResearch #Bioz #BiozBadges #Publications #ResearchInnovation

UCalgary Sustainable Systems Engineering

2025 Quanser Global Sustainability Award Winnering Project

Network Autonomous Vehicles Lab - Concordia University

The Concordia’s Networked Autonomous Vehicles (NAV) Lab, led by Prof. Youmin Zhang, is an outstanding research lab. We are happy to see the Quanser Self-Driving Car Studio and QDrone in this world-class environment and excited to hear about their impact. #Quanser #SelfDrivingCarStudio #QCar #QDrone #NAVLab #Concordia #AutonomousVehicles

GSAward2025 Winner Announcement Sept24

QLabs - Accessible Hands-On Learning

Hands-on learning has long been confined to the campus lab. But the modern world demands more. To prepare students for the jobs of today and the industries of tomorrow, experiential learning must extend beyond those walls — accessible anytime, anywhere. #EngineeringEducation #HandsOnLearning #HybridLearning #Quanser #QLabs #DigitalTwins #RemoteLabs

HD2 High Definition Haptic Device: Multi-Domain Haptics, Single Platform

HD² is the lab’s haptic backplane. Open architecture, research-grade fidelity, and seamless interoperability across leading robots and virtual environments. See the integrations in motion. #HD2 #Quanser #HapticFeedback #RealtimeControl #Mechatronics #FRANKA #KUKA #QArm #QDrone

DIY QArm gripper

Like the QArm but not the gripper? Bring your own, or even better, design your own. James Ibbs from the University of Birmingham has done just that! The QArm's end-effector break-out board accelerates integration with the rest of the manipulator's software stack by providing analog/digital IO, UART/I2C/SPI connections, additional PWM channels, encoder channels, as well as 3.3V, 5V or 12V power. For his final year project, James moved the QArm's RGB-D camera to face downward and better suit his needs for identifying objects, and designed a new suction-based end-effector to pick and place the identified parts. What would you do with such a gripper, break-out board, or QArm?

QCafe S2 - E2

Industry partners often ask, "What’s in it for me?" AI is turning academic collaboration into a two-way exchange, where companies benefit from students’ AI knowledge and the new ideas they bring. #EngineeringEducation #AI #AcademicIndustryCollaboration

QDrone Digital Twin

Each student or researcher can’t have their own drone, but Quanser digital twins make the same outcomes possible. Watch the video to see how. #Quanser #DigitalTwins #QDrone #EdTech #ScalableLearning #AI #Robotics #EngineeringEducation

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

Who brings together more stakeholders than academia: parents, students, industry, government, and nonprofits? What is the best engagement model that goes beyond the traditional approach and links them all in one network where they can co-create value? K2i Academy is doing just that. Let’s see how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9eb1CzcEnk&t=1940s #EngineeringEducation #StakeholderEngagement #STEM #EdTech #K12Education

Behind the Robotics Demo: See–Think–Do–Talk in Action

Behind every eye-catching robotics demo lies a lot of failure: watch QCar and its digital twin share live LiDAR + RGB-D-YOLO data via NVIDIA Orin Nano—and methodically diagnose and fix it using Quanser’s See–Think–Do–Talk framework. #RoboticsInsights #QCar #DigitalTwin #RealTimeRobotics #FaultInjection #RobotFails #QuanserRobotics #HardwareInTheLoop

Coming Soon - 2026 American Control Conference Self-Driving Car Student Competition

The challenge was far more complex in 2025 compared to previous years, and all facets of self-driving were rigorously tested. Looking ahead to 2026, we will continue the competition and aim to make it accessible at all levels. If you missed the chance to showcase your self-driving skills, please register with us now for the 2026 competition. https://www.quanser.com/winners/american-control-conference-self-driving-car-student-competition-2026/ #ACC2026 #QUANSER

Who will be the winner - Quanser Global Sustainability award

The Quanser Global Sustainability Award, in collaboration with IFEES and GEDC, celebrates innovative contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through engineering education. This year, we’ve received 6 outstanding projects from around the world—each driving real change through creativity, commitment, and impact. Comment your guess on one will take home the award. #Sustainability #EngineeringEducation #UNSDGs #Quanser #IFEES #GEDC #GlobalImpact

