Kefei Wen, University of British Columbia

Research

robotics parallel robots robot kinematics and dynamics robot control physical human-robot interaction

Latest funding

Collaborative robots with intrinsically safe mechanisms
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Collaborative robots with intrinsically safe mechanisms
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,000
MICRO-BODD: A Miniaturized Intelligent Construction Robot for Optimal Building Operations and Defect Detection
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$789,960

All 3 grants and awards

Collaborative robots with intrinsically safe mechanisms

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Wen, Kefei

Keywords: robotics; parallel robots; robot kinematics and dynamics; robot control; physical human-robot interaction

$12,500

Collaborative robots with intrinsically safe mechanisms

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wen, Kefei

Keywords: robotics; parallel robots; robot kinematics and dynamics; robot control; physical human-robot interaction

$35,000

MICRO-BODD: A Miniaturized Intelligent Construction Robot for Optimal Building Operations and Defect Detection

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Zou, Zhengbo Z

Keywords: building science; computer vision; construction robots; human-robot interaction; life-cycle assesment; neuroscience; reinforcement learning

$789,960

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: robotics Dear Professor Wen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on robotics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Collaborative robots with intrinsically safe mechanisms" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]