🤖 UW Robotics From the Kickoff Retreat to the First Lab
Our new robotics programs are underway, with a community kickoff and a first cohort learning together in the classroom and lab.
Oct 12, 2026
🎉 11 New Papers and a Patent in 2026 — ICRA, IROS, CDC, ICPR, IFAC, AIM, and More!
It’s been a great year for the group so far. Here’s a roundup of 11 new papers and a granted patent from the lab published or accepted in 2026, spanning robotics, manufacturing, and control venues.
Sep 1, 2026
Tomizuka Fest 2026: Celebrating Five Decades of Mentorship in Mechanical Systems Control
On August 7, 2026, colleagues, collaborators, and more than 100 academic “descendants” gathered at UC Berkeley for the Mechanical Systems Control Workshop — better known to everyone in the room as Tomizuka Fest — a day-long tribute to Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka’s half-century of scholarship, teaching, and mentorship on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Aug 17, 2026
🎉 New Best Student Paper Award on System Identification with Non-Uniform Feedback
It all began with a single glance in the crowd. My mentorship journey with Toby has been a truly unique story. When Toby first joined the group, he wasn’t someone rushing headlong into the world of robotics. He simply wanted to make his master’s experience more meaningful, to add weight to the journey. So I chose a mathematically inclined project for us to explore together-starting from fundamentals, seeking depth over speed.
Jul 13, 2025
🎉 Wrapping up the Winter Quarter and the Graduate Linear Systems Class
From snowboarding examples to fully reworked lecture materials, it has been a blast with the students.
Mar 23, 2025
Starting a new journey
🌟 Every project, every journey, is a precious treasure. 💎 Every student, every class, is an invaluable gem. This year, I’ve started to carefully reflect on and organize these treasures and gems—each representing a milestone of growth and learning.
Jan 1, 2025