Yidan Lu (鲁一丹)

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Hong Kong SAR, China. 999077

Email: ydlu@connect.hku.hk

I am a PhD student at The University of Hong Kong, affiliated with the ArcLab under the supervision of Professor Peng Lu. My research lies at the intersection of reinforcement learning and legged robotics, with a focus on enabling humanoid robots to learn from real-world interactions and acquire human-like capabilities.

I earned my Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2023, where I conducted research in audio speech recognition (ASR) under the guidance of Professor Lei Xie at the ASLP Lab. My work focused on enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of speech recognition systems.

I am passionate about advancing robotics to bridge the gap between technology and human society, aiming to automate repetitive tasks and unlock new possibilities for human potential.

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Jun 05, 2026 Very happy to attend ICRA 2026 in Vienna!
Oct 22, 2025 Honored to meet Marco Hutter at IROS 2025, Hangzhou, China!
Apr 24, 2025 Our recent paper “FR-Net: Learning Robust Quadrupedal Fall Recovery on Challenging Terrains through Mass-Contact Prediction” has been accepted by RAL! :sparkles: :smile:

Publications

Projects

Tracking-Based Whole-Body Dance Control for Humanoid Robots
Team members: Mengting Chen, Yidan Lu, Yiran Ju, Rurui Yang, Qiran Kou, Tao Fan, Peter Cui

A tracking-based whole-body motion control policy that enables a humanoid robot to follow dance motions with coordinated upper- and lower-body movement, April 2025.

Learning Humanoid Perceptive Locomotion over Risky Terrain
Team members: Yidan Lu*, Rurui Yang*, Mengting Chen, Tao Fan, Peter Cui

A perception-based RL controller for humanoid robots on risky terrains, such as gaps, sparse footholds, and narrow walkways, December 2025.