Enabling Contact-Rich Robot Manipulation With Physics-Grounded AI

I'm Johannes, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) . I study how humans, despite slow communication and neuromuscular noise, excel at physical interaction. By uncovering how the brain regulates movement under physical constraints, I develop control algorithms that give robots similar interaction abilities (and beyond). My research combines differential geometry, motor neuroscience, and generative AI, with applications in robot-assisted physical therapy and contact-rich manipulation for industrial assembly.

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