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Michael Posa

Michael Posa

Assistant Professor, MEAM

Michael’s interests center on planning, control, and formal analysis of robots as they interact with the world. Whether a robot is assisting within the home, or operating in a manufacturing plant, the fundamental promise of robotics requires touching and affecting a complex environment in a safe and controlled fashion. Michael focuses on developing computationally tractable algorithms which enable robots to operate both dynamically and safely as they quickly maneuver through and interact with their environments. This research involves understanding the interplay between the non-smooth dynamics of contact and numerical optimization, and then testing these techniques on both legged robots and robotic arms.

Research Areas


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Research Groups

Publications

A Quasi-static Model and Simulation Approach for Pushing, Grasping, and Jamming

Publisher Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR)

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Ph.D. Students

Brian Acosta

Robotics Master's '24; PhD, MEAM


Xuan Hien Bui

Robotics Master's '24; PhD, MEAM


Leon Kim

Robotics Master's '24; PhD, ESE


Grey Sarmiento

PhD, MEAM


Research Staff

Ethan Gordon

Postdoctoral Researcher, MEAM


Minghan Zhu

PostDoc, MEAM


Alumni

Alp Aydinoglu

PhD, ESE '23 - Boston Dynamics


Yu-Ming Chen

PhD, ESE '23 - The Boston Dynamics AI Institute


Mathew Halm

PhD, MEAM '23 - Applied Scientist at Amazon Robotics


Wanxin Jin

PostDoc, MEAM '21-'23 - Assistant Professor at Arizona State University


William Yang

Robotics Master's '24; PhD, MEAM '24 - Applied Scientist at Amazon Robotics


Michael Posa

Research Areas

  • Contact Modeling
  • Hybrid Systems
  • Legged Locomotion
  • Manipulation
  • Optimal Control
  • Autonomy