Autodesk Research
Exploring the new possible
At Autodesk Research, we explore how technology can be applied to emerging design and make challenges to prepare our industries for the future. Our diverse team conducts industrial research that enables customers to design and make a better world for all.
Our Research Focus
We don’t just explore solutions for emerging design and make challenges, we prepare innovators to be leaders in overcoming them.Our core Science teams explore new ways to empower our customers with technologies that automate, optimize, and improve design and make processes.
Our Industry Futures teams work unlock solutions based on the unique requirements, processes, and challenges of individual sectors.
The Strategic Foresight team identifies and articulates long-term forces of change to uncover critical future insights for Autodesk and our customers.
Our Research Engineering team develops novel technology solutions that demonstrate unique innovation opportunities for Autodesk and our customers
“We worked with staff from Autodesk Research to evaluate ideas for our UMV prototypes using generative design. This helped to inform our decision on a mechanical design direction. Autodesk Research has been an important partner since the early days of New Horizons Studio, and I’m grateful for our partnership.”
John Suh
Founding Director, New Horizons Studio, Hyundai
Research in Action
As part of Autodesk Research, these resources bring together a network of innovation leaders, data-enabled equipment, and dedicated expertise to achieve the new possible.
Our workshop facilities provide a tangible platform that connects the digital to the physical, where we de-risk the future through digital design & simulation, fabrication, validation, and education.
A research and development program where a diverse global community of innovators from industry, academic, and entrepreneurial sectors collaborate to design, make, and de-risk the future together.
Latest Publications & Stories
Autodesk Research is the most prolific source of design and make literature.
1995
Implicit structure for pen-based systems within a freeform interaction paradigmThis paper presents a scheme for extending an informal, pen-based…
1995
An Experimental Evaluation of Transparent User Interface Tools and InformationThe central research issue addressed by this paper is how we can…
2004
Ellis Auditorium: The Design of a Scalable, Fun and Beautiful, Socializing Webcast ExperienceToday’s commercial webcast applications are largely designed as…
2013
Design-to-Fabricate: Maker Hardware Requires Maker SoftwareAs a result of the increasing availability of consumer-level 3D…
Designing the future, together
We collaborate with industry leaders who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of research to unlock the highest levels of innovation.
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