Xiangyu Chen (陈翔宇)

I am an incoming Mphil at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), I am currently a research intern at Tsinghua University(AIR) and TARS Robotics, co-advised by Prof. Yilun Chen and Prof. Wenchao Ding, working closely with PhD Candidate Ruihai Wu and Prof. Xiaoxiao Long. Earlier in my academic journey, I obtained First Class Honour Bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Liverpool John Moores University in UK.

             

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News

  • 2025-05: My team won The First Place 🏆 in ICRA 2025 What Bimanuals Can Do (WBCD) Challenge
  • 2025-03: My team won the Champion 🏆 in ManiSkill-ViTac 2025: Challenge on Manipulation Skill Learning With Vision and Tactile Sensing
  • 2024-07: GuassianGrasper was accepted to RA-L
  • 2024-02: Block-Map-Based Localization in Large-Scale Environment was accepted to ICRA 2024
  • Research Interests

  • 🤖Robotics
  • Embodied AI
  • Manipulation
  • VLA
  • Tactile
  • Mapping and Navigation
  • Education

  • Master of Philosophy (General), the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (2025 - )
  • B.E Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, UK (2019-2023)
  • Research Experience

    Tars Robotics

    Research Intern, supervised by Prof. Yilun Chen and Prof. Wenchao Ding

    (2025.3 - present)

    Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR), Tsinghua University

    Research Intern, supervised by Prof. Yilun Chen and Prof. Guyue Zhou

    (2021.6 - 2023.12, 2024.12 - present)

    GAIRLAB, City University of Hong Kong (CityU)

    Research Assistant, supervised by Prof. Peng Yin

    (2024.3 - 2024.6)

    EncoSmart Technology (Beijing) Co., LTD

    Research Intern

    (2023.11 - 2024.2, 2024.7 - 2024.11)
    Hardware

    Publications
    (: corresponding author; *: equal contribution)
    dise GaussianGrasper: 3D Language Gaussian Splatting for Open-vocabulary Robotic Grasping
    Yuhang Zheng, Xiangyu Chen, Yupeng Zheng, Songen Gu, Runyi Yang, Bu Jin, Pengfei Li, Chengliang Zhong, Zengmao Wang, Lina Liu, Chao Yang, Dawei Wang, Zhen Chen, Xiaoxiao Long, Meiqing Wang.
    RA-L, 2024
    Homepage · 📑Paper · Code

    We introduced GaussianGrasper, a robot grasping system implemented by a 3D Gaussian field endowed with open-vocabulary semantics and accurate geometry that is capable of rapid updates to support open-world robotic grasping guided by language.

    dise Block-Map-Based Localization in Large-Scale Environment
    Yixiao Feng, Zhou Jiang, Yongliang Shi, Yunlong Feng, Xiangyu Chen, Hao Zhao, Guyue Zhou.
    ICRA 2024
    🎬Video · 📑Paper · Code

    we propose a localization system based on Block Maps (BMs) to reduce the computational load caused by maintaining large-scale maps.

    Projects
    dise Humanoid Unitree G1 RL locomotion

    Xiangyu Chen (Independent Project)

    Algorithm: Reinforcement Learning (PPO)

    Simulation: Isaac Gym, Mujoco

    I implemented reinforcement learning (PPO) algorithm using the rsl_rl library and Isaac Gym to train locomotion policy, and use Mujoco Simulation to test the policy
    dise ICRA 2025 What Bimanuals Can Do (WBCD) Challenge

    Hierarchical Bimanual Manipulation Policy for Dining Room Service

    Weize Li, Zhengxiao Han, Lixin Xu, Xiangyu Chen, Harrison Bounds, Chenrui Zhang, Yifan Xu,

    ICRA 2025 🏆 The First Place (Certificate)
    dise ManiSkill-ViTac 2025: Challenge on Manipulation Skill Learning With Vision and Tactile Sensing

    Champion 🏆 in Track 2: Tactile-Vision-Fusion Manipulation (Certificate)

    TARS-STEIIA Team

    Team Leader: Ruihai Wu

    Instructor: Xiaoxiao Long

    Members

    Xiang Xiao*, Yuxing Qin*, Yuhang Zheng*, Xiangyu Chen

    dise Mobile Manipulation with Imitation Learning

    GAIRLAB, City University of Hong Kong (CityU)

    Kaixin Chai, Xiangyu Chen, Yufeng Li, Peng Yin*
    🎬Video

    Imitation Learning(ACT)

