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 Master’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 I’ve worked on are shown through my portfolio here.

I’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!