About Me
Hello! I am Ken Suzuki, a Master’s student at the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab. I graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) in May 2025.
During most of my time at UMass Amherst, I worked on mechanical design for legged robots at the DARoS Lab under the supervision of Professor Donghyun Kim.
I previously worked as a Research Intern at the Robotics Group of OMRON SINIC X Corporation during the summer of 2023. I was supervised by Dr. Kazutoshi Tanaka and Dr. Masashi Hamaya on the development of a faster shape memory alloy actuator.
Interests
- Robot Design
- Legged Robots
- Control Systems
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.S.E. in Robotics
University of Pennsylvania
Recent Publications
(2024).
Staccatoe: A single-leg robot that mimics the human leg and toe.
2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
(2024).
Lessons Learned from Developing a Human-Centered Guide Dog Robot for Mobility Assistance.
arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.19778.
(2023).
System configuration and navigation of a guide dog robot: Toward animal guide dog-level guiding work.
2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).