2024 - 2025 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its seventh year.

These were our 2024-2025 proposal funding recipient(s):

2023 - 2024 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its sixth year.

These were our 2023-2024 proposal funding recipients: 

Real-Time Mixed Human-Robot Teaming Using Digital Twins
Proposal Author: Silvia Ferrari, Cornell University



Framework for Effective Human-AMR Communication
Proposal Author: Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology



Retro-Lifts: Low-cost Forklift Retrofits for Scaleable Autonomous Brownfield Deployments
Proposal Author: Rahul Mangharam, University of Pennsylvania

2022 - 2023 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its fifth year.

These were our 2022-2023 proposal funding recipients:

Developing an AR-Guided Skill Learning System to Improve the Performance and Productivity of Order Picker Truck Drivers
Proposal Author: Sol Lim, Virginia Tech

Symbiotic Vehicle Routing
Proposal Author: John Carlsson, University of Southern California

Omni-Channel Facilities Supported by Modular and Moveable Robotic Platforms
ProposalAuthor: Jennifer Pazour, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2019 - 2020 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its fourth year.

These were our 2019-2020 proposal funding recipients:

Dynamic Capacitive Wireless Charging System for Autonomous MH Vehicles
Proposal Author: Prof. Khurram Afridi, Cornell University

Material Handling for Industry 4.0 in Small and Medium Enterprises
Proposal Author: Prof. Jorge Dorribo Camba, Purdue University

2018-2019 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its third year.

These were our 2018-2019 proposal funding recipients:

Real-Time Rural Medicine Handling and Transport Using a Coordinated Fleet of Trucks and Drones
Proposal Author: Daniel F. Silva, Auburn University

Warehouse Automation in a Day
Proposal Author: Hadas Kress-Gazit, Cornell University

Intelligent Material Handling (iMH) Systems for Warehouse Applications - Phase II
Proposal Author: Michael Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology

Using Industry 4.0 Digital Twins to Model Human Labor in Smart Material Handling Systems
Proposal Author: Jesus A. Jiménez, Texas State University

2017-2018 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its second year. Proposal themes included virtual and augmented reality, energy infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0. These were our 2017-2018 proposal funding recipients:

Intelligent Material Handling (iMH) Systems for Warehouse Applications
Proposal Author: Michael Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology

A Unified Dynamic Control for Energy-Aware Electrical Vehicle Operations
Proposal Author: Seok Gi Lee, University of Miami

A Modeling Framework for Material Handling for Industry 4.0
Proposal Author: Kevin Gue, University of Louisville

2016-2017 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) announced the premiere of the TMHNA University Research Program. The program received application proposals from leading universities across North America. These were our 2016-2017 proposal funding recipients:

Applying Location-based Informatics, Simulation and Optimization Methods to Forklift Driver Behavior, Congestion and Wireless Charging Studies
Participating Universities: State University of New York at Binghamton; University of South Florida

The Impact of Emerging Logistics Paradigms on Material Handling System Functional Requirements
Participating Universities: Clemson University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; University of California, Berkeley; University of Arkansas

Data-driven Failure Predictive Analytics for Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Service Systems
Participating University: University of Wisconsin-Madison