Research

Research projects in embodied AI, robot perception, sim-to-real learning, and experimental robotics.

Visual-Auditory Proprioception of Soft Finger Shape and Contact teaser

Visual-Auditory Proprioception of Soft Finger Shape and Contact

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2026
Qinsong Guo*, Ke Yang*, Hanwen Zhao, Haohan Fang, Haoxuan Wang, Chen Feng

LUWA Dataset: Learning Lithic Use-Wear Analysis on Microscopic Images teaser

LUWA Dataset: Learning Lithic Use-Wear Analysis on Microscopic Images

IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Highlight 2024
Jing Zhang, Irving Fang, Hao Wu, Akshat Kaushik, Alice Rodriguez, Hanwen Zhao, Juexiao Zhang, Zhuo Zheng, Radu Iovita, Chen Feng

FusionSense: Bridging Common Sense, Vision, and Touch for Robust Sparse-View Reconstruction teaser

FusionSense: Bridging Common Sense, Vision, and Touch for Robust Sparse-View Reconstruction

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024
Irving Fang, Kairui Shi, Xujin He, Siqi (Kevin) Tan, Yifan Wang, Hanwen Zhao, Hung-Jui Huang, Wenzhen Yuan, Chen Feng, Jing Zhang

Toward Zero-Shot Sim-to-Real Transfer Learning for Pneumatic Soft Robot 3D Proprioceptive Sensing teaser

Toward Zero-Shot Sim-to-Real Transfer Learning for Pneumatic Soft Robot 3D Proprioceptive Sensing

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2023
Uksang Yoo, Hanwen Zhao, Alvaro Altamirano, Wenzhen Yuan, Chen Feng

DeepSand

Research Project

Vision-based sand manipulation platform with a scaled robot bulldozer, BEV perception, and ROS-based control.

MobFAB

Research Project

Open-source mobile 3D printing platform integrating custom structure, sensing, and onboard motion control.

Open-Source Ultrasound System

Research Project

Low-cost handheld ultrasound platform with embedded real-time imaging and custom mechanical scanning hardware.

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