    Data Collection by Teleoperation System

    Whole-Body Control

    dise Wheel-legged Robot dynamics obstacle avoidance

    Xiangyu Chen, Yufeng Li(Hardware Design)

    🎬Video

    Contribution:

    Lidar-based SLAM (Cartographer)

    Navigation (A* and TEB)

    dise Wheel-legged Robot static obstacle avoidance

    Xiangyu Chen, Yufeng Li(Hardware Design)

    🎬Video

    Contribution:

    Lidar-based SLAM (Cartographer)

    Navigation (A* and TEB)

    dise Navigation in 3D Large-Scale Environment

    DISCOVER Lab, AIR, Tsinghua University

    Xiangyu Chen, Yixiao Feng, Yunlong Feng, Yongliang Shi, Guyue Zhou

    Lidar-based SLAM (LIO-SAM)

    block-based-localizaton

    Navigation (A* and TEB)

    dise Leader-Follower Multi-Agent Swarm (Sim2Real Transfer)

    Zhengxiao Han, Jingtian Deng, Chenghao Lin, Xiangyu Chen, Tianao Ren Guyue Zhou

    Lidar-based SLAM (Cartographer)

    Pure Pursuit algorithm

    High stability and obstacle avoidance ability

    dise Dynamics Obstacles Avoidance Indoor

    DISCOVER Lab, AIR, Tsinghua University

    Xiangyu Chen, Zhengxiao Han, Yixiao Feng, Guyue Zhou.

    Lidar-based SLAM (Cartographer), Vision-based SLAM (ORB_SLAM, RTAB_MAP)

    Extended Kalman Filter (EKF)

    Navigation (A* and TEB)

    dise Cyberdog Navigation in indoor environment

    DISCOVER Lab, AIR, Tsinghua University

    Xiangyu Chen, Zhengxiao Han, Guyue Zhou

    🎬Video

    Lidar-based SLAM (Cartographer)

    Extended Kalman Filter (EKF)

    Navigation (A* and TEB)

    dise Cyberdog SLAM in indoor environment

    DISCOVER Lab, AIR, Tsinghua University

    Xiangyu Chen, Zhengxiao Han, Guyue Zhou

    🎬Video

    Lidar-based SLAM (Cartographer)

    dise End-to-end Visual Navigation

    DISCOVER Lab, AIR, Tsinghua University

    Guan Wang, Haoyi Niu, Xiangyu Chen, Guyue Zhou

    🎬Video

    Reinforcement Learning

    Sim2Real

    Simulation
    dise Slave Obstacle Avoidance

    Gazebo

    Jingtian Deng, Xiangyu Chen, Guyue Zhou

    Artificial Potential Field Method
    dise Wheeled-Legged Navigation

    Isaac Sim

    Zhengxiao Han, Xiangyu Chen, Guyue Zhou
    Industrial Collaboration
    dise Cooperation with iFytek: VLM for Mobile Manipulation

    Pengfei Li, Xiangyu Chen,

    🎬Video

    The industrial compound mobile robot, enhanced by the capabilities of the Antelope Industrial Large Model in understanding computations, generating industrial code, and processing industrial text, can perform task comprehension, decomposition, instruction generation, and other operations through applications such as industrial task splitting, path code planning, and industrial object detection and image segmentation within a natural language interaction model. This further enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of industrial robots.

    dise Baidu Apollo V2X Vehicle-Road Cooperative Technology Model Construction and Validation

    Website

    Contribution & Results: we developed a safety model based on two scenarios: ring road conflicts and unprotected left turns, and evaluated the safety performances in both individual vehicle intelligence and V2X scenarios. The results indicate that V2X improved safety metrics by 30% to 90%.

    Result: In collaboration with Baidu, contributed to the release of the first Chinese white paper on vehicle-road cooperative technology: Key technologies and prospects of vehicle-road collaboration for autonomous driving.

    Awards

  • City Special Prize, "Unbounded·2023 Shanghai International Student (Nationalized University Students) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition"
  • City Top 10, Best Popularity Award, Second and Third Prizes, 2020、2022 China-U.S. Maker Competition (Shanghai Regional)
  • Third Prize, 2021 Cross-Strait Maker Competition National Finals
  • City Second and Third Prizes, 2019、2022 Shanghai College Student Maker Competition
  • First Prize (National Level), 2017 International Youth Innovation Design Competition China Region
  • Hobbies

    Outside of research, I enjoy playing basketball.


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