EAM  ·  Robotics

🦾  Embodied AI & Manipulation Laboratory

Learning manipulation policies from demonstration and interaction. Research on dexterous hands, tactile sensing, sim-to-real transfer, and generalizable robotic skills.

Breakthrough · 1,000-Qubit Coherence AchievedCareers · 12 Postdoc Positions OpenAward · Best Paper IEEE S&P 2025Partnership · CERN CollaborationEvent · AI Safety Summit June 2025Grant · $18M NSF Award Green ComputingPublication · Nature Photonics All-Optical NNBreakthrough · 1,000-Qubit Coherence AchievedCareers · 12 Postdoc Positions OpenAward · Best Paper IEEE S&P 2025Partnership · CERN CollaborationEvent · AI Safety Summit June 2025Grant · $18M NSF Award Green ComputingPublication · Nature Photonics All-Optical NN

Mission & Focus

About the Laboratory

Learning manipulation policies from demonstration and interaction. Research on dexterous hands, tactile sensing, sim-to-real transfer, and generalizable robotic skills.

Active Projects

Current Research

Diffusion Policy Learning
Active · 2025
Tactile Manipulation
Active · 2025
Few-Shot Robot Learning
Active · 2025
Bi-Manual Coordination
Active · 2025

Research Team

Lab Members

F.
Prof. Elena Torres
Lab Director
RS
Dr. Senior Researcher
Research Scientist
PD
Dr. Postdoc Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher
P1
PhD Candidate Alpha
PhD Student
P2
PhD Candidate Beta
PhD Student
RA
Research Assistant
MSc Student

Recent Publications

Selected Papers

Diffusion Policy Learning: A Comprehensive Study
Lead Author et al. · Top Venue 2025  ★ Best Paper
Tactile Manipulation: Theory & Empirical Evaluation
Research Team · Flagship Journal 2025
Foundations of EAM: Survey and New Directions
Lab Members · Survey Paper 2024
Few-Shot Robot Learning: Experimental Results
Collaborative Work · Conference 2024
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