Research

• Generalizable skills from large-scale data and unsupervised interactions are essential for fast learning of new tasks. We strive for acquiring performant VLAs. [DROID 2024, RT-X 2024, TLDR 2024]
• Skill-based learning extends the capability of robot learning to tasks with a much longer horizon via skill composition and hierarchical exploration. [SkiMo 2022, SPiRL 2020]
• Model-based RL and world models are key to achieve sample efficiency, especially with large-scale unsupervised interactions and diverse unlabeled data. [LEQ 2024, DreamSmooth 2024]
• RL for humanoid robots. Whole-body manipulation demands breakthroughs to handle high-dimensional state and action spaces. [HumanoidBench 2024]
• Robot learning in the real world requires high sample efficiency, offline training, and safe exploration. This can be accelerated with the extensive use of large task-agnostic data and simulators. [LEQ 2024]

Funding

We are now on track to fund our research :)

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  Data-Efficient Bimanual Policy through Twin Single-Arm VLA Models

  Collaborative Research Projects with Microsoft Research

  $70k for 1 year

  Mar 2025 - Mar 2026

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  Artificial Humans with Enhancing Embodied AI through Accumulated Experiential Interaction and Sharing

  Next Generation Humanoid Robots

  $40K for 1 year

  Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

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  Yonsei University Center for Innovative AGI Education and Research

  Brain Korea 21 (BK21)

  $60K for 2.5 years ($150K)

  Mar 2025 - Aug 2027

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  Fundamental AI Algorithm Research

  Global AI Frontier Lab

  $100K for 4.5 years ($450K)

  Jul 2024 - Dec 2028

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  Hierarchical World Models for Embodied Intelligence

  AI Research Center

  $100K for 4.5 years ($450K)

  Jul 2024 - Dec 2028

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  Learning General-Purpose Humanoid Robots via Robot Abstraction and Active 3D Perception

  NRF Outstanding Young Scientist

  $200K for 5 years ($1M)

  Apr 2024 - Mar 2029

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  Generalizable Robotic Manipulation via VLA

  ETRI

  $40K for 5 years ($200K)

  Apr 2024 - Dec 2028

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  Skill-based Reinforcement Learning for Mobile Bimanual Manipulation

  LG Electronics

  $70K

  Mar 2024 - Dec 2024

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  AI Graduate School Program

  Yonsei University / IITP

  $40K for 6 years ($240K)

  Mar 2024 - Feb 2030

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  Startup Funding

  Yonsei University Future-Leading Research Initiative

  $40K for 3 years ($120K)

  May 2024 - Apr 2027