Michael Burgess

Hello! I am a recent graduate from MIT, now working full-time at RAI Institute as an applied scientist. In this role, I am working to develop effective perception and control pipelines for an agile manipulation platform capable of completing dynamic actions at high speeds with high accuracy and repeatability.

Previously, I received a Masterโ€™s degree from MIT, where I conducted research on high-resolution tactile sensing for robotics in the Perceptual Science Group under Prof. Ted Adelson. During my time in this lab, I developed algorithms for estimating the compliance of grasped objects and created a set of fingers designed to be used across a wide array of manipulation tasks.

During my undergraduate years at MIT, I worked as a research assistant in the Biomimetic Robotics Lab under Prof. Sangbae Kim. I studied how to effectively generate high-level trajectories for a quadruped robot across complex, discrete terrain.

Throughout my young career, I have garnered vast multidisciplinary expertise. Outside of robotics, I have had the opportunity to work on complex fluids research projects, challenging mechanical design problems, software development, and more. All noteworthy projects that Iโ€™ve worked on are shown through my portfolio here.

Iโ€™m originally from seacoast New Hampshire, but am now located in the Cambridge / Boston area. In my free time, I love to play guitar, skateboard, and paint.

Thank you for taking a look at some of my work!