Prof. Michael Rubenstein — Research Profile
Northwestern University · Mechanical Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
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Source: mccormick.northwestern.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026
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Prof. Michael Rubenstein at Northwestern University Mechanical Engineering lists Robotics and Autonomy, AI and Design, Advanced Manufacturing, Micro/Nanoengineering as their registered research area.
Research keywords
Recent papers
- Rollbot 2: Agile Locomotion by a Single-Actuator Spherical RobotPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Oct 16
- Agile legged locomotion in reconfigurable modular robotsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 6
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