GRASP 2026 PhD Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Brag Sheet!

GRASP 2026 PhD Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Brag Sheet!

Congratulations to all of the 2026 GRASP Laboratory alumni who have graduated or moved on to new positions during the 2025 to 2026 academic year! We’d like to highlight some of their outstanding achievements throughout their time at the University of Pennsylvania.

Delivery robots still learning from ‘edge cases,’ scientists say

Delivery robots still learning from ‘edge cases,’ scientists say

A 2025 study from engineering experts at the University of Pennsylvania may have some solutions. They include improving complex internal sensors and addressing the simple optical illusion that makes clean glass harder to see than a dirty surface.

Vijay Kumar, dean of engineering at the University of Pennsylvania…

Dancing Through Life: From Origami Robotics to Sculptural Art

Dancing Through Life: From Origami Robotics to Sculptural Art

One way that the GRASP Lab has explored these boundaries is through the Sung Robotics Lab’s collaboration with The Arts League of Philadelphia, and more specifically through hosting Erin Rose Boyle, artist and the Assistant Director of Academic Enrichment Programs and Adjunct Assistant Professor at…

GRASP Lab Virtual Facility Tour

GRASP Lab Virtual Facility Tour

A virtual tour through our 21,000 square feet of research facilities.

Virtual GRASP Lab Demo Videos

Virtual GRASP Lab Demo Videos

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ICRA isn't the only conference GRASP is attending this week. We are also at CVPR 2026!!!

Read this article to see what the GRASP Lab is up to at CVPR!
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/news/grasp-laboratory-at-cvpr-2026/

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CONGRATULATIONS to our GRASP Lab members on receiving BOTH the ICRA 2026 Best Paper Award on Planning and Control AND the Best Conference Paper Award!!!

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Tomorrow afternoon, GRASP Lab members will be presenting Symskill at ICRA 2026 as a finalist for the Best Paper Award on Planning and Control! https://sites.google.com/view/symskill

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Seminars & Events


Seminars & Events

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Ethan Kroll Gordon, Michael Posa +
GRASP Authors

Publisher ASAB

Year 2026

Academics


The GRASP Laboratory incorporates a selective and rigorous robotics program for graduate and doctoral students that boasts a research-focused environment within a distinguished Ivy League university. GRASP students work and learn within an intellectual setting founded on the strength of its academic programs led by an expert faculty.

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