Villanova's Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory

From ground to sky, Villanova's Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory (HAVLab), led by Professor Ashrafiuon, is advancing autonomous vehicle research. Quanser has proudly supported him for over 20 years. Just 4 months ago, HAVLab received Quanser's turnkey autonomous systems—QDrone 2, QBot Platform, and QCar 2—with onsite Customer Success training. Already, the team has developed advanced multi-agent robotics, including an impressive 3D swarm of 4 QDrones and a precise heterogeneous leader-follower application. Are you using Quanser Labs? Share your results; we'd love to hear your story! #AutonomousVehicles #RoboticsResearch #MultiAgentSystems #Quanser #HAVLab

Day 1 2025 ACC Car Student Competition #automobile #autonomousvehicle #selfdrivingcar #tradeshows

Who Will be the Winner? ACC 2025 Self Driving Car Student Competition

The race is on 🏁 We’re just days away from the 2025 ACC Self-Driving Car Student Competition, powered by Quanser. 8 finalist teams. 1 epic track. Months of innovation come down to a few thrilling laps. Check out this quick update—then drop your prediction in the comments below. Who’s taking home the Golden QCar this year? 🏆 K-DAS, Kookmin University FullThrottle SDCNLab, York University ODU-AV, Old Dominon University DEFT, Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2 Fast 2 Driverless, Czech Technical University in Prague Gee-Gees, University of Ottawa PolyCtrl 2.0, National Polytechnic University of Armenia ACL@MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology #QCar2 #Quanser #AutonomousSystems #ACC2025 #Controlsengineering #STEM #denver

Omni Bundle and Quanser HD²

Ever played ping pong and felt every hit through your fingers? That's exactly what I felt using the Omni Bundle. It's just like the real thing. If you're researching haptics or teleoperation, you have to try the Omni Bundle and Quanser HD². #Haptic #AppliedRobotics #RealTimeControl #Quanser #Teleoperation

DEFT - IIT MADRAS

Meet Team DEFT from IIT Madras. Specializing in developing advanced control algorithms for autonomous ground vehicles, team DEFT is pushing boundaries in perception, planning, and control. We’re excited to see what they bring to the track this year!

2Fast2Driverless - Czech Technical University

Introducing the powerhouse team, 2 Fast 2 Driverless from the Czech Technical University! As last year’s champions, they’re back with their eyes firmly on the prize. With a sharp focus on vehicle dynamics control and cutting-edge autonomous driving, this team is here not just to compete, but to redefine performance. #TeamPrague #Quanser #QCar2 #AutonomousSystems #ACC2025 #SelfDrivingCars

Countdown Begins - ACC Self Driving Car Student Competition 2025

The countdown is on! We're zooming into the final stage of the 2025 ACC Self-Driving Car Student Competition, happening July 7–9 in Denver, CO, during the American Control Conference. Student teams from around the world are revving up and fine-tuning their code on the real-deal Quanser QCar 2. We're on the edge of our seats—can't wait to see these future engineers put the pedal to the metal and dazzle us all!

Team K-DAS from Kookmin University

Meet Team K-Das from Kookmin University. As a team, they aim to enhance practical skills through hands-on experience with self-driving technology and the application of control theory. In the 2025 ACC Self-Driving Car Competition, their strategy focuses deeply on problem-solving and teamwork. #TeamSouthKorea #Quanser #QCar2 #AutonomousSystems #ACC2025 #SelfDrivingCars

Quanser Production - Behind the Scenes

Ever wondered who is behind bringing our groundbreaking products to life? Meet the Quanser Production team, operating with such precision and efficiency, it's as if they have QArms in plkace of human arms. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes videos.

PolyCtrl - National Polytechnic University of Armenia

Introducing PolyCtrl 2.0 from National Polytechnic University of Armenia. In this video, the team members share their roles as they prepare for the upcoming ACC competition. Their dedication, collaboration, and passion for innovation are truly commendable. Wishing them the very best on their ACC journey! #TeamArmenia #WomenInSTEM #Quanser #QCar2 #AutonomousSystems #ACC2025 #SelfDrivingCars