Students

Mapping and Motion Lab

Bernadette Bucher

3D Robot Perception, Autonomous Navigation, Computer Vision

Perception, deep learning, multi-robot systems, smart additive manufacturing, parallel computing

Progress Lab

Chad Jenkins

Control Theory, Machine Learning, Mobile Manipulation, Uncertainty Handling

Path planning, rehabilitation robotics

Stirling/A2Sys Lab

Leia Stirling, Ella Atkins

Autonomous inspection, coverage path planning, space robotics, human-machine interfaces

NeuRRo Lab

Chandramouli Krishnan

Rehabilitation Robotics, Stroke, Biomechanics

Human robot interaction

Field Robotics Group

Katie Skinner

Robot perception, uncertainty quantification, underwater robotics, deep learning

Mechatronics, Controls, Mobile Robots, Prosthetics, Exoskeletons

CNPL

Cindy Chestek

Deep Learning

Locolab and Neurobionics Lab

Bobby Gregg,Elliott Rouse

Dynamics, Control, Robotics, Optimization, Biomechanics, Human Motor Control

Mechatronics, Performance Engineering, Vehicle Architecture, Vehicle Controls, Manufacturing

Barton Research Group

Kira Barton, Dawn Tilbury

Robot Perception, Motion Planning

CURLY

Maani Ghaffari

SLAM, Motion Planning, MPC, Mobile Robots, Autonomous Vehicles

LocoLab, Fly Lab

Robert Gregg, Brent Gillespie

Reinforcement Learning, Space Robotics, Autonomous systems, Legged Locomotion

MARVLab

Jean-Baptiste Jeannin

Formal Methods, Safe Autonomy, Robotics Programming Language Design, Embedded Systems

Climate Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Mechatronics, Design/Robotics, Social Robotics

Mechatronics, controls, mechanical design

Mmint Lab

Nima Fazeli

Perception, Deep Learning, State Estimation, Manipulation, SLAM

ARCAD Lab

Yanran Ding

Legged Robots, Mobile Robots, Robot Kinematics and Dynamics, Mechanical Design

ROAHM lab

Ram Vasudevan, Talia Moore

Real-time and Safe Motion Planning for manipulators and legged robots

Mechatronics, Aerospace, Autonomous Vehicles, Control Systems

Image-Guided Medical Robotics Lab, Engineering Systems Group - UMTRI

Mark Draelos

CV, 3D Perception, Deep Learning, Sensor Fusion, Medical Robotics, Explainable AI, Robot Learning

MAVRIC/HaptiX/DASC

Dimitra Panagou, Brent Gillespie, Dawn Tilbury, Lionel Robert

human supervision of multirobot vehicles, controls for multirobot systems

DASC Lab, CORE Lab

Dimitra Panagou, Chris Vermillion

Persistent Planning, Energy-Aware Robotics, Renewably-Powered Robotics, Optimal Controls

Fluent Robotics Lab

Christoforos Mavrogiannis

Human Robot Interaction, Social Navigation, Optimal Control

DASC Lab

Dimitra Panagou

Controls, Planning, Deep Learning, State Estimation, SLAM

Robot Studio

Patricia Alves-Oliveira

Human Robot Interaction, Robot Design, Legged Robots, Random Search in progress ...

Previous Chestek Lab, EMBiR Lab

Cynthia Chestek, Talia Moore

Automation controls, embedded control design, computer vision, mapping, perception and path planning

ROAHM Lab

Ram Vasudevan, Katie Skinner

Vision representations for robotics, safe motion planning.

ROAHM Lab

Ram Vasudevan

Advanced Path Planning, SLAM, 3D Perception, Embedded Systems and Autonomous Navigation

Robot Studio

Patricia Alves-Oliveira

Robot Personalization, Assistive Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction

MARVLab

Jean-Baptiste Jeannin

Autonomous vehicles, formal verification, control.

DASC Lab

Dimitra Panagou

Safety-Critical Navigation, Learning-Based Planning and Control, Model-Based Reinforcement Learning

Mapping and Motion Lab

Bernadette Bucher

Mobile Manipulation, Robot Learning, 3D Computer Vision

ARM Lab

Dmitry Berenson

Dexterous Manipulation, Contact-Rich Manipulation, Learning for Planning and Control

Hybrid Dynamic Robotics Lab

Xiaonan (Sean) Huang

3D Perception, Machine Learning

Mobile manipulation, perception & manipulation

Locolab

Robert Gregg

Kinematics, Dynamics, Optimal Controls, Embedded Systems, Exoskeleton

Image-Guided Medical Robotics Lab

Mark Draelos

Surgical Robotics

ARM Lab

Dmitry Berenson

Robotics, Control Theory, Machine Learning. Provably safe autonomous operation under uncertainty.

