Andy's Adventure

Hi I'm Andy

As a Research Scientist and Tech Lead at the Robotics & AI Institute (RAI) in Cambridge, MA, I direct the Physical Systems subteam focused on manipulation. Building on my PhD research in Compliant Robot Manipulation from the Yale GRAB Lab, my current work is dedicated to engineering some of the highest-performing robotic systems in the world.

During this journey, I spent some time with IAS @ TU Darmstadt and half a year with Amazon Robotics AI in Berlin. My pursuit in building more capable robots has always been time consuming, but along the way I try to also spend energy on various STEM outreach initiatives, running world marathon majors, and adventuring around the globe.

Questions? Solutions? Want to snag a coffee in Boston? Let's connect ->  andy{at}rai-inst.com

40+

Published Papers

3

Patents

99

Broken Robots

Notable Recognition

== Science Robotics Cover Sep 2026
== Marquis Who's Who in America 2024
== Harding Bliss Graduate Prize 2023
== RSS Pioneers 2022
== Science Robotics Top Paper 2021
== Science Robotics Cover May 2021
== 2x ICRA Manipulation Paper Finalist
== NSF GRFP Fellow 2019
== Tau Beta Pi Fellow 2017
== NSF GRFP Honorable Mention 2017

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