About Me

Introduction

I am Yifei Chen (陈逸飞), a first-year M.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University, specializing in robotics and advised by Prof. Kevin M. Lynch. I received my B.Eng. in Robotics Engineering in 2024, where my undergraduate advisor was Prof. Hongqiang Wang.

In 2023, I worked as a visiting research assistant at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, advised by Prof. Xiaobin Xiong and Dr. Michael Wehner.

My research interests include dexterous manipulation, reinforcement learning, optimal control, real-time embedded systems, and humaniod robot of course.

Education & Research

  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
  • Advisor: Kevin M. Lynch
  • Visiting RA, UW–Madison
  • B.Eng. in Robotics Engineering, 2024

Personal Interests

  • Popping Dance
  • Snowboarding
  • Running
  • Travel

Humanoid Robots in Daily Life

Some demos I explored for humanoid robots in everyday scenarios.

[on-going] Stable in-hand manipulation resist gravity external disturbance
Restaurant service interaction
Command understanding and execution

Gallery

Snapshots from my research and daily life.