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ICRA 2025

Atlanta, USA

My First Solo Trip — on the Other Side of the Earth 🌎

ICRA 2025 was my first solo trip abroad. It took me all the way to the other side of the Earth, roughly 24 hours of flying from Hong Kong to Atlanta. It turned out to be one of the most memorable experiences of my academic journey. I was delighted to present my research in computer vision and robot manipulation, and even more grateful for the people I met along the way. As a small research potato🥔 in a big field, I was carried by so much guidance, support, and encouragement, which left me genuinely touched and warm. 🥰

It was also an honor to serve as a Social Media Ambassador for ICRA 2025, connecting with fellow researchers, industry professionals, and robotics enthusiasts, and contributing in my own small way to the future of the field. 🤖✨

To everyone I met: thank you. I hope our paths cross again at future conferences.

Keep moving on~ 💪

Conference

ICRA 2025 in Atlanta, USA Paper presentation Friends at ICRA 2025 Poster session With my poster Social Media Ambassador for ICRA 2025 Social Media Ambassador for ICRA 2025 With Prof. Seth Hutchinson, General Chair of ICRA 2025 At the ICRA 2025 wall Human–robot shadow performance

Travel

World of Coca-Cola The giant Coca-Cola bottle Georgia Aquarium with sharks CNN Center Ponce City Market MomoCon at the Georgia World Congress Center Eevee at MomoCon Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” The golden thumb in Doha Lamp Bear at Doha airport