The session brought together leading experts to explore innovations driving the next generation of dexterous and dependable robotic manipulation. Topics included advances in tactile sensing, new actuation strategies, learning-based frameworks, and neural-symbolic control—key areas shaping how robots interact with complex, real-world environments.

She expressed appreciation to meeting chairs Dan Popa and Vesna Novak for the opportunity to contribute, as well as to co-organizer Chao Jiang and the National Science Foundation for supporting the event. Distinguished speakers Ed Colgate, Harish Ravichandar, David Held, Hannah S. Stuart, and Nima Fazeli delivered technical talks and joined an engaging panel discussion on emerging research directions.

She also presented his own work on multimodal sensing for neural-symbolic manipulation. The workshop’s dynamic conversations underscored the growing momentum and exciting future ahead for the robotic manipulation research community.