Chao Tang

About Me

I am an undergraduate student in Automation at Tongji University, interested in building robots that can perceive, learn, and act in the physical world.

I explore learning-based locomotion and manipulation, connecting algorithms with robotic systems through simulation experiments and hands-on deployment.

Research Interests

I am interested in how robots learn transferable behaviors and connect perception, reasoning, and action across tasks.

Selected Projects

Quadruped with a mounted arm in simulation

Current Research: nSGS

A state-conditioned neural task sampler for Go2–Piper whole-body control in simulation, with matched-start PPO comparisons and ongoing transfer evaluation.

PPO · Adaptive Task Sampling · Whole-Body Control

RealMan robot performing banana pick-and-place

π0.5 × RealMan — Real-World Robot Manipulation

Fine-tuned π0.5 on 50 teleoperated demonstrations and deployed it on a real RealMan robot for banana pick-and-place, achieving 9/10 successful onsite pilot trials.

Vision-Language-Action · Imitation Learning · Real-World Deployment

RealMan dual-arm tabletop setup

Astra × RealMan

Exploring multimodal spatial reasoning and closed-loop robotic manipulation on a dual-arm platform.

Multimodal Reasoning · RealMan · Dual-Arm Manipulation

Six-axis robotic arm at the workbench

ROS 2 Visual Manipulator

A six-axis manipulation platform integrating RGB-D perception, arm control, and grasp planning through ROS 2.

ROS 2 · MoveIt 2 · RGB-D Perception

Research Experience

Tongji University

Robotics Research

Exploring robot learning and hands-on manipulation systems.

AgiBot

Robotics / Mechanical Engineering Intern

Summer 2026

Education

Tongji University

Undergraduate, Automation

2025 – Present

Beyond Research

The Girls Band Cry band members together
Music, off the clock

Beyond robotics, I love Yorushika and Girls Band Cry, especially Momoka Kawaragi. Music has always been part of my everyday life.