Brief Bio: I am currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I lead the Wisconsin Expeditious LeggedAI Lab (WELL-Lab). My research focuses on advancing physical intelligence in robotic systems, bridging theoretical and mathematical principles with practical applications, in the fields of legged and humanoid robots, hybrid mobile robots, robot design, and nonlinear control theory. I currently serve as an Associate Editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L).

Academic trajectory: I obtained my PhD from Caltech in 2021, working with Aaron Ames on nonlinear control and bipedal locomotion. After my PhD, I stayed as a postdoc in the same lab prior to joining UW-Madison. Before coming to Caltech, I worked with Daniel Goldman at Georgia Tech on locomotion on graular terrain, where I was a PhD student in their Robotics program. I finished my BS degree in mechanical engineering from Tongji University in 2013 and MS degree from Northwestern University in 2015. During my MS study, I worked with Paul Umbanhowar and Kevin Lynch on robotic manipulation.

Contact:

• Email: xiaobin.xiong@wisc.edu
• Address: 1513 University Ave, Room 2031, Madison, WI, 53706