EMBODICA Lab
Embodied Intelligence and Robotic Systems (EMBODICA) Lab
School of Intelligence and Science Technology
Nanjing University (Suzhou Campus)

Highlights

Headline of Science website.

Art work of our Nature Machine Intelligence paper.

Cover of Nature Machine Intelligence

Cover of Cyborg and Bionic Systems

Rat-like robot.

Snake-like robotic arm.

Snake-track robot.

Snake-like robot.
Research areas
Robotics

We explore the design, control, and application of diverse robotic systems—including rat robots, snake robots, robotic arms, and humanoid robots—to advance intelligent, adaptive, and multifunctional automation across complex environments.
Embodied Intelligence

This research focuses on embodied AI, foundation model, and reinforcement learning to enable intelligent agents that can learn, adapt, and act effectively in real-world environments through physical interaction and large-scale knowledge integration.
News
Jan 13, 2025 | Seven papers have been accepted by ICRA 2025. |
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Jan 6, 2025 | Our recent work “Preserving and combining knowledge in roboticlifelong reinforcement learning” has been published by Nature Machine Intelligence! Read it at here! |
Dec 5, 2024 | Our recent work “Modulating emotional states of rats through a rat-like robot with learned interaction patterns” has been published by Nature Machine Intelligence! Read it at here! This work is also featured as the cover of the issue in December 2024! |
Dec 6, 2023 | Our recent work “Lateral flexion of a compliant spine improves motor performance in a bioinspired mouse robot” has been published on Science Robotics! |
Selected Publications
- Context-Based Meta-Reinforcement Learning With Bayesian Nonparametric ModelsIEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI) 2024
- Solving Robotic Manipulation with Sparse Reward Reinforcement Learning via Graph-Based Diversity and ProximityIEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2022
- Toward Cognitive Navigation: Design and Implementation of a Biologically Inspired Head Direction Cell NetworkIEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems 2022
- Robotic Manipulation in Dynamic Scenarios via Bounding-Box-Based Hindsight Goal GenerationIEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems 2021
- Complex Robotic Manipulation via Graph-Based Hindsight Goal GenerationIEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems 2021
- Modeling Grid Cell Distortions with a Grid Cell Calibration MechanismCyborg and Bionic Systems 2024
- Modulating emotional states of rats through a rat-like robot with learned interaction patternsNature Machine Intelligence 2024