Pulkit Agrawal

Pulkit Agrawal is an Associate Professor at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), where he leads a research group at the intersection of robotics, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and reinforcement learning. His work focuses on building autonomous systems capable of adaptive, robust decision-making in complex real-world environments. Agrawal’s group explores topics such as dexterous manipulation, sim-to-real transfer, multimodal robotic platforms for scientific discovery, and the integration of large-scale learning with physical control. His research has appeared in top robotics and AI venues, including ICRA, NeurIPS, Soft Robotics, and Nature, reflecting a broad commitment to advancing both scientific understanding and practical deployment of intelligent robots. The lab actively collaborates across disciplines and welcomes motivated PhD students, including international applicants.