About Us

The Helbling Robotics Lab focuses on designing autonomous insect-scale robotic platforms that can perform sustained, intelligent operation in real-world environments. We focus on holistic design founded in both theory and experiments in which we co-design mechanisms, system architecture, and control with the final environment and task in mind. In the group, this work is divided into two main themes: (1) leveraging centimeter-scale physics to develop effective locomotion strategies at the insect-scale, and (2) overcoming challenges to design and integrate millimeter-scale perception, power, and control systems.

We are a part of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Cornell University.

If you are looking to join us, click here. To get more information about research and facilities, click here.

Feel free to stop by our lab in Bard 347 to see our amazing robots in action!


News

Welcome to our new Robotics Ph.D. student, Vasilisa, and MAE undergraduate, Lucca!

1 September 2025

Congratulations to Harry Gao for passing his A-exam!

21 August 2025

Congratulations to Julie Villamil for passing her A-exam!

5 May 2025