Vatsal V. Patel

Hello! I'm a robotics / mechanical engineering PhD candidate in the GRAB Lab at Yale University advised by Prof. Aaron M. Dollar. I work on developing robot hands that can manipulate everyday objects in complex tasks through novel mechanical designs, parallel mechanisms, sensor architechtures, and motion optimization.

I completed my bachelors (with dept citation) and masters from University of California, Berkeley. In summer 2023, I was a research intern at the Boston Dynamics AI Institute.

I have also worked at Intuitive Surgical, and taught as an ("outstanding") graduate student instructor and teaching fellow. At Yale, I have provided technical insights to Yale Ventures, and helped build community and mentorships through many engineering and campus-wide groups.