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Mission<\/h1>

We engineer embodied AI and advanced robotics. Our goal is to seamlessly collaborate with humanity.<\/p>Join Us<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Research<\/h1>

Driving Innovation in Physical AI and Infrastructure<\/p><\/div>

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\"Construction\"<\/figure>

Construction<\/h2>

Deploying scalable robotics and physical AI to revolutionize construction, automation, and manufacturing workflows.<\/p><\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

\"Cities\"<\/figure>

Cities<\/h2>

Enhancing urban resilience and sustainability through smart infrastructure and intelligent systems.<\/p><\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

\"Health\"<\/figure>

Health<\/h2>

Developing advanced medical robotics and intelligent systems to assist healthcare professionals and improve care environments.<\/p><\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

\"Workforce\"<\/figure>

Workforce<\/h2>

Advancing human-robot interaction and agentic AI to collaborate seamlessly with the human workforce.<\/p><\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

\"Systems\"<\/figure>

Systems<\/h2>

Pioneering embodied intelligence and autonomous AI agents to enable complex perception, reasoning, and physical manipulation within dynamic infrastructure environments.<\/p><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lab Members<\/h1>
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\"Faculty<\/a>

Shuai Li<\/strong><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>460C Weil Hall<\/a>Send Email<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Faculty<\/a>

Songyang Liu<\/strong><\/p>

Ph.D. Student<\/p>516 Weil Hall<\/a>Send Email<\/a>See Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Faculty<\/a>

Mengjun Wang<\/strong><\/p>

Ph.D. Students<\/p>516 Weil Hall<\/a>Send Email<\/a>See Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Faculty<\/a>

Shunyu Yao<\/strong><\/p>

Ph.D. Students<\/p>516 Weil Hall<\/a>Send Email<\/a>See Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Faculty<\/a>

Dingyuan Huang<\/strong><\/p>

Ph.D. Students<\/p>516 Weil Hall<\/a>Send Email<\/a>See Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Faculty<\/a>

Ruojing Song<\/strong><\/p>

Ph.D. Students<\/p>516 Weil Hall<\/a>Send Email<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Faculty<\/a>

Fan Xu<\/strong><\/p>

Master Student<\/p>516 Weil Hall<\/a>Send Email<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Faculty<\/a>

Ruiren Mei<\/strong><\/p>

Master Student<\/p>516 Weil Hall<\/a>Send Email<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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