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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    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