Research groups

Worcester Polytechnic InstituteSINCE MAY 2025

ALMaS Research Group

Founder & Research Lead, GR-0X Humanoid · Advisor: Prof. Mahdi Agheli

I founded and lead the GR-0X humanoid project in the ALMaS Research Group, running a 12-person research team through WPI’s Major Qualifying Project program. I advise 2 of the lab’s 3 M.S. thesis projects, guiding research on morphology–performance trade-offs (strength, reach, speed).

Publications & competitions

  1. 2026

    A Planetary Lead-Screw Prismatic Limb for Morphing Humanoid Robots

    Juan Pablo Espinosa

    ASME IDETC 2026 — Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition

    [SUBMITTED]

Patents

[PROVISIONAL · FILED] · United States (USPTO) · NO. 63/963896

Prismatic limb mechanism for a morphing humanoid robot

Planetary lead-screw prismatic limb that lets a humanoid change its leg length. Developed for the GR0X humanoid.

[PENDING] · Mexico · Co-inventor

Telepresence control system

Telepresence control system developed during my internship at Inbiodroid; it improved response latency by about 20%.