Peng, Chen

Peng, Chen

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Chen Peng(彭晨)

I recieved my Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 2021, under the mentorship of Prof. Stavros G. Voukiougas. Following my doctorate, I served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Bio-automation lab within the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering from UC-Davis for one year.

I then joined MU-ROBOTIX, a startup specializing in intelligent E-tractors, as a Research Scientist. Currently, I am a Principal Investigator at the Hangzhou Global Innovation and Technology Center of Zhejiang University(ZJU-HIC).

My MISSION is to integrate robotic technologies into agricultural operations to enhance efficiency and sustainability in farming practices. My research interests are as follows:

  • Motion Planning for Agricultural Vehicles
  • Multi-Robot Planning & Coordination in Smart Agriculture
  • Robust Control of Underwater Robots in Aquaculture

Explore My Work

Research Opportunities

I am always looking to collaborate with passionate individuals who share the same goal with me. Here are the opportunities available:

  • Postdoctoral Positions
    • Ph.D. graduates interested in continuing research in robotics and agriculture.
  • Graduate Student Positions
    • Prospective graduate students at Zhejiang University interested in my research areas.
  • Undergraduate Internships (3-month at least)
    • Senior undergraduate students seeking a payable internship at ZJU-HIC (students from Hangzhou are preferred).
  • How to Apply: Send your CV and research interests to email

Recent News

  • [Oct, 2024]. A new paper was submitted to RA-L about headland turning for the agricultural E-tractor .
  • [May, 2024]. Presented on CIGR 2024 in Seaoul Korean.
  • [April, 2024]. A journal paper published on JFR was accepted.
  • [July, 2023]. I joined HIC-ZJU as a Researcher (PI).
  • [January, 2023]. Press release of our co-robotic system on the UC, Davis website
  • [April, 2022]. Invited speaker for the topic of "The challenge and opportunity of robotic application in specialty crops." for BAE department in Zhejiang University
  • [April, 2022]. Paper pal for DIGICROP 2022
  • [Feberuary, 2022]. Joined the start-up company MUROBOTIX and do the development of PNC for E-tractor
  • [November, 2021]. Harvesting bin for monitoring almond yield was reported by West Coast Nut.
  • [November, 2021]. Presented in the AIFS/PhenoRob Early Career Researchers Symposium.
  • [September, 2021]. Presented in the BAE seminar of UC, Davis for the topic "Co-Robotic Systems for Specialty Crop Harvesting Operations".
  • [July, 2021]. Two provisional patents are submitted for crop-transport co-robots during manual harvesting.
  • [July, 2021]. Made presentations on AIM of ASABE 2021
  • [Apr, 2021]. Two abstracts were accpeted by ASABE 2021 and I will present our work of mobile robots navigation on June.
  • [Apr, 2021]. I started my Post-Doc research in Bio-automation lab from UC-Davis.
  • [Mar, 2021]. I obtained my PhD degree of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC-Davis!!.
  • [Nov, 2020]. We finished a successful system experiment in the strawberry field of Lompoc, CA.