Robotics and Physical Interactions Lab
RobotΠ Lab at Rice University, led by Dr. Kaiyu Hang, develops robotic systems that physically interact with other robots, people, and the world. Research focuses on optimization, planning, learning, estimation, and control algorithms for manipulation and physical interaction tasks.
Notable achievements
Physical interaction and manipulation planning research
Recent publications
All papers →Matched by this lab's specialties (keyword overlap + direct affiliation)
An Anti-Y-shaped efficient parking path planning method for restricted areas
Liguo Zang, Liuda Yi, Jiangchao Yuan +2 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
SRL: Combining SLIP Model and Reinforcement Learning for agile robotic jumping
Xiaowen Hu, Linqi Ye, Yudi Zhu +4 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
An incremental sampling and segmentation-based approach for motion planning infeasibility
Antony Thomas, Fulvio Mastrogiovanni, Marco Baglietto
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Bioinspired underwater robotics: Advances across the materials, design, control, and applications
Dilip Muchhala, Pramod Kumar Maurya, Adarsh Raut +3 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Path planning with isocost contours
Erfan Rasouli, Ahmad Kalhor
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026
Model predictive visual impedance control for adaptive physical interaction of compliant robots
Zhen Deng, Qinling Xu, Chao Zeng +1 more
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2026