Yashraj Narang

Yashraj "Yash" Narang is a senior robotics research manager and directs the Seattle Robotics Lab (SRL) within NVIDIA Research. SRL conducts research across the full spectrum of robot learning, including perception, task and motion planning, control, RL, imitation learning, sim-to-real transfer, robotics foundation models, and agentic robotics. Before joining NVIDIA, Yash completed his master's degree from MIT and his Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he worked on robotics, mechanics, and simulation.
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Posts by Yashraj Narang

Robotics

The Machines that Make the Machines

How we taught robots to assemble GB300 tester trays and what it taught us about robot learning, mechanical intelligence, and good old-fashioned engineering The... 27 MIN READ
Robotics

Advancing Robotics Development with Neural Dynamics in Newton

Modern robotics requires more than what classical analytic dynamics provides because of simplified contacts, omitted kinematic loops, and non-differentiable... 9 MIN READ
Robotics

R²D²: Three Neural Breakthroughs Transforming Robot Learning from NVIDIA Research

While today's robots excel in controlled settings, they still struggle with the unpredictability, dexterity, and nuanced interactions required for real-world... 9 MIN READ
Robotics

R²D²: Unlocking Robotic Assembly and Contact Rich Manipulation with NVIDIA Research

This edition of NVIDIA Robotics Research and Development Digest (R2D2) explores several contact-rich manipulation workflows for robotic assembly tasks from... 9 MIN READ
Robotics

Transferring Industrial Robot Assembly Tasks from Simulation to Reality

Simulation is an essential tool for robots learning new skills. These skills include perception (understanding the world from camera images), planning... 10 MIN READ