Yongzhe (Kindred) Yi

Yongzhe (Kindred) Yi

Researcher · MIT CSAIL

I am currently a researcher at MIT CSAIL, advised by Andreea Bobu. I received my B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During my undergraduate studies, I was advised by Bilge Mutlu and Mike Hagenow, with support from the NSF HAND Engineering Research Center.

My research interests lie at the intersection of human–robot interaction (HRI) and robot learning. I am interested in designing intelligent robotic systems that can effectively learn from humans and take actions aligned with human intent and preferences. My work spans vision-language-action models, dexterous manipulation and shared control.

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I’m happy to chat about human–robot interaction, robot learning, and possible collaborations.