Boce Hu     胡博策

I am a PhD student in the Khoury College of Computer Science at Northeastern University, advised by Prof. Robert Platt and Prof. Robin Walters.

I'm passionate about enabling robots to perform self-reflection and innovation, developing perception, planning, and control algorithms for robotic manipulation in unstructured environments.

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Publications

* indicates equal contribution, † indicates corresponding author

RAVEN: End-to-end Equivariant Robot Learning with RGB Cameras
David Klee*, Boce Hu*, Andrew Cole, Heng Tian, Dian Wang, Robert Platt, Robin Walters.
Underreview

3D Equivariant Visuomotor Policy Learning via Spherical Projection
Boce Hu, Dian Wang, David Klee, Heng Tian, Xupeng Zhu, Haojie Huang, Robert Platt, Robin Walters.
Neurips 2025, Spotlight (3%)
[arxiv]
A Practical Guide for Incorporating Symmetry in Diffusion Policy
Dian Wang, Boce Hu, Shuran Song, Robin Walters, Robert Platt.
Neurips 2025
[arxiv]
Push-Grasp Policy Learning Using Equivariant Models and Grasp Score Optimization
Boce Hu*, Heng Tian*, Dian Wang, Haojie Huang, Xupeng Zhu, Robin Walters, Robert Platt.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL), 2025
[arxiv]
OrbitGrasp: SE(3)-Equivariant Grasp Learning
Boce Hu, Xupeng Zhu*, Dian Wang*, Zihao Dong*, Haojie Huang*, Chenghao Wang*, Robin Walters, Robert Platt.
Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), 2024
[arxiv] [website] [video] [twitter] [code]
Coarse-to-Fine 3D Keyframe Transporter
Xupeng Zhu, David Klee*, Dian Wang*, Boce Hu, Haojie Huang, Arsh Tangri, Robin Walters, Robert Platt.
Preprint
[arxiv]

Mentoring

I'm always eager to collaborate with highly motivated undergraduate and master's students. If you're passionate about robot learning and interested in discussing research opportunities or project ideas, feel free to reach out via email.

Current:

Service

  • Reviewer: CoRL 2024; ICRA 2025,2026; IROS 2025; ICLR 2026

Teaching

  • Fall 2024: CS5180 - Reinforcement Learning.
    Teaching Assistant. Northeastern University
  • Spring 2023: MECE6614 - Advanced Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control in Robotics.
    Course Assistant. Columbia University
  • Fall 2022: MECE4520 - Data Science for Mechanical Systems.
    Course Assistant. Columbia University


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