Daniela Rus

Daniela Rus is the deputy dean of research for the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She is also associate director of the core for the MIT Quest for Intelligence. She is interested in developing the science of networked, distributed, and collaborative robotics by asking: how can multiple machines collaborate to achieve a common goal? Rus is a MacArthur Fellow, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She earned a PhD in computer science from Cornell University.

Publications

• J DelPreto, D Rus. (2020). Plug-and-Play Gesture Control Using Muscle and Motion Sensors. Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
• C Della Santina, RK Katzschmann, A Bicchi, D Rus. (2020). Model-based dynamic feedback control of a planar soft robot: Trajectory tracking and interaction with the environment. The International Journal of Robotics Research
• RL Truby, C Della Santina, D Rus. (2020). Distributed Proprioception of 3D Configuration in Soft, Sensorized Robots via Deep Learning. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
• T Ort, I Gilitschenski, D Rus. (2020). Autonomous Navigation in Inclement Weather based on a Localizing Ground Penetrating Radar. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Media

• February 13, 2020. Tech Crunch, MIT showcases soft robotic sensors made from flexible, off-the-shelf materials.
• February 12, 2020. MIT News, “Sensorized” skin helps soft robots find their bearings.
• November 22, 2019. MIT News, MIT conference focuses on preparing workers for the era of artificial intelligence.
• November 22, 2019. MIT News, How to design and control robots with stretchy, flexible bodies.