From Course to Competition: RoboRacer Students’ Journey

From Course to Competition: RoboRacer Students’ Journey

Recently graduated Robotics master’s student Dhyey Shah and MEAM Master’s student Cedric Hollande enrolled in the course in Spring 2026. After just a month of instruction, they knew they wanted to try to take this experience to the next level and compete in the…

GRASP Lab 2026 Summer Internship Round-Up

GRASP Lab 2026 Summer Internship Round-Up

With the Fall 2026 semester now underway, current ROBO MSE and PhD students at GRASP might start thinking ahead to their plans next summer. When considering whether to apply for an internship, there are many questions that might arise…

Welcome to the 2026–2027 Academic Year

Welcome to the 2026–2027 Academic Year

Welcome! The beginning of each academic year brings renewed energy, fresh ideas and opportunities to learn from one another. Whether you are joining our community for the first time or returning to campus for a new year in your academic career, I am delighted to welcome you.

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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Our Fall 2026 GRASP Industry Day kicked off this morning with presentations from 9 companies in the robotics industry! We hope our lab members were excited to learn more about their work before our upcoming networking portion of the day!

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The GRASP Lab is proud to announce the signing of a new Master Research Agreement with Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). This collaboration marks another major step forward for multi-robot systems!
Read more here: https://shorturl.at/fRxgI

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STARTING SOON! Join us for the GRASP SFI featuring Dr. Jesse Zhang who will be presenting “Making Robot Data Count: Toward Robots That Keep Learning After Deployment” from 3PM - 4PM TODAY!
More info: https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/events/fall-2026-grasp-sfi-jesse-zhang/

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Seminars & Events


Seminars & Events

Recent Publications


Jessica E. Liang, Jianbo Shi +
GRASP Authors

Publisher NeurIPS

Year 2026

Ruichen Li, Rachel Holladay +

Publisher IEEE IROS 2026 Workshop Rethinking Uncertainty

Year 2026

Yongseok Kwon, Rachel Holladay +

Publisher IEEE IROS 2026 Workshop Rethinking Uncertainty

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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