Monroe Kennedy
Robotics MSE '16; PhD, MEAM '19 - Stanford University
Monroe is pursuing his PhD in Mechanical Engineering under Dr. Vijay Kumar. His research interests include dynamics and controls with a focus in humanoid robotics and decentralized cooperative robotic transport.
Monroe received is B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in May 2012.
Research Groups
Publications
Autonomous Precision Pouring From Unknown Containers
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Object Picking Through In-Hand Manipulation Using Passive End-Effectors with Zero Mobility
Publisher IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
Optimal paths for polygonal robots in SE(2)
Publisher ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering (IDETC/CIE)
Precise dispensing of liquids using visual feedback
Publisher IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
Decentralized algorithm for force distribution with applications to cooperative transport
Publisher ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering (IDETC/CIE)
News
Alumni News
Black in Robotics’ Ayanna Howard, Monroe Kennedy on diversity and inclusion
September 16, 2020
Student News
Monroe Kennedy and Vijay Kumar featured on Nature Knows Best TV Series
January 27, 2017
GRASP News
Why 10 District teachers spent their summer doing grad-level STEM research
August 24, 2016
Student News
June 28, 2016
GRASP News
October 29, 2014
GRASP Lab Profile: Monroe Kennedy III