The Yale GRAB Lab

The GRAB Lab conducts research into robot manipulation and biorobotic systems. Current research topics include robotic hands and dexterous grasping, prosthetics, assistive and rehabilitation devices, augmented human running, mobile manipulation, and aero-robotics, among others. Some details on our established work can be found by clicking on the 'Research' and 'Publications' links above.

We are a proud member of Robotics@Yale.

Prof. Dollar is the editor and co-founder of RoboticsCourseWare.org, an open repository for robotics pedagogical materials.

Openings

We are currently seeking exceptional students to join our team as PhD and Master's candidates. Applicants should have a background in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a closely related field. Quality of the applicant is more important than specific background, although hardware and experimental experience is preferable. Interested students should contact Prof. Dollar and provide a copy of their resume and a brief description of their interests for graduate school.

Recent News

Feb 17 - Paul Pounds has begun his job as Lecturer (Aussie version of Assistant Professor) in Mechatronics at the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland. Congrats Paul!

July 8 - Ravi Balasubramanian has accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University. Congrats Ravi!

June 25 - All three GRAB Lab submissions for IROS 2011 were accepted. Congrats to the authors!

June 2 - Prof. Dollar has been selected to give one of the two yearly "Early Career Spotlight" invited talks at the 2011 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference.

May 23 - Gavrail Tatarliev, a senior MechE student who did his senior thesis in the GRAB Lab received both the Henry Prentiss Becton prize for the top graduating senior in all of Engineering, as well as the McCrosky Prize for the top Mechanical Engineering Senior. Congrats, Gabe!

March 3 - The GRAB Lab's four submissions to the 2011 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics were all accepted. Congrats to all of the authors!