About
Platform for autonomous navigation delivery assistant.
Categort: Human Robot Interaction, prototyping
Role: Mechatronics Engineering, Software Engineering
Present at: City Science Group, MIT Media Lab Member’s Week 2025
With the rapid advancement of robotics and artificial intelligence, how robots interact with humans has become a central concern in Human-Robot Interaction research. At the City Science Group, researchers aim to bridge the gap between indoor robotic applications and urban outdoor scenarios.
In the PANDA Project, we developed a bio-inspired robot modeled after a panda to explore how robots can interact with humans in a more animal-like rather than standardized manner. By linking a digital panda animation with the physical robot, the system is capable of mimicking expressive, lifelike panda movements toward users. Meanwhile, we designed a bi-directional control protocol that enables intuitive, direct manipulation—allowing users to customize both the robot’s physical motion and its corresponding digital animation.
Our goal is to extend these capabilities to future robotic platforms, enabling more robust and natural interactions between humans and the physical world.
April 2025
Credit
Software Engineering: Ching-Yao Su (Unity, ROS2), Mao-te Liu (ROS2, Control)
Mechanical Engineering: Ching-Yao Su, Jonny Cohen
Mentors: Michael Lin, Jonny Cohen
Funding & Support: MIT Media Lab City Science Group, PMP Inc.
Funding & Support: MIT Media Lab City Science Group, PMP Inc.