Mecharithm Lab Team
Lab Director
Madi Dian, Ph.D.
Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Physical AI
- Vision-Language-Action Models
- Robot Foundation Models
- Human-robot interaction
- Human-machine teaming
- Robotics & AI education
Ph.D. Researchers
Master's Researchers
Undergraduate Researchers
Visiting Scholars
Postdogs & Postcats
Robots
6 DOF Gen3 Robot Arm
Elegoo Wheeled Mobile Robot
Baxter Robot
PincherX 100
4 DOF PincherX 100 Robot Arm with Vision Kit
WheelArm
KUKA LBR Med collaborative robotic arm
Lab Alumni
Nick Hawkins
Spring 2025 - Summer 2026
Undergraduate Research
Worked on RP3
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Summer 2026
High School Intern (in collab. with Partners in Education)
Worked on RP3
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Summer 2026
High School Intern (in collab. with Partners in Education)
Worked on RP2
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
(co-Mentored with CHROME Lab)
Summer 2026
Undergraduate Research
Worked on RP3
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Aryan Singh
Summer 2025
High School Intern (in collab. with Partners in Education)
Worked on AI control of a mobile robot
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Summer 2025
High School Intern (in collab. with Partners in Education)
Worked on Digital twin of a mobile robot
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Spring 2024 to Spring 2026
Undergraduate Research
Worked on RP3
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Fall 2024 to Spring 2026
Undergraduate Research
Worked on RP2
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Vittorio Di Giorgio
(co-Mentored with Dr. Flavio Esposito)
Spring 2025
Undergraduate Research
Worked on RP3
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Nomin Erdenebileg​
Spring 2025
Undergraduate Research
Worked on RP3
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Undergraduate Research
Worked on RP3
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Fall 2024 to Fall 2025
Undergraduate Research
Worked on RP2
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
Spring 2024
Masters in Computer Science
Worked on RP1
Software Engineer @ Mastercard
