MIT CSAIL
Tactile Policy Learning
Research on VLA models and tactile policy learning at the Improbable AI Lab. Giving robot policies high-frequency tactile feedback under PI Pulkit Agrawal.
- Robotics
- ML
- VLA
- Research
High-Frequency Tactile Robotics
Sofia Lipkevych
MIT CSE · Class of 2029 (Course 6-3) · Undergraduate Researcher @ MIT CSAIL (Improbable AI Lab)
I work on giving robot policies high-frequency tactile feedback at MIT CSAIL's Improbable AI Lab, under PI Pulkit Agrawal. I build at the intersection of robotics, AI, and access to education.
CHANNEL
tactile
SAMPLE
hi-freq
STATUS
streaming
01/RESEARCH
Giving robot policies high-frequency tactile feedback.
Advisor: Pulkit Agrawal · Improbable AI Lab · MIT CSAIL
My work focuses on tactile policy learning and VLA (vision-language-action) models - equipping robot policies with high-frequency tactile sensory input to improve dexterity and generalization.
02/PROJECTS
MIT OCW Ukrainian Translation
A browser extension that translates MIT OpenCourseWare lecture videos into Ukrainian in real time, with AI dubbing via a partnership with ElevenLabs. Featured in MIT News, April 2025.
- AI
- Education
- Ukraine
UAThon
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- Community
- Ukraine
Regeneron ISEF 2025
Thermochromic Microcomposites
1st place nationally in materials science. Research on thermochromic microcomposites and their structural properties.
- Science
- Materials
03/EXPERIENCE
- The Interaction Company of CaliforniaInternSummer 2026
- HackMITCorporate Relations
- Emergent VenturesGrantee
- MIT AI Alignment (MAIA)Member
- MIT Capital PartnersMember
- Regeneron ISEF 20251st place nationally, materials science
- LanguagesUkrainian, English, French, Spanish
04/CONTACT
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