Aimee Liu

Develop tactile sensors for a 3-fingered robotic hand, sampling force and contact position at 200 Hz. Simulate and train grasping tasks for a robot hand using reinforcement learning in MuJoCo. Design wrist mechanism for a robotic humanoid to carry upwards of 18 kg.

Graduate Researcher - MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab - Cambridge, MA

(2025-09)

• Develop tactile sensors for a 3-fingered robotic hand, sampling force and contact position at 200 Hz.
• Simulate and train grasping tasks for a robot hand using reinforcement learning in MuJoCo.
• Design wrist mechanism for a robotic humanoid to carry upwards of 18 kg.

Visiting Researcher - Imperial College London, Robot Intelligence Lab - London, UK

(2025-06 - 2025-08)

• Simulated locomotion of a bipedal robot (SLIDER) in IsaacGym and Genesis for sim-to-sim validation.
• Trained robot locomotion with reinforcement learning in Python.

Mechatronics Intern - PSYONIC Inc. - San Diego, CA

(2024-06 - 2024-08)

• Programmed robot arm to type on a keyboard and play piano using control algorithms in Python and C++.
• Developed a testing rig for experimenting with finger motors in robotic hand prosthetics (PSYONIC Ability Hand).

Undergraduate Researcher - MIT Sea Grant - Cambridge, MA

(2024-02 - 2024-05)

• Designed and assembled electronic components for an underwater robot (Sea Perch II) and a self-docking robot boat.

Undergraduate Researcher - MIT Biomechatronics Group - Cambridge, MA

(2022-06 - 2023-05)

• Worked on a magnet-based muscle tracking system for robotic prosthetics.
• Reduced code execution time 1,500× and improved calibration accuracy from 1e-6 to 1e-16 radians in Python.

MSc - Mechanical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2027-05)

BSc - Mechanical Engineering & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2025-05)