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Arizona State University Cooperative Robotic Systems (CRS) Laboratory
Yu "Tony" Zhang, Associate Professor

Cooperative Robotic Systems (CRS) Laboratory

The CRS Lab works at the intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics, with an emphasis on human-robot teaming, multi-agent systems, distributed robotic systems, human-robot interaction, and planning and automated reasoning.

Research support from the following funding agencies is gratefully acknowledged:
Research

Four active thrusts

  • 01

    Perception and Modeling

    Reading human mental and emotional state from limited, noisy signal to support collaboration.

  • 02

    Decision Making

    Action selection that accounts for a human teammate's physical and mental state.

  • 03

    Learning and Adaptation

    Mutual learning between robot and human teammates over sustained collaboration.

  • 04

    Communication

    Minimal, context-sensitive communication channels between robots and people.

Latest news

Recent updates

  • November 5, 2026

    Robot rescue capstone

    Our robot rescue capstone project is officially concluded! Huge thanks to the magicians behind the scenes!

  • November 3, 2026

    Dissertation Defense

    Winston successfully defended his dissertation! Congrats, Dr. Smith!

  • June 9, 2026

    Dissertation Defense

    Akku successfully defended her dissertation! Congrats, Dr. Hanni!

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