A2Sys Lab

Ella Atkins

Energy-efficient Path Planning, GNC, Transition Flight Aerodynamics, eVTOL aircraft and sUAS

Andrew Owens

Robotic Perception, Computer Vision, and Autonomous Navigation

Human-robot interaction & control systems

SAM Lab

Steven Ceron

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, 3D Computer Vision, Manipulation, Robot Learning, Perception

Field robotics, aerial robotics, controls, robotic manipulation, aerial navigation, design

Exoskeletons, prosthetics

Robot Studio

Patricia Alves-Oliveira

Human-Robot Interaction, Human-Centered Design, Robot Touch

Stirling Research Group

Leia Stirling

Exoskeletons, human-robot interaction

Neurobionics Lab

Elliott Rouse

Biomechanics, Neuromotor Control, Mechanical Design, Motors & Actuators, System Identification

Image-Guided Medical Robotics Lab

Mark Draelos

Deep Learning, 3D Perception, Deformable Object Manipulation, Medical Robotics

Control theory, biomechanics, rehabilitation robotics

ARCAD Lab

Control Theory, State Estimation, Motion Planning

Field Robotics Group

Katie Skinner

SLAM, 3D Reconstruction, Path Planning, Autonomous Vehicles, Underwater Robotics, Deep Learning

Mapping and Motion Lab, DASC Lab

Bernadette Bucher, Dimitra Panagou

Vision-guided Exploration, Multi-Agent Learning, Computational Human-Robot Interaction

Cortical Neural Prosthetics Lab

Cindy Chestek

Mechatronics, Sensing, Embedded Systems, Controls

Field Robotics Group

Katie Skinner

Field Robotics, 3D reconstruction, Active Perception

Zoetic Robotics Lab, Field Robotics Group

Cameron Aubin, Katie Skinner

Mechatronics, controls, mechanical design, multi-robot systems, smart additive manufacturing,

Necmiye Ozay

Reinforcement learning, Inverse Reinforcement Learning, Reward Machines

Field Robotics Group

Katie Skinner

bayesian inference, perception, planetary exploration, deep learning

Deep Learning, Multi Agent Systems, Navigation, Motion Planning, Perception, Legged & Space Robotics

Fluent Robotics Lab

Christoforos Mavrogiannis

Multi-agent planning and control, multi-agent path finding, heuristic search, optimization

Field Robotics Group

Katie Skinner

Multi-modal perception, state estimation and mapping for 3D scene understanding

Image-Guided Medical Robotics Lab

Mark Draelos

Medical Robotics, Surgical Robotics

Fluent Robotics Lab

Christoforos Mavrogiannis

Robot Learning, Scene Understanding, Computational Human-Robot Interaction

ROAHM Lab

Robot Perception, Deep Learning for Robot Manipulation, Sensor Fusion, SLAM, Smart Manufacturing

Field Robotics Group

Katie Skinner

Reinforcement Learning, Underwater Robotics, 3D Reconstruction, Deep Learning, Computer Vision

Autonomous Cars, Motion Planning, Optimal Control, SLAM, Path Optimization

Lab for PROGRESS

Chad Jenkins

Robust Control, Robust Perception, Geometric Deep Learning, System Verification, Middleware

Mechanical Design, Mechatronics, Medical Robotics, Prosthetics, Biomimicry

Swarm Robotics, Multi-agent planning and control

Locolab

Robert Gregg

Rehabilitation robotics, exoskeletons, controls

Zoetic Robotics Lab

Cameron Aubin

Biomimicry, Soft Robots, Embodied Energy, Aquatic Robots, Prosthetics

Zoetic Robotics Lab, EMBiR Lab

Cameron Aubin, Talia Moore

Mechanical design, Manipulation, Soft Robots, Animatronics, Themed Entertainment

Robot Studio

Patricia Alves-Oliveira

Human Robot Interaction, SLAM, Deep Learning, Path Planning

Hybrid Dynamic Robotics Lab

Xiaonan (Sean) Huang

Robust Perception, 3D Reconstruction, SLAM, Spatial Foundation Models, Computer Vision

BioElectronic Vision Lab

James Weiland, Jason Corso

Wearable Device, Rehabilitation Technology, SLAM, Computer Vision

Intelligent Robotics and Autonomy Lab (iRaL)

Vasileios Tzoumas

Optimal Control, Model Learning for Control, Online Convex Optimization, Aerial Vehicles

AmI Lab

Ke Sun

Technical Human Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, Sensing

ARCAD Lab

Yanran Ding

Agile legged locomotion in dynamic environments, with a focus on control and learning methods