Boyuan Chen

Journal article Science robotics · May 2026 Symmetry is a central organizing principle in natural systems, yet its use as a unifying design strategy in robotics has largely remained limited to geometric form. We show that symmetry can instead be leveraged at the level of dynamic actuation capability ... Full text Cite

Learning realistic lip motions for humanoid face robots.

Journal article Science robotics · January 2026 Lip motion represents outsized importance in human communication, capturing nearly half of our visual attention during conversation. Yet anthropomorphic robots often fail to achieve lip-audio synchronization, resulting in clumsy and lifeless lip behaviors. ... Full text Cite

Physical artificial intelligence in nursing: Robotics.

Journal article Nursing outlook · September 2025 BackgroundRobotics, driven by advancements in physical artificial intelligence (AI), offers potential solutions-yet many challenges- to creating innovative care models to meet the needs of the future.PurposeTo present an overview of robot ... Full text Cite

Towards end-to-end structure determination from x-ray diffraction data using deep learning

Journal article Npj Computational Materials · December 1, 2024 Powder crystallography is the experimental science of determining the structure of molecules provided in crystalline-powder form, by analyzing their x-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. Since many materials are readily available as crystalline powder, powder ... Full text Cite

Human-robot facial coexpression.

Journal article Science robotics · March 2024 Large language models are enabling rapid progress in robotic verbal communication, but nonverbal communication is not keeping pace. Physical humanoid robots struggle to express and communicate using facial movement, relying primarily on voice. The challeng ... Full text Cite

Fully body visual self-modeling of robot morphologies.

Journal article Science robotics · July 2022 Internal computational models of physical bodies are fundamental to the ability of robots and animals alike to plan and control their actions. These "self-models" allow robots to consider outcomes of multiple possible future actions without trying them out ... Full text Cite

Automated discovery of fundamental variables hidden in experimental data.

Journal article Nature computational science · July 2022 All physical laws are described as mathematical relationships between state variables. These variables give a complete and non-redundant description of the relevant system. However, despite the prevalence of computing power and artificial intelligence, the ... Full text Cite