GAMMA Robotics @ UMD


We develop algorithms that enable intelligent systems to perceive, reason, and move through complex physical environments. Our research spans robot navigation, embodied reasoning, physics-based modeling and simulation, multi-agent systems, and human-centered autonomy.

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Embodied AI & Robot LearningFoundation models, vision-language-action systems, locomotion, and adaptive learning Robot Navigation & Field RoboticsRobust autonomy across indoor, outdoor, and unstructured environments Multi-Agent Systems & Human-Centered AutonomyCrowds, social navigation, swarms, traffic, and autonomous driving 3D Perception & Aerial Intelligence3D reconstruction, neural rendering, scene understanding, and aerial video Simulation, Graphics & Motion PlanningPhysics-based learning, geometric computing, animation, and planning
VEGA navigation experiments with a quadruped robot indoors and outdoors
GAMMA lab members together at CVPR
A wheeled robot performing mapless outdoor navigation in the VL-TGS project
GAMMA lab members in a group photo outside a building at dusk
Wheeled and legged robots navigating varied outdoor environments in the MOSU project
GAMMA lab members in a group photo at The Backyard
Large GAMMA group photo outside a building at night
GAMMA lab members with Ming Lin and Dinesh Manocha at a dinner
GAMMA lab members sitting together on a lawn
GAMMA lab members at a dinner
GAMMA members showing a quadruped robot to visitors outdoors
GAMMA lab members at sunset under palm trees
GAMMA lab members at an evening gathering under string lights
A GAMMA lab member working at a desk in the lab
The sensor-equipped Clearpath Jackal robot used to collect the Global Navigation Dataset
GAMMA lab members sitting by a fountain
GAMMA team with a mobile robot

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