Thomas Bräunl is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences of The University of Western Australia, Perth, where he directs the Robotics & Automation Lab as well as the Renewable Energy Vehicle Project (REV). He has developed numerous robotics systems, including the EyeBot robot family and the EyeSim simulation system. On the automotive side, he has done research on electric drive and charging systems, and is developing AI solutions for autonomous driving. Professor Bräunl worked on Driver-Assistance Systems with Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart and on Electric Vehicle Charging Systems with BMW Munich and BMW Mountain View. He holds a Diploma from the University of Kaiserslautern, an M.S. degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. and Habilitation from the University of Stuttgart.

Head, CIIPS Research Group
Director, REV Project
Technical Director, WA Electric Vehicle Trial

Electromobility, Autonomous Driving, Robotics, Simulation Systems.
Latest book: Robot Adventures (Springer 2020)

• REV Project
• Robotics Lab

• Autonomous Shuttle Bus with own hardwarwe/software
• Hydrofoil electric jetski
• End-to-end deep learning systems for autonomous robots
• State-wide EV charging infrastructure for WA

Robotics & Automation and Digital Embedded Systems:
You have not really understood a subject until you are able to build it.

REV public Electric Vehicle charging network for the Perth metro area