New York University Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-15 - Research Publication - Human Universal Grasping - Introduces HUG, a flow-matching model that predicts diverse human grasps from a single RGB-D image. Trains on 1M-HUGs, an egocentric human grasp dataset spanning more than one million frames and thousands of objects. Includes HUG-Bench and real-world… - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-06-07 - Research Publication - MotionDisco: Motion Discovery for Extreme Humanoid Loco-Manipulation - Introduces an automated framework for discovering long-horizon, contact-rich humanoid loco-manipulation skills without human motion capture, teleoperation, or retargeting. Combines LLM-guided evolutionary search over contact plans, kinodynamic optimization… - source: atarilab.github.io
• 2026-04-27 - Research Publication - eFlesh: Highly customizable magnetic touch sensing using cut-cell microstructures - Open-source tactile sensing system using 3D-printed structures, magnets, and magnetometer-based sensing. Supports customizable sensor geometries and integration across grippers, robot hands, and contact surfaces. Provides hardware designs, models, and… - source: github.com
• 2026-03-27 - Research Publication - NYU releases RUKA-v2 open-source dexterous hand - NYU researchers released RUKA-v2, an open-source tendon-driven humanoid hand with wrist mobility and finger abduction-adduction for robot-learning research. The arXiv version was first posted on 27 March 2026. The release includes open hardware, controller… - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-12-11 - Facility Opening - NYU opens robotics and embodied intelligence center - The center opened with more than 70 faculty, doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers working across shared facilities. Its flagship 6,800-square-foot space supports robotics research, alongside dedicated multirobot and manipulation laboratories.… - source: engineering.nyu.edu