Vision–Force Multimodal Imitation Learning Force-feedback Leader-arm Teleoperation · Impedance Control

From force-aware datato learning-baseddexterous bimanual control.

I develop learning-based systems for precise dual-arm and dual-hand manipulation from multimodal demonstrations.

Portrait of Chemin Ahn
M.S. Researcher
Robotics Innovatory, SKKU
2026 Highlight 1st Prize KRoC RED Show
Current Focus Multimodal Imitation Learning Vision + Force

Patent application
Force-feedback leader arm

Robotics Conference Award
1st Prize · KRoC 2026 RED Show

Robot Control Internship
Doosan Robotics · Jul - Oct 2024

M.S. GPA
4.0 / 4.5 · SKKU

01 Profile

Researching the bridge between human intent and robot action.

I study how to collect high-quality, physical interaction-aware data and use it to help robots learn human movements more effectively.

I have built a force-feedback leader-arm teleoperation system
designed specifically to collect high-quality demonstration data,
alongside a separate VR-tracker teleoperation system.

I evaluate multiple policies and refine their internal architectures
to improve learning performance, while extending vision–proprioception
policy architectures with force as an additional modality for
learning-based control of dexterous dual-arm robots with hands.

I also developed a ROS 2 visual-servoing package
during an internship with the Robot Control Team at Doosan Robotics.

01

Teleoperation

  • Force Feedback Leader Arm
  • Contact Observer
  • VR-tracker teleoperation system.
02

Imitation Learning

  • Multimodal imitation learning (Vision - Force)
  • Applied policies:
    • Diffusion Policy
    • ACT
    • DiT Policy
    • ACP
03

Robot Control

  • Impedance Control
  • Gravity Compensation
  • Visual Servoing

02 Projects

Robotics systems built from research to real hardware.

Illustration of a dual-arm robot learning a manipulation task Robot Learning
02Research Project

Imitation Learning for Dexterous Manipulation

Evaluated and customized multiple policy architectures, collected teleoperation demonstrations, and deployed policies across single-arm, dual-arm, and dual-arm-with-hands setups. Current work extends vision–proprioception inputs with force.

PythonPyTorchImitation LearningROS 1/2
Illustration representing a visual-servoing robot system Robot Control
03Doosan Robotics

ROS 2 Visual Servoing

Developed a Python-based ROS 2 visual-servoing package, built an SDF/Gazebo simulation, and ran the system in simulation and on physical hardware.

PythonROS 2GazeboSDFDoosan Robotics
Illustration of VR-tracker teleoperation with a dual-arm robot Teleoperation
04Research Project

VR-Tracker Teleoperation

Built a VR-tracker teleoperation system for demonstration collection with transformation-matrix-based safety limits and a SLAM-enabled variant.

PythonROS 1/2VR TrackersSLAM
Autonomous medication preparation and delivery robot system Integrated Robotics
05KG-KAIROS · 2nd Prize

Medication Preparation & Delivery

Designed a manipulator-and-AMR workflow that verifies patient information, prepares prescribed medication, and delivers it autonomously.

PythonC++ROS 1StreamlitArduino
Custom autonomous mobile robot platform Autonomous Systems
06Capstone · 2nd Prize

Custom AMR: SLAM & Planner Comparison

Built a custom AMR and compared four navigation configurations combining GMapping and Hector SLAM with TEB and DWA local planners.

  • Raspberry Pi, Arduino Mega, encoder motors, and 2D LIDAR
  • ROS Navigation Stack integration and performance comparison
PythonC++ROS 1SLAM2D LIDAR

03 Experience

Research translated into industrial robotics.

2024

Jul — Oct
Seongnam, Korea

Industry Internship

Robot Control Team Intern

Doosan Robotics

Developed a visual-servoing example package for Doosan robot systems.

  • Implemented ROS 2 nodes in Python
  • Built an SDF/Gazebo simulation environment
  • Validated control in simulation and on physical hardware
View package on GitHub

04 Patent & Awards

Patent application and competition awards from robotics research.

Patent Application filed

Force-Feedback Leader–Follower Teleoperation System for Contact-Rich Robot Manipulation

Inventor · System design · Force-feedback control · Teleoperation implementation

  • Provides operator force feedback during contact-rich manipulation.
  • Designed to improve demonstration quality for force-aware imitation learning.
Technical details remain undisclosed before patent publication.
Awards 3 competition awards
2nd

2024 · Chung-Ang University LINC 3.0

Capstone Design Contest

Sensor and navigation-algorithm analysis for autonomous mobile robots

Awarded in June 2024, the study compared sensor options with navigation-algorithm characteristics for autonomous mobile robot design.

2nd

2024 · KG ICT

KG-KAIROS Youth AI Robotics Program

Pharmaceutical preparation and autonomous delivery using a cobot and AMR

Awarded in June 2024, the system paired a cobot for pharmaceutical preparation with an AMR for autonomous delivery.

05 Skills

My hands-on toolkit for robotics research and development.

01

Programming

PythonC++MATLAB
02

Robotics & Simulation

ROS 1ROS 2GazeboIsaac SimIsaac Lab
03

Learning & Vision

PyTorchTensorFlowOpenCV
ACTDiffusion PolicyDiT PolicyACP
04

Scientific Computing

NumPyPandasMatplotlib
05

Robot Platforms

Doosan RoboticsRainbow RoboticsUniversal Robots
06

Engineering Tools

GitSOLIDWORKSSDFDynamixelwandb

Additional Republic of Korea Army · Sergeant · May 2021 — Nov 2022

06 Education

Mechanical engineering,
focused on
intelligent robotics.

Master of Science Ongoing

Sungkyunkwan
University

Suwon, Republic of Korea

MajorMechanical Engineering

GPA4.0 / 4.5

LabRobotics Innovatory

Selected Coursework
  • Intelligent Robotics
  • Robot Reinforcement Learning
  • Modern Control Systems
  • Human–Robot Collaboration
Bachelor of Science Cum Laude

Chung-Ang
University

Seoul, Republic of Korea

MajorMechanical Engineering

GPA3.84 / 4.5

SchoolMechanical Engineering

Selected Coursework
  • Robotics Engineering
  • Autonomous Control
  • Mechatronics
  • System Analysis
  • Dynamics
  • Visual Programming

07 Contact

Let’s build robots that learn from people.

Interested in robotics research, engineering opportunities, or collaboration?

chemx3937@gmail.com