Date: November 16, 2026 Time: 3:30-5:00PM ET Type: RI PhD Thesis Proposal Zoom Link Location: NSH 3305 Title: Towards Efficient, Versatile and Robust Multi-Arm Manipulation and Assembly Who: Philip Huang Abstract: Robotic manipulation with multiple robot arms can dramatically improve efficiency and versatility compared with a single robot arm. By scheduling and parallelizing tasks across multiple robot arms, multi-arm systems [...]

Date: November 20, 2026 Time: 9:30-11:00 AM ET Type:  RI PhD Thesis Proposal Zoom Link Location: GHC 4303 Title: Unlocking the Power of Touch: From High-Precision Tactile Perception to Tactile-Driven Dexterous Manipulation Who: Hung-Jui (Joe) Huang Abstract: Touch plays a critical role in how we perceive and interact with the environment in everyday life. Through touch, we can feel an object's shape, sense [...]