The RoboDesign Lab has been awarded with $1.2M to create the next generation of dynamic humanoid robots

The RoboDesign Lab has been awarded with $1.2M by NSF’s NRI 3.0 program to develop a design framework to create the next generation of dynamic humanoid robots. The project is led by Prof. Ramos and in a collaboration with Prof. Patrick Wensing from the University of Notre Dame, Prof. Donghyun Kim from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Prof. Justin Yim, who is joining UIUC in January 2023. The project will create the open-source humanoid robot Dash, designed to be highly athletic but also accessible to other research groups. Stay tuned!