Faculty
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Michael Kaess
Associate Professor
Top Research Interests
  • Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
  • Computer Vision
  • Sensing and Estimation
Statement
Perception is a fundamental challenge for mobile robots navigating through and interacting with their environment. My research focuses on 3D mapping a......
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George A. Kantor
Research Professor / Associate Director of Education
Top Research Interests
  • Field & Service Robotics
  • Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems
Statement
The control of dynamical systems becomes increasingly important as the era of robotics research dominated by quasi-static machines rapidly comes to a......
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Zachary Manchester
Assistant Professor
Top Research Interests
  • Motion Planning
  • Motion Control
  • Space Robots and Systems
Statement
I’m interested in things that move. My goal is to enable robotic systems that can match or exceed the level of agility, efficiency, and robustness d......
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Sebastian Scherer
Associate Research Professor
Top Research Interests
  • Aerial Robotics
  • Motion Planning
  • AI Reasoning for Robotics
Statement
The availability and advantages of distributed electric propulsion have led to a new design space for flying vehicles. The rise of small multi-copter......
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Abhisesh Silwal
Systems Scientist
Statement
My research interest is in end-to-end robotic systems tailored for complex outdoor environments, synthesizing cutting-edge research across various bra......
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Wennie Tabib
Systems Scientist
Top Research Interests
  • Active Perception
  • Sensing and Estimation
  • Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
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David Wettergreen
Research Professor / Director of the PhD Program
Top Research Interests
  • Space Robots and Systems
  • Robotics for Scientific Discovery
  • Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Statement
I create robots to explore the Earth and space. My research develops autonomous exploration: enabling robots to make decisions based on analysis of ob......
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William (Red) L. Whittaker
Founders University Research Professor Emeritus
Top Research Interests
  • Field & Service Robotics
  • Industrial Robotics
  • Robotics for Scientific Discovery
Statement
My research interests center on mobile robots in unpredictable environments, such as natural terrain and outdoor worksites, including computer archite......
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Ji Zhang
Systems Scientist
Top Research Interests
  • Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
  • Motion Planning
  • Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination
Post-Docs
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Muqing Cao
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Varun Kasireddy
Postdoctoral Fellow
Staff
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Timothy Angert
RI Machine Shop Manager
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Ralph Boirum
Project Administrator II
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Sankalp Chopkar
Software / Robotics Engineer
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Michael Clark
Software Engineer
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Charlotte Emig
Senior Program / Project Manager
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Robert Exley
Research Assistant
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Yaoyu Hu
Senior Project Scientist / Engineer
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Jui-Te Huang
Research Associate III
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Heather Jones
Senior Project Scientist
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John Keller
Senior Robotics Engineer
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Neil Khera
Engineer II
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Elizabeth Kysel
FIRST Robotics Lead Technical Mentor
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Ruiji Liu
Intern
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Siri Maley
Research Associate I
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Lynnetta J. Miller
Assistant To the Director
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Lucky Nayak
Research Assistant
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Taylor Pool
Research Associate II
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Abhishek Rathod
Robotics Engineer
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Aditya Rauniyar
Research Associate II
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Aaron Trowbridge
Research Associate II
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Srinivasan Vijayarangan
Principal Research Programmer / Analyst
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Warren Whittaker
Senior Field Robotics Specialist
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Steven Willits
Project Scientist
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Ting-Wei Wong
Research Associate III
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Jiahe Xu
Software Engineer
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Francisco Yandun
Senior Project Scientist
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Anton Yanovich
Research Associate I
Students
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Montiel Abello
PhD Student
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Michael Anoruo
PhD Student
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Cherry Bhatt
MRSD Student / Graduate Research Assistant
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Arun Bishop
PhD Student
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Abigail Breitfeld
PhD Student
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Wing Lam Chan
PhD Student
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Guofei Chen
MSR Student
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Naman Chordia
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Dominic Guri
PhD Student
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Margaret Hansen
PhD Student
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Tyler Harp
MSR Student
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Cherie Ho
PhD Student
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Ethan Holand
MSR Student / Graduate Research Assistant
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Zhixi Huang
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Tushaar Jain
PhD Student
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Pujith Kachana
MSR Student
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Kabir Kedia
Graduate Research Assistant
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Nikhil Keetha
PhD Student
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Chung Hee Kim
PhD Student
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Seungchan Kim
PhD Student
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Joseph Kuhl
Graduate Research Assistant
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Jonathan Lee
MSR Student
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Jeong Hun Lee
PhD Student
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Tianxiang Lin
MSR Student / MSR Student
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Yifei Liu
MSR Student
Portrait of Rebecca Martin
Rebecca Martin
PhD Student
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Morgan Mayborne
MSR Student
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Daniel McGann
PhD Student
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Brady Moon
PhD Student
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Mohammadreza Mousaei
PhD Student
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Easton Potokar
PhD Student
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Mohammad Nomaan Qureshi
MSR Student / MSR Student
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Ibrahima Sory Sow
Teaching Assistant
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Nayana Suvarna
MSR Student
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Si Heng Teng
MSR Student
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Kevin Tracy
PhD Student
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Fausto Vega
PhD Student
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Jacob Willis
PhD Student
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Nader Zantout
MSR Student
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Yuchen Zhang
MSR Student
Portrait of Haochen Zhang
Haochen Zhang
MSR Student
Portrait of Shibo Zhao
Shibo Zhao
PhD Student
Visitors & Affiliates
Other
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Chao Cao
PhD Student
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Connor Colombo
Research Associate I
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Rohan Deshpande
MSR Student
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Harry Freeman
PhD Student
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Kshitij Goel
PhD Student
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Mateo Guaman Castro
MSR Student
Portrait of Andrew Jong
Andrew Jong
PhD Student
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Jay Karhade
PhD Student
Portrait of Winnie Kuang
Winnie Kuang
MSR Student
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Jay Patrikar
PhD Student
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Mohamad Qadri
PhD Student
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Ananya Rao
PhD Student
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David Russell
MSR Student
Portrait of Samuel Schoedel
Samuel Schoedel
MSR Student
Portrait of Akash Sharma
Akash Sharma
PhD Student
Portrait of Shrijit Singh
Shrijit Singh
Visitor
Portrait of Samuel Triest
Samuel Triest
PhD Student
Portrait of Rohan Zeng
Rohan Zeng
MSR Student
Portrait of Ziyang Zhang
Ziyang Zhang
PhD Student