Our recently submitted paper “Effect of Jet Coordination on Underwater Propulsion with the Multi-Robot SALP System” has been accepted for publication at the 8th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2025). Congratulations to the authors, Zhiyuan Yang, Yipeng Zhang, Matthew Herbert, M. Ani Hsieh, and Cynthia Sung, for this exciting new research!

Congratulations to Brianna Leung for presenting her poster at the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) Annual Meeting in Maryland!

Brianna’s work “Mechanical characterization of an origami-inspired multistable tube for reconfigurable implants” introduces the design and characterization of an origami medical device. An exciting contribution to mechanics and bio-medical devices!

Congratulations to Daniel Feshbach and Ling Xu for presenting their innovative research at the Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR) in Chicago!

Daniel’s work, “Algorithmic Design of Kinematic Trees Based on CSC Dubins Planning for Link Shapes,” introduces a new approach for designing kinematic trees using Dubins path for robotic structures. Ling’s presentation, “Reparametrization of 3D CSC Dubins’ Paths Enabling 2D Search,” simplifies 3D paths, enabling faster robot planning.

Both are making exciting contributions to robotics!