Yanran Ding

Assistant Professor @UMRobotics

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

The ARCAD Lab at the Robotics Department, University of Michigan, is hiring a Post-doc to help lead our research.

You can find application instructions on our website: https://t.co/mcZb57qNFO

We are looking forward to working with you!

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

We validated the kinodynamic MPC on a custom monoped hopping robot, achieving a energy consumption reduction of 14.8% compared with spring-less case. My PhD student, Yulun Zhuang, will present this work in ICRA. Hope to see you there!

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

How can legged robots achieve energy-efficient running by leveraging spring dynamics?
Paper: https://t.co/OTPXJJdpsf
Video: https://t.co/qHW9iB81dl

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

The key take-away is that MPC works well for robots with parallel springs because it's able to reason about the spring dynamics throughout a full gait cycle.

[Michigan Robotics @UMRobotics]

Robotics at @umich in 2014.

Ten years ago, our Robotics PhD and Master's program had just started.

We no longer use Operation in ROB 550... for now.

[Michigan Robotics @UMRobotics]

We're hiring robotics faculty @umich!

Come help define the discipline:
https://t.co/4MPV90Rwr9

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

For more information about the research topics, please visit: https://t.co/4RhJ2e7Fmh

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

My group at Michigan Robotics is looking for two Ph.D. students starting Fall 2024. We are interested in agile legged robot control and design. If you are passionate about legged robots, please apply at: https://t.co/uG1YWszISU. The deadline (December 1st) is coming soon!

[Model-Based Optimization @TCOptRob]

[IROS Event] The TC on Model-Based Optimization for Robotics and the TC on Humanoid Robotics are co-organizing an in-person networking event at IROS 2023!!!😀

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

@inseungkang @CarnegieMellon @CMU_Mech Congratulations Inseung! It's great to go through the journey of the faculty job hunt with you!

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

(3/n) Students with solid physics/math/coding backgrounds and hands-on experience are encouraged to apply. Please send me an email with your CV at [email protected].

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

(1/n) I am excited to announce that I will join @UMRobotics as an assistant professor this fall! My group has multiple positions open starting in Spring/Fall 2024.

[Yanran Ding @David_Ding92]

(2/n) Topics include
1. Model-based optimization for planning and control
2. Mechatronics design and system integration
3. Machine Learning for robotic locomotion