VisLab news

UQ VisLab researchers have taken a Unitree Go2 robot dog carrying a 360 degree camera onto the St Lucia campus, alongside handheld laser scanning, to test new ways of mapping how accessible campus paths are.

Research involving Dr Jurij Karlovsek has been featured in 100 UQ AI Innovations Changing the World, highlighting emerging applications of artificial intelligence in road inspection, tunnel monitoring and resilient underground infrastructure.

UQ VisLab is developing a Spatial Twin platform that integrates 3D spatial models with live environmental sensing to support evidence informed decisions about comfort, building performance and human wellbeing.

The UQ VisLab welcomed representatives from the Australian Institute of Architects to explore how digital twins, immersive visualisation and advanced manufacturing technologies are reshaping architectural practice, education and future industry engagement.

Dr Qianbin Xu received a Highly Commended Award in UQ’s 2026 Visions of Research competition for Grammar Written in Timber, a photographic work translating his research in reconfigurable timber systems, computational design and robotic fabrication into visual form.

Dr Qianbin Xu from UQ VisLab presented its reconfigurable timber research at ROB|ARCH 2026, demonstrating an integrated workflow that combines computational design, robotic milling and augmented reality guided assembly for circular construction.

The UQ VisLab welcomed the UQ EAIT Engagement Team to explore how immersive environments, augmented reality, machine learning and digital twin workflows are shaping the future of architecture, engineering and construction.

Springfield City Group representatives visited UQ VisLab to explore how digital twins, immersive visualisation and spatial data could support future smart city and urban development opportunities.

Dr Jurij Karlovsek and Associate Professor Fred Fialho Teixeira have been awarded a new research grant to develop and test a scalable digital upskilling framework for Queensland’s construction trades.

Heritage and built-environment specialists joined UQ colleagues at the UQ VisLab to explore how digital twins, immersive visualisation and spatial data could support the understanding and communication of complex heritage environments.