Alvin Zhu
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2026

  1. A. Zhu*, M. Zhu*, Q. Wang*, B. J. Kim*, J. V. S. H. Ramos, & D. Hong. "MIDAS Hand: Modular low-Impedance Direct-drive Anthropomorphic Sensing Hand." arXiv:2607.14487.
  2. A. Zhu*, M. Zhu*, B. J. Kim, J. V. S. H. Ramos, Y. Shi, Y. Wu, R. Dhar, F. Yang, R. Hou, H. Fang, Q. Wang, Y. Cui†, D. Hong†. "DexEXO: A Wearability-First Dexterous Exoskeleton for Operator-Agnostic Demonstration and Learning." Accepted to IEEE IROS 2026. ICRA 2026 VLA Pipelines Workshop best paper nominee.
  3. A. Zhu*, Y. Tanaka*, A. Goldberg, & D. Hong. "AURA: Autonomous Upskilling with Retrieval-Augmented Agents." Presented at IEEE ICRA 2026, Presented at CoRL 2025 Workshops.
  4. RoMeLa RoboCup Team. "A Hierarchical, Model-Based System for High-Performance Humanoid Soccer." arXiv:2512.09431.

2025

  1. Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, Q. Wang, & D. Hong. "Mechanical Intelligence-Aware Curriculum Reinforcement Learning for Humanoids with Parallel Actuation." Presented at Humanoids 2025.
  2. A. Zhu*, Y. Tanaka*, F. Rafeedi, & D. Hong. "Cycloidal Quasi-Direct Drive Actuator Designs with Learning-Based Torque Estimation for Legged Robotics." Presented at IEEE ICRA 2025.
  3. Y. Tanaka*, A. Zhu*, R. Lin, A. Mehta, & D. Hong. "Mechanisms and Computational Design of Multi-Modal End-Effector with Force Sensing using Gated Networks." Presented at IEEE ICRA 2025.

2024

  1. Y. Tanaka, A. Zhu, & D. Hong. "Tethered Variable Inertial Attitude Control Mechanisms through a Modular Jumping Limbed Robot." Presented at IEEE AeroConf 2025.
  2. Y. Tanaka, A. Schperberg, A. Zhu, & D. Hong. "SCALER-B: A Multi-Modal Versatile Robot for Simultaneous Locomotion and Grasping." Presented at IEEE ICRA@40.
  3. RoMeLa RoboCup Team. "RoboCup 2024 Adult-Sized Humanoid Champions Guide for Hardware, Vision, and Strategy." Published to RoboCup 2024.