
Physical AI Lab
Founded in 2021 by Aslan Miriyev, co-originator of the Physical AI concept

PAI Lab's Vision & Mission

At PAI Lab, we advance Physical AI by developing autonomous robotic systems from the material level up. Our research encompasses sustainable synthetic and biological materials, advanced manufacturing, and functional subsystems for sensing, actuation, power and control. We integrate these technologies with computational intelligence to create robots capable of autonomous operation, learning and adaptation in the real world.
Our long-term vision is to enable sustainable, symbiotic human–robot–nature ecosystems and a circular robot economy through multidisciplinary research and education.
People

Founder, Head, and Principal Investigator (PI), Physical AI (PAI) Lab
Senior Lecturer (Tenure-track Assistant Professor), Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research and operation engineer

Postdoctoral researchers


Graduate students
Mr. Yuchen Wang
B.Sc. in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation
M.Sc. in Mechatronics
Ph.D. student

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Ms. Oryan Dvora
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
M.Sc. student
Alumni
Dr. Sergey Nechausov - Postdoctoral researcher, 2022-2024 -- Now at Helmholtz Institute, Jena, Germany
Mr. Mingyao Hou - M.Sc. student, 2023-2024
Ms. Yini Guo - Intern from The University of Oxford, Summer 2023
Contact
To contact the PAI lab, please email the Lab Director, Dr. Aslan Miriyev.
Email:
Physical Address:
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Marcus Family Campus
1 Ben-Gurion blvd.
Beer Sheva 8410501
Israel

