MIT–Amazon Science Hub Robotics Research Day 2025

The MIT-Amazon Science Hub invites faculty, students, and the campus community to an afternoon event on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

This event will showcase research advancements in the field of robotics, including: manipulation, mobility, and fleet management. Attendees can expect an engaging lineup of talks by faculty researchers and Amazon scientists. The event will also feature a graduate student pitch competition and PhD poster presentations. A networking reception will conclude the afternoon.

Join us to explore cutting-edge robotics research and connect with leaders in the field.

Details

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Time: 1:00-6:00 pm
Location: Building 45, 8th floor, 51 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA
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Program

  • 12:30 pm: Registration & Boxed Lunch
  • 1:00 pm: Welcome Remarks by Sertac Karaman (‍Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics;
    Director of the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems) and Tye Brady (Chief Technologist, Amazon Robotics)
  • 1:20 pm: MIT Keynote: “From Theory to Production (and Back) — A Collaboration on Optimization and Learning for Robotic Manipulation” by Russ Tedrake (Toyota Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Mechanical Engineering)
  • 2:00 pm: Amazon Robotics Keynote by Joey Durham (Senior Manager of Applied Science, Amazon Robotics) and Kapil Katyal (Senior Manager of Robotics Science, Amazon Robotics)

Faculty Talks

  • 3:00 pm: “Fleet Management for Robotic Warehousing Operations” by Alexandre Jacquillat (Associate Professor, Operations Research and Statistics)
  • 3:15 pm: “Neural Modular Physics for Robotics” by Wojciech Matusik (Cadence Design Systems Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
  • 3:30 pm: “Orchestrating Multi-Agent Autonomy at Scale” by Gioele Zardini (Rudge [1948] and Nancy Allen Career Development Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering)
  • 3:45 pm: “Automation from the Worker’s Perspective” by Ben Armstrong (Executive Director, Industrial Performance Center; Co-Lead, Work of the Future Initiative)
  • 4:00 pm: Break

Graduate Student Pitches

  • 4:15 pm: Graduate Student Pitch Competition
  • 4:45 pm: Judge Deliberation
  • 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks & Competition Winners Announced
  • 5:15 pm: Networking Reception