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 lead in overcoming them.Exploring how to empower our customers with technologies that automate, optimize, and improve design and make processes.
Working to unlock solutions based on the unique requirements, processes, and challenges of individual sectors.
Identifying long-term forces of change to uncover critical future insights for Autodesk and our customers.
Developing 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
We 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.
The Autodesk Research Residency program brings together academic inquiry and industry practice to explore the future of design and make.
Latest Publications and Stories
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Learning: A Cognitive Architecture ProcessExplore how learning works in cognitive architectures, from…
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Project Quill: Sketch It. Say It. Shape It.Discover Project Quill, an Autodesk Research project combining AI,…
2026
Designing Beyond the Keyboard, Mouse, and ScreenSee how Autodesk Research is exploring AI and spatial computing to…
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Explore the Future of AI for Design and Make at AU 2026Discover Autodesk Research sessions on agentic AI, world models, AEC,…
Research Collaborations
We collaborate with industry leaders who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of research to unlock innovation.
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