I am currently a Research Assistant in the Helping Hands Lab at Northeastern University, under the supervision of Professor Robert Platt. My research focuses on data-efficient robot learning and closed-loop control with feedback, with a particular emphasis on contact-rich manipulation.

Publications

Hierarchical Equivariant Policy via Frame Transfer

Haibo Zhao*, Dian Wang#*, Yizhe Zhu, Xupeng Zhu, Owen Howell, Linfeng Zhao, Yaoyao Qian, Robin Walters, Robert Platt. "Hierarchical Equivariant Policy via Frame Transfer." ICML 2025.

EquAct: An SE(3)-Equivariant Multi-Task Transformer for Open-Loop Robotic Manipulation

Xupeng Zhu, Yu Qi* ,Yizhe Zhu*, Robin Walters, Robert Platt. "EquAct: An SE(3)-Equivariant Multi-Task Transformer for Open-Loop Robotic Manipulation." Preprint.