Hi, I am a postdoctoral fellow at Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. I obtained my PhD and bachelor degree from Nanyang Technology University, Singapore. My research interests are aerial robots, multi-robot planning, robot dynamics, and control. If you are interested in my research, please contact me via email: caom0006 AT e.ntu.edu.sg.

I am interested in collaborating with/mentoring students in research. Please feel free to drop me an email and set up a call if you would like to discuss research problems or seek research guidance.

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Research Highlights

Cooperative Aerial Robot Inspection Challenge: A Benchmark for Heterogeneous Multi-Uncrewed-Aerial-Vehicle Planning and Lessons Learned

Cao, M., Nguyen, T.M., Yuan, S., Anastasiou, A., Zacharia, A., Papaioannou, S., Kolios, P., Panayiotou, C.G., Polycarpou, M.M., Xu, X., Zhang, M., Gao, F., Zhou, B., Chen, B.M. and Xie, L.

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine (RA-M) 2025

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Learning Dynamic Weight Adjustment for Spatial-Temporal Trajectory Planning in Crowd Navigation

Cao, M., Xu, X., Yang, Y., Li, J., Jin, T., Wang, P., Hung, T.Y., Lin, G. and Xie, L.

IEEE ICRA 2025

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Neptune: Nonentangling Trajectory Planning for Multiple Tethered Unmanned Vehicles

Cao, M., Cao, K., Yuan, S., Nguyen, T.M. and Xie, L.

IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), 2023

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AirCrab: A Hybrid Aerial-Ground Manipulator with An Active Wheel

Cao, M., Zhao, J., Xu, X. and Xie, L.

IEEE/RSJ IROS 2024

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DoubleBee: A Hybrid Aerial-Ground Robot with Two Active Wheels

Cao, M., Xu, X., Yuan, S., Cao, K., Liu, K. and Xie, L.

IROS 2023 Best Entertainment Paper Award

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Path Planning for Multiple Tethered Robots Using Topological Braids

Cao, M., Cao, K., Yuan, S., Liu, K., Wong, Y.L. and Xie, L.

Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), 2023

Paper | Video | Presentation | Code