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Dmitry Berenson

Dmitry Berenson

Associate Professor, Robotics

Email dmitryb@umich.edu

Office 2268 FMCRB

Research Interests Robot learning, motion planning, and manipulation.

Related focus areas Motion Planning & Control, Robot Learning & Foundational Models, Robotic Manipulation & Grasping

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Rendering of a soft microrobot with onboard depth camera, soft actuators, and anchor feet for climbing plant stems.

Soft microrobots to rescue plants from pests receive $1M award

February 25, 2026

A robot arm grasps a rope as a researcher assists.

'Fake' data helps robots learn the ropes faster

June 29, 2022

A virtual robot shows different modes of motion, with only feet, with one hand, or with both, as it traverses rough terrain.

Rubble-roving robots use hands and feet to navigate treacherous terrain

August 13, 2021

A robot performs the difficult to model task of manipulating straps without tangling them around a mock car engine in the Autonomous Robotic Manipulation Lab.

Helping robots learn what they can and can’t do in new situations

May 19, 2021

A deblurred thermal video.

Better thermal vision and better citizens of robotics: Michigan at RSS 2020

July 14, 2020

A robotics professor.

Congratulations to promoted Robotics faculty of 2019

May 17, 2019

Honors and awards

2022
IEEE Senior Member — IEEE
2018
NSF CAREER Award — NSF
2016
IEEE RAS Early Career Award — IEEE RAS
2012
Best Application Paper Award — CASE