Director
Luis Sentis
Associate Professor
Research Interests: control of compliant human-centered robots, fast locomotion and mobility under high payloads, design of humanoid robots, field-oriented autonomous control architectures, smart shared laboratory facilities, mediation and intervention of human behavior via human-robot interaction, startup creation
Scientific Staff
Dorothy Jorgensen
PhD Student
Current Research: Exoskeleton design with physiological factors
Rachel Schlossman
MS Student
Current Research: Optimal control of flexible actuators
Kunye Chen
PhD Student
Current Research: Modeling student learning behavior
Orion Campbell
MS/PhD Student
Current Research: Learning and intervention of human behavior for humanoid HRI
Minkyu Kim
PhD Student: Human latent state estimation for effective navigation
Junhyeok Ahn
PhD Student
Current Research: Fast, Sampling-Based Kinodynamic Bipedal Locomotion
Jaemin Lee
PhD Student
Current Research: Cognitive interaction-based motion planning for navigation and agile locomotion
Kwan Suk Kim
Ph.D. Student
Current Research: Stochastic collision management in human-robot interaction
Donghyun Kim
Ph.D. Student
Current Work: Reinforcement learning for dynamic whole-body locomotion control
Gray Thomas
Ph.D. Student
Current Work: Robust control of dynamic legged robots
Steven Jorgensen
Ph.D. Student
Current Work: Model checking and synthesis of mission plans for human-centered robots
Travis Llado
MS Student
Research Interests: Controlling and designing field human-centered robotic systems
Binghan He
PhD Student
Research Interests: Synthesis of educational content and optimal control of actuators
Ajinkya Jain
PhD Student – Co-Advised
Research Interests: Active system identification using manipulation
Alumni
Kenan Isik
Ph.D. Student 2012-2017
Research Interests: Design and Control of Low Cost SEA Actuators
Ye Zhao
Ph.D. Student 2012-2016
Reserch Interests: Locomotion Planning and Control
Joshua James
MS Student 2014-2016
Research Interests: Design of Modular Robots
Nicholas Paine
PhD 2010-2014 / Research Scientist 2014-2015
Department of Electrical Engineering
Research Interests: Design of high performance actuators and building humanoid robots
Chien-Liang Fok
Research Fellow 2012-2015
Research Interests: Software design for controlling human-centered robots
Gwen Johnson
Research Fellow 2012-2014
Research Interests: Effects of Runtime Latencies on Whole-Body Controllers for Mobile Robot
Alan Shu-Ming Kwok
Undergrad Student 2013
Mechanical Engineering Department
Research Interests: Design of Compliant Mobile Bases
Cory Crean
Research Engineer 2013
Research Interests: Mobile Outdoor Perception
Mike Slovich
MS 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Dynamic locomotion in rough terrain
Pius Wong
MS 2012
Mechanical Engineering Department
Research Interests: Biorobotics, biomechanics, and design
Somudro Gupta
MS 2012
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Design of Holonomic Mobile Bases
Josh Petersen
Research Engineer 2011
Mechanical Engineering Department
Research Interests: Whole-Body Control of Dreamer over Rough Terrains
Matthew Gonzales
MS 2011
Mechanical Engineering Department
Research Interests: Design of human centric robotic systems
Former Visiting Scholars
Seung Kyu Park
Visiting Scholar (Ph.D)
Department of Electrical Engineering
Changwon National University, Korea
Research Interests: Control of humanoid robots using T-S fuzzy modeling
Sehoon Oh
Research Associate Visitor (Ph.D)
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The University of Tokyo
Research Interests: Model Learning and Control of Hybrid Legged Robots
Stay period: May-August 2010
Javier Gamez Garcia
Faculty Visitor (Ph.D)
Electronic and Automation Department
University of Jaen, Spain
Research Focus: Modeling and Control of Compliant Robot Arms/Legs
Stay period: May-August 2010
Former Undergraduate Researchers
Bridget Owens
Research: Control of robots with wearable devices
Young (Paul) Lee
Research: Design of a Contact Sensor for Locomotion
Nic Mojica
Research: Design of Safety Devices for Experimentation with Humanoid Robots
Dean Shute
Research: Mechanical Design
Vansi Vallabhaneni
Carnegie Mellon University
Research: Design of Biomimetic Spinning Robot
Janhavi Das
Research: Human-Robot Interaction
Emily Chen
Research: Pressure sensitive devices for biomedical and robotic applications
Frank Lima
University of Texas at Dallas
Research: Autonomous manufacturing
Sammy Mudede
Huston Tillotson University
Research: Design and control of quadrotor systems