I am an assistant professor in Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts, USA. My lab, Manipulation and Environmental Robotics Laboratory (MER Lab), investigates the role of visual feedback for robots to cope with uncertainties in unstructured environments. Specifically, we develop vision-based techniques for robotic manipulation by utilizing advanced control methods, active vision
framework, machine learning and intelligent mechanical design in order to maintain
robustness and efficiency in the face of unknown or inaccurate environment and system
models. Such mechatronics approach brings new possibilities for tackling performance
issues in robotic grasping, in-hand manipulation and object recognition. One of our major focuses is to utilize robots in environment-related projects (e.g. sorting for recycling) by solving complicated manipulation problems therein.