The Useful Robot Company
Strategic Technical Advisory

Useful Robot.

Bridging the gap between deep robotics research and robust industrial application. Led by Peter Corke, Principal Advisor.

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Industrial Focus Sectors

Mining & Heavy Industry

Strategic oversight for autonomous navigation in subterranean and GPS-denied environments. Specialist in robust perception and high-stakes system reliability.

Environment & Agriculture

Implementation of vision-guided robotics for unstructured environments. Mastering the intersection of autonomous coordination and biological systems.

Infrastructure & Construction

Technical architecture for large-scale automation: road construction, solar farm assembly, and structural health monitoring using advanced vision and AI.

Global Authority

37,000+ Citations
94 h-index
Top 15 Scientist in Australia

Credentials & Experience

With over 40 years experience in robotics research and practice, and as the author of "Robotics, Vision, and Control" and creator of the widely-used open-source software tools, I provide the technical "sanity checks" required for complex automation projects.

  • Fellow of the IEEE
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE)
  • 2026 #1 robotics researcher of the year (The Australian)
  • 2025 Joseph F. Engelberger Award for Education
  • University Teacher of the Year
  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus (QUT)

Active Advisory Roles

I currently serve as Chief Roboticist of LYRO Robotics and provide strategic advisory to Emesent and Green Forge Labs.

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