Publications

My contributions to the field of robotics.

  1. SHIELD: Safety on Humanoids via CBFs In Expectation on Learned Dynamics
    Lizhi Yang, Blake Werner, Ryan K Cosner, and 3 more authors
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.11494, 2025
  2. Bracing for Impact: Robust Humanoid Push Recovery and Locomotion with Reduced Order Models
    Lizhi Yang, Blake Werner, Adrian B Ghansah, and 1 more author
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.11495, 2025
  3. Creating a dynamic quadrupedal robotic goalkeeper with reinforcement learning
    Xiaoyu Huang, Zhongyu Li, Yanzhen Xiang, and 6 more authors
    In 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023
  4. Genloco: Generalized locomotion controllers for quadrupedal robots
    Gilbert Feng, Hongbo Zhang, Zhongyu Li, and 8 more authors
    In Conference on Robot Learning, 2023
  5. Generating a terrain-robustness benchmark for legged locomotion: A prototype via terrain authoring and active learning
    Chong Zhang and Lizhi Yang
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.07681, 2022
  6. Collaborative navigation and manipulation of a cable-towed load by multiple quadrupedal robots
    Chenyu Yang, Guo Ning Sue, Zhongyu Li, and 6 more authors
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2022
  7. Bayesian Optimization Meets Hybrid Zero Dynamics: Safe Parameter Learning for Bipedal Locomotion Control
    Lizhi Yang, Zhongyu Li, Jun Zeng, and 1 more author
    In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2022
  8. Drone object detection using RGB/IR fusion
    Lizhi Yang, Ruhang Ma, and Avideh Zakhor
    Electronic Imaging, 2022
  9. Sensor-aware frontier exploration and mapping with application to thermal mapping of building interiors
    Zixian Zang, Haotian Shen, Lizhi Yang, and 1 more author
    Electronic Imaging, 2022
  10. Autonomous Navigation for Quadrupedal Robots with Optimized Jumping through Constrained Obstacles
    Scott Gilroy, Derek Lau, Lizhi Yang, and 8 more authors
    In 2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Aug 2021
  11. Robotic Guide Dog: Leading a Human with Leash-Guided Hybrid Physical Interaction
    Anxing Xiao, Wenzhe Tong, Lizhi Yang, and 3 more authors
    In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2021
  12. Indoor query system for the visually impaired
    Lizhi Yang, Ilian Herzi, Avideh Zakhor, and 3 more authors
    In International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, May 2020
  13. EPIC@ECCV2020
    Spatio-Temporal Action Detection with Multi-Object Interaction
    Huijuan Xu, Lizhi Yang, Stan Sclaroff, and 2 more authors
    May 2020