Our lab will focus on the actuation of robots – how to better drive them for motions and functionalities. Here are our research directions

1. Artificial muscle
   • Actuators that mimic the function of biological muscle in terms of compliance and work density.
2. Artificial-muscle-driven robots
   • Soft robots
   • Shape-morphing robots (Robots that change their configurations/properties for different functionalities).
3. Modeling and control
   • Design, modeling, and control of artificial muscle for robotic applications
   • Machine-learning-based modeling and control