YIYAN RUAN

Research in Action

Robots, prototypes, experiments, and life in the lab.

Presenting the MELD rail-repair system to U.S. Senator Tim Kaine during his visit to MELD Manufacturing
MELD ROBOT DEMONSTRATION FOR U.S. SENATOR TIM KAINE
Visitors discussing the full-scale MELD manufacturing system
FULL-SCALE SYSTEM DISCUSSION AT MELD MANUFACTURING
MELD Manufacturing team and visitors gathered in the facility
MELD MANUFACTURING TEAM AND VISITORS
Giving a thumbs-up beside the Deep Lunar Rock Assessment with Vision and Vibration presentation
DISSERTATION PRESENTATION
Me and my advisor beside my dissertation presentation at FASER Lab
ME AND MY ADVISOR · FASER LAB
Standing beside a research poster outside a stone university building
RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION
Three researchers talking beside a poster during an indoor presentation event
SHARING RESEARCH AND IDEAS
Presenters in hard hats introducing a group of young visitors to the robotics lab
ROBOTICS LAB OUTREACH
Wide view of the robotics lab with experimental equipment, workstations, and a Virginia Tech banner
INSIDE THE ROBOTICS LAB
Rocks arranged in a raised bed of granular material beneath laboratory equipment
ROCK-ASSESSMENT TESTBED
Tall modular robot assembly with circular platforms, linear actuators, and wiring
MODULAR ROBOT HARDWARE
Industrial robot arm with custom tooling and cabling in a laboratory test area
INDUSTRIAL ROBOT TEST SETUP
Side view of an extended industrial robot arm carrying a custom tool
ROBOT ARM · EXTENDED POSE
Close-up of custom robot-mounted tooling with electronics, wiring, and purple tubing
ROBOT-MOUNTED TOOLING · WIRING AND INTEGRATION
Close-up of an industrial robot wrist carrying a metal tool housing and purple tubing
CUSTOM TOOLING ON AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT
Seated at the wheel of an open-frame four-wheel vehicle outdoors
CUSTOM VEHICLE PROTOTYPE
Mobile robot with roller wheels, an articulated arm, a gripper, and exposed electronics
MOBILE ROBOT · ARM AND GRIPPER
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