Scholar
Raunaq Bhirangi
Google Scholar ID: LUy4hkcAAAAJ
Postdoctoral Researcher, New York University
Citations & Impact
Citations
302
H-index
7
i10-index
6
Publications
16
Co-authors
6
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published multiple papers including 'eFlesh: Highly customizable Magnetic Touch Sensing using Cut-Cell Microstructures', 'Touch begins where vision ends: Generalizable policies for contact-rich manipulation', and received several best paper awards such as Best Paper at ICRA 2025.
Research Experience
- Previously a Visiting Researcher at Meta AI leading efforts in tactile sensing and representations; worked on legged and modular robots at the Biorobotics Lab at CMU.
Education
- PhD: Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science, CMU, advised by Abhinav Gupta and Carmel Majidi; Master's: Biorobotics Lab, CMU, under the guidance of Howie Choset and Matthew Travers; Bachelor's: IIT Bombay.
Background
- Research interests include robotics hardware development, real-world robot learning, and dexterity. Currently a postdoctoral researcher at the CILVR Lab at NYU Courant, working with Lerrel Pinto to teach robots to perform precise, contact-rich tasks.
Miscellany
- Enjoys hiking, reading, cooking, and photography. Can have long discussions about history, culture, politics, and philosophy.
