We are proud to announce that our esteemed lab member, Ben Leebron, has been awarded the prestigious “Distinction in Research and Creative Works” by Rice University. This is a university honor for graduating students that will be granted at Commencement and will appear on recipients’ transcripts and diplomas.

Our paper “Caging in Time: A Framework for Robust Object Manipulation under Uncertainties and Limited Robot Perception” has been accepted by International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR).

Our paper “Robust Peg-in-Hole Assembly under Uncertainties via Compliant and Interactive Contact-Rich Manipulation” has been accepted by Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2025.

Dr. Kaiyu Hang has been selected by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to receive the award of ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering in recognition of his contributions to robotic manipulation.

We are excited to announce that our lab member, Hayden Webb, has placed 3rd place in the prestigious “Student Mechanism and Robotics Design Competition” at the 2024 ASME IDETC.

Our paper “Interactive Robot-Environment Self-Calibration via Compliant Exploratory Actions” has been accepted by IEEE/RSJ IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IEEE/RSJ IROS) 2024. Check out the video!