Our Research Questions
What is the ultimate form of physical intelligence?
How do we achieve it & use it to understand previously inaccessible knowledge?Â
Our Mission
Unlock physical intelligence from materials & mechanical perspectives
Our Approach @ X-Lab
Our Research Directions
Understanding human touch in large spatiotemporal scale
Engineering artificial touch with multimodal functions
Imparting natural touch in neuroprosthetics & humanoid robots
Exploring innovative sensing & actuating mechanisms at interfaces
Designing smart materials with scalable manufacturing solutions
Addressing critical challenges in healthcare, defense, and energy
Understanding how nature thrives through the just-enough principle
Engineering adaptive materials & systems with bioinspired designs
Unlocking environmental awareness in extreme/complex conditions