Amin Mirzaee

I'm a currently a third-year ECE Ph.D. student and a graduate research assistant in the RoboTouch Lab at the CS department at UIUC, advised by Prof. Wenzhen Yuan. My research primarily focuses on robotic system optimization, tactile sensing, perception, and manipulation.

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Publications

Function-based Parametric Co-Design Optimization of Dexterous Hands

Mohammad Amin Mirzaee,  Harsh Gupta,  Wenzhen Yuan

2026, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) — Under Review

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GelSphere: An Omnidirectional Rolling Vision-Based Tactile Sensor for Online 3D Reconstruction and Normal Force Estimation

Seoyeon Lee*,  Mohammad Amin Mirzaee*,  Wenzhen Yuan

2026, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) — Under Review

Webpage arXiv

Grasp to Act: Dexterous Grasping for Tool Use in Dynamic Settings

Harsh Gupta,  Mohammad Amin Mirzaee,  Wenzhen Yuan

2026, IEEE, Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)

Webpage Paper arXiv
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FruitTouch: A Perceptive Gripper for Gentle and Scalable Fruit Harvesting

Ruohan Zhang,  Mohammad Amin Mirzaee,  Wenzhen Yuan

2026, IEEE, Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)

Webpage arXiv

GelSLAM: A Real-Time, High