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Tianyi Bi
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B.Eng. Student in Robotics
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

I am a Robotics undergraduate at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China (B.Eng., expected June 2027), working on contact-rich manipulation, tactile intelligence, and mechanism-driven robot design.

My work bridges learning and hardware through visuo-tactile policy training (UniVTAC), underactuated adaptive hand synthesis (SPARK Hand), and multi-modal teleoperation interfaces (Tactile-UMI).

I was a co-author of an IROS 2025 paper on SPARK Hand and a Global Champion (1st Place) in ASME SMRDC 2025. I aim to build robust embodied systems where principled mechanics and data-driven control reinforce each other.

Curriculum Vitae
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Experience
  • HKUST(GZ)
    HKUST(GZ)
    Research Assitant
    Apr. 2026 - Present
    Guangzhou, China
  • SUSTech
    SUSTech
    Undergraduate Research Student
    Nov. 2025 - Apr. 2026
    Shenzhen, China
  • X-Institute, Tsinghua University
    X-Institute, Tsinghua University
    Research Intern
    Oct. 2024 - May. 2025
    Shenzhen, China
Education
  • Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
    Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
    Bachelor of Engineering in Robotics
    Sep. 2023 - Present (Expected Jun. 2027)
    Shenzhen, China
Competition Certificates
  • 1st Place (Global Champion), ASME SMRDC Undergraduate Track
    Anaheim, CA, USA
    2025
  • Second Prize, National Finals of Robocon Competition
    China
    2025
  • First Prize, National Skills Challenge Competition
    China
    2025
  • Provincial Third Prize, China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM)
    Guangdong, China
    2024
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News
2026
Updated the SPARK Hand publication card with the latest IROS cover image.
May 17
Website domain updated to william-tianyibi.github.io.
May 17
Upgraded Tactile-UMI for handheld teleoperation with force feedback and tactile-visual sensing.
Apr 30
Completed UniVTAC simulation validation with phase-aware vision-tactile attention routing.
Apr 19
2025
Won 1st Place (Global Champion) in ASME SMRDC 2025, Undergraduate Track.
Aug 24
Our paper "SPARK Hand" was accepted to IROS 2025.
Jul 31
Won Second Prize in the National ABU Robocon Finals and First Prize in the National Skills Challenge.
Jul 19
2024
Received Provincial Third Prize in CUMCM 2024 (Guangdong Division).
Oct 17
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