Embodied Decision-Making Research Group

Embodied Decision-Making (EDeM) Lab

We build embodied agents that can learn broadly, act reliably, and transfer from simulated worlds into physical environments. Our work connects generative robot data, sim-to-real deployment, and human feedback so that decision-making systems become more capable, safer, and useful outside the lab.

Scalable robot data Creating richer training pipelines for embodied policies when real-world collection is expensive.
Real deployment Validating skills on humanoid, dexterous, and interactive robots in realistic tasks.
Human alignment Using feedback and constraints to make robot behavior safer, more interpretable, and trustworthy.

Our Mission

Our mission is advancing embodied decision-making systems by facilitating their reliability and generalizability across diverse tasks and environments. This requires tight interaction between simulated environments, real-world deployment, and human feedback.

EDeM Lab research pipeline
The following projects are developed by EDeM Lab members and collaborators. Together they push toward practical embodied intelligence: agents that can reason, learn, move, manipulate, and respond to human intent.
Foundation

Generative Simulation for Robot Data Synthesization

We develop data engines that generate robot control data in simulated environments and enable generalization to real-world applications.

EmbodiChain project preview EmbodiChain Builds richer chains of embodied skills for training general-purpose robot behavior. DexScale project preview DexScale Scales dexterous manipulation data so policies can learn diverse hand-object interactions. Sim2Real VLA project preview Sim2Real VLA Bridges vision-language-action models from simulated learning to real robotic tasks. AgentChord project preview AgentChord Coordinates agentic capabilities into more compositional embodied decision-making workflows.
Deployment

Sim2Real Deployment

We address real-world problems by validating learned skills and policies through realistic applications across humanoid locomotion, dexterous manipulation, robot communication, and 4D interaction.

HWC-Loco project preview HWC-Loco Advances whole-body humanoid locomotion for robust movement in physical environments. YOTO project preview YOTO Improves task-driven robot manipulation with adaptable policies for real-world use. SignBot project preview SignBot Explores embodied communication, making robots more expressive in human-facing settings. RoboFlow4D project preview RoboFlow4D Models 4D scene flow for robots, supporting dynamic perception and action in changing worlds.
Alignment

Human Feedbacks

To align robot behavior with human expectations, we incorporate human feedback and inferred constraints into the decision-making process during robot control.

Focus-Then-Contact project preview Focus-Then-Contact Links visual focus with contact-rich interaction, improving how robots attend before they act. Multi-Modal ICRL project preview Multi-Modal ICRL Learns constraints from richer feedback signals, improving safety under diverse observations.

Publications


Contact

Email: liuguiliang[at]cuhk[dot]edu[dot]cn
Address: N0.2001 Longxiang Ave., Shenzhen, Guangdong, China