Zeyu Ren

Zeyu Ren

Robotics Researcher

ByteDance Inc.

Biography

Zeyu Ren is currently a robotics researcher at ByteDance AI Lab. His research interests include collaborative robotic arms, under-actuated hands, tendon-driven mechanism and actuators. In 2019, he received his Ph.D degree in Robotics from Italian Institute of Technology under the supervision of Dr. Nikos G. Tsagarakis. His bachelor degree was obtained in Mechatronics Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2015.

Interests

  • Collaborative Robotic Arms
  • Under Actuated Hands
  • Tendon Driven Mechanism
  • Series Elastic Actuators

Education

  • PhD in Robotics, 2019

    Italian Insitute of Technology (IIT), Italy

  • MEng in Mechatronics Engineering, 2015

    Zhejiang University (ZJU), China

Work Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Robotics Researcher

ByteDance Inc.

Nov 2023 – Present Beijing
Leading products R&D in robotic arms, hands and tactile sensors.
 
 
 
 
 

Senior R&D Engineer

Xiaomi Inc.

Sep 2021 – Nov 2023 Beijing
Led products R&D in humanoid robotic arms and hands.
 
 
 
 
 

Mechatronics Engineer

Rokae Robotics

Apr 2020 – Sep 2021 Beijing
Led products R&D for collaborative robotic arms.
 
 
 
 
 

Post Doc Researcher

Italian Institute of Technology

Mar 2019 – Mar 2020 Genova
Developed HERI-II-H under-actuated hands for HyQ-Real robot in INAIL project.

Awards

30 under 30

The winner of 30 under 30 of Z-Park in 2020
See certificate

Ralf-Dahrendorf Prize

Involved in the development project of CENTAURO robot
See certificate

2014 RoboCup SmallSizeLeague Championship

Participated as a member in Team ZJUNLICT, Zhejiang University
See certificate

Projects

Xiao Mi CyberOne

Developed Dual-arm and End-effector for CyberOne.

Rokae xMate CR7

Developed Cobot xMate CR7 for Industrial Application.

Rokae GIA

Developed General Integrated Actuator (GIA) for Cobots.

INAIL

Developed HERI-II-H under-actuated hand for HyQ-Real robot.

PHOLUS

Developed HERI-II-P under-actuated hands for PHOLUS robot.

CENTAURO

Developed HERI-II-C under-actuated hand for CENTAURO robot.

WALK-MAN LEG

Developed a 3-DoF Leg (eLeg) for verfifying energy efficiency and explosive motion.

WALK-MAN HAND

Developed HERI under-actuatued hand for verifying quasi dexteous and powerful grasping.

RoboCup

Developed small size soccer robots, participated RoboCup as a member in Team ZJUNlict.

Posts

Launch Event of Xiaomi CyberOne, Beijing, China

30 under 30 of Z-Park in 2020, Beijing, China

IIT Fareware, Genova, Italy

CENTARUO Evaluation Camp, Karlsruhe, Germany

Humanoids 2018, Beijing, China

Contact

  • ByteDance Inc., ZhongGuan Cun, E-World, Beijing 100085