Vision & Mission

The new Interdisciplinary Research Center on Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics aims to transform the field of manufacturing through a unique combination of expertise from various disciplines. It has the mission to realize the vision of Industry 4.0 leading to zero-waste and zero-defect product. Also, to develop cloud manufacturing platform for multiple manufacturing machines and client services. It is expected to innovate, with viable solutions, through research and collaboration with industry. In this research center, we are committed to continuous improvement, learning new technologies and continuing to serve the national plans and the international community.

Facilities

Laboratory for Intelligent Subtractive Manufacturing

Laboratory for Additive Manufacturing

The research includes the development of new materials in collaboration with the Advanced Materials Center to design high-performance par...

Robotics Laboratory

The laboratory is equipped with research robots and components (mechanical and electronic) to support researchers. We use several softwar...

Laboratory for Industry I4.0

Laboratory for Industry 4.0 supports research for Intelligent Manufacturing including process monitoring, IIoT, sensing, and data acquisi...

Latest News

IRC - Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics We...
15 Sep 2025 @ 12:00 AM

Dr. Tariku Sinshaw Tamir is currently serving as a Post-doctoral fellow in IRC for Intelligent Ma...

IRC - Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics We...
01 Sep 2025 @ 12:00 AM

Dr. Sallam Keritemya is currently serving as a Post-doctoral fellow in IRC for Intelligent Manufa...

IRC - Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics We...
21 Jul 2025 @ 12:00 AM

Dr. Mudassar Rehman is currently serving as a Post-doctoral fellow in IRC for Intelligent Manufac...

Pre-Launch of Additive Manufacturing Hub
29 Jan 2025 @ 09:00 AM

Pre-Launch of Additive Manufacturing Hub Sets the Stage for Industry Advancement

Events

Engineering the Transition: Advanced NDT f...
11 Feb 2026 @ 01:30 PM
Building 63. Room 331

ICRA 2025 Satellite Conference Centre @ IR...
20 May 2025 @ 04:00 PM
Building-15, Conference Room-4001

IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA) 2025 Live Stream/Satellite Conf...

Real-World Applications of Cooperating Aer...
26 May 2024 @ 01:00 PM
KFUPM B15 L4 Auditorium

The IRC-IMR is pleased to welcome Dr. Martin Saska to deliver a lecture on Real-World Application...

Artificial Intelligence Based Control
23 May 2024 @ 01:30 PM
KFUPM 26-108

In collaboration with IRC-ISS and SDAIA-KFUPM centers, IRC-IMR has organized a workshop on Artifi...