Stanford Robotics Center Robotics Scholars Program supports PhD students engaged in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary robotics researchThe SRC Robotics Scholars Program offers PhD students the opportunity to expand the scope of their robotics research and maximize the impact by receiving interdisciplinary mentorship from SRC faculty, access to SRC facility, and financial support.For the program details, visit the Robotics Scholars Program page.2026 Scholars
Mechanical Engineering
Project:
Dressed to Assist: Functional and Social Design of Robot Clothing for Older Adults
PhD advisor: Allison Okamura
Project co-advisor: Oussama Khatib
Aeronautics & Astronautics
Project:
Robust VLA-enabled Multi-Robot Collaboration for Flexible Manufacturing
PhD advisor: Somil Bansal
Project co-advisor: Mac Schwager
Mechanical Engineering
Project:
Magnetic Micro-Robot Milli-Spinner Perception and Control for Automated Mechanical Thrombectomy
PhD advisor: Monroe Kennedy
Project co-advisor: Oussama Khatib
Mechanical Engineering
Project:
Protecting Clinicians and Multiplying Their Powers with Expert-inthe-Loop Robotics for Ultrasound-Guided Interventions
PhD advisor: Mark Cutkosky
Project co-advisor: Oussama Khatib
Computer Science
Project:
Human Motion Priors for Scalable Dexterous Tool Use in Home and Industrial Environments
PhD advisor: Dorsa Sadigh
Project co-advisor: Jeannette Bohg
Mechanical Engineering
Project:
Dual-Sided Tactile Sensing for Safe Assistive Interaction in Older-Adult Home Robotics
PhD advisor: Zhenan Bao
Project co-advisor: Jiajun Wu
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Project:
Reusability-aware Robotic Furniture Assembly in Reconfigurable Work Cells
PhD advisor: Iro Armeni
Project co-advisor: Shuran Song