Zizhe Zhang
张 Zhang /d͡ʒɑːŋ/ 子哲 Zizhe /ˌd͡ziːˈd͡ʒə/
Robotics Researcher
I’m currently a first-year Robotics MSE student at the GRASP Lab, advised by Prof. Nadia Figueroa. I also work as a research assistant at Figueroa Robotics Lab@Penn. Previously, I received my bachelor’s degree in Measurement and Control Technology and Instruments from Southeast University, advised by Prof. Yuan Yang.
My research interests encompass Control Theory, Robot Learning, Human-Robot Interaction, and Neuro‑Symbolic.
News
| Jun 21, 2025 | I will serve as a volunteer in RSS 2025, Los Angeles. |
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| Apr 09, 2025 | Joined the DexLab at Duke University as a Visiting Scholar till August, under the supervision of Prof. Xianyi Cheng. |
| Feb 10, 2025 | My first journal paper has been accepted to IEEE RA-L today! |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Joined Figueroa Robotics Lab@Penn, under the supervision of Prof. Nadia Figueroa. |
Selected Publications
- VLMgineer: Vision Language Models as Robotic Toolsmiths
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Teaching
Teaching Assistant, ESE 5000 Linear Systems Theory, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2025.
Academic Services
Miscellaneous
🎮 Love playing CS2 and Football Manager.
⚽️ Love playing soccer, used to be a player of the varsity soccer team. Huge fan of Leicester City and Inter.