From sensory-motor control in musculo-skeletal and neural systems, to animal locomotion, to control of genetic expression in regulatory networks, to medical devices.
Jorge Cortes
Mechanical Engineering
cortes@ucsd.edu
Systems and control, sensor networks, game theory, adversarial networks, cooperative robotics, and geometric mechanics
Nicholas Gravish
Mechanical Engineering
ngravish@eng.ucsd.edu
Robotics, robotic and biological systems, biomechanics, locomotion, manufacturing
Miroslav Krstic
Mechanical Engineering
krstic@ucsd.edu
Nonlinear Control, Adaptive Systems, Delay Systems, Extremum Seeking
Jorge I. Poveda
Electrical Engineering
poveda@ucsd.edu
Hybrid control, nonlinear control, optimization, adaptive systems, learning-based control
Michael Tolley
Mechanical Engineering
tolley@ucsd.edu
Bioinspired and soft robotic systems, printable and origami-inspired robotics, self-assembly and self-folding, microfabrication, microassembly, microfluidics, simulation and assembly planning.
Michael Yip
Electrical Engineering
yip@ucsd.edu
Reinforcement Learning for Robots; Computationally Efficient Robot Planning; Robot Manipulation in Dynamic Environments; Autonomous Robotic Surgery; Mechanical Design of Surgical Robots; Continuum and Snake-like Robots; Artificial Muscles