Haonan Yu


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I am a research scientist at Skild AI. I lead some of the factory tasks at Skild, for example, Nvidia GB300 tester busbar assembly.

I am also a full-stack robotics software engineer driving the complete robotic AI lifecycle, spanning data collection, model training, low-level control, and field deployment.

My long-term career goal is to build a generalist robot with a wide range of skills to assist people with tedious daily tasks. By doing so, I aim to free up more time for humans to focus on creative pursuits—such as writing, drawing, and imagining—activities that truly define our humanity.


Past experience

Research ScientistHorizon Robotics2019 - 2025
Research EngineerFacebook AI Research2018 - 2019
Research ScientistBaidu Research2016 - 2018
Research InternBaidu Research2015

Education

Ph.D. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Bachelor of Computer Science, Peking University


Selected publications


Softwares

ALF - Agent Learning Framework (ALF) is a PyTorch reinforcement learning framework emphasizing on the flexibility and easiness of implementing complex algorithms involving many different components.


Hobbies

I like playing video games, especially ARPG. So far my favorite games are souls-like, by FromSoftware.