Alexander Luis Mitchell
Research Scientist & Robotics Engineer
I am a Robotics Engineer specializing in the intersection of Machine Learning and low-level control. Currently, I am working on whole-body planning and compliant control architectures for humanoid robots at Kinisi.
Previously, I was a Postdoc at the University of Oxford (Applied AI Lab) with Prof. Ingmar Posner. I completed my DPhil at the Oxford Robotics Institute under Prof. Posner and Prof. Ioannis Havoutis.
Dual-Arm Manipulation & Planning
My current research focuses on reactive assembly of tight-tolerance components. The video below demonstrates low-level compliant control integrated with high-level planning using energy-based models. The system handles both assistive and adversarial human interactions in real-time.
Impact & Outreach
Our platform, "Frank," serves as a testbed for research spanning elderly care, world models, and small-batch manufacturing. Recently, we demonstrated these capabilities to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
Locomotion & Representation Learning
During my DPhil, I explored how structured latent spaces can enable versatile robot locomotion. By learning a unified representation, we can generate multiple gaits and continuous transitions over uneven terrain.
Visualization of latent-space traversal for gait switching:
Research Interests
- Whole-body control for Embodied AI
- Robot manipulation and locomotion in confined environments
- Generative modelling for robotic planning
- Brain-inspired research for robotics