Rika Antonova

@contactrika

Associate Prof. @Cambridge_Uni in ML/AI + Robotics | earlier: @Stanford Postdoc, @kth_rpl PhD, @CMU_Robotics MS, @Google engineer (search, OCR+Books/StreetView)

Cambridge, UK

contactrika.github.io

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Rika Antonova
@contactrika
Jul 11
We brought KernelCraft to #ICML2026 to show that LLM agents can now tackle kernel engineering, translating AI models into optimized code for specialized physical hardware, and eliminating the time-consuming aspects of manual low-level code design👇🧵 1/3
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Rika Antonova
@contactrika
May 2
We will present our work on differentiable tactile simulation at #ICRA2026 next month. This has been a fruitful collaboration with Yang You, Won Kyung Do, Aiden Swann, Monroe Kennedy III, and Leonidas Guibas from @Stanford. Looking forward to comments further collaborations!
Yang You
@q456cvb
May 1
🚀 Excited to announce that DOT-Sim is accepted to #ICRA2026! We build a differentiable optical tactile simulator that captures both the physics and optics of soft sensors: an MPM-based elastic model handles large, non-linear deformations, and a learned residual renderer maps
Rika Antonova
@contactrika
Mar 12
The ICRA workshop on dexterous manipulation is accepting submissions now (until April 10th). Dexterous manipulation is still very challenging, but is already at the stage where rapid progress can be made. So, the workshop should be quite interesting this year!
Haozhi Qi
@HaozhiQ
Mar 11
🤖 Attending ICRA 2026 and interested in dexterous manipulation? Don’t miss the chance to join or submit to our workshop! 📷Checkout our outstanding lineup of speakers, best poster award, and more details on our website: shorturl.at/ojsTo. Deadline: April 10 (AOE).
Rika Antonova
@contactrika
Jan 6
Join an exciting project @Cambridge_Uni on co-design of hardware & control for dexterous mobile manipulation. Looking for roboticists with industry or practical academic experience. Can be a postdoc option, but MS/BS graduates are welcome too. Interested? Please message/email me
Rika Antonova
@contactrika
Jan 6
@BostonDynamics can push for super-human efficiency with this humanoid robot that is not limited to anthropomorphic motion. Amazing progress! youtu.be/fadawnuE6n8?si… Also opens up interesting opportunities in further co-design to innovate beyond copying human-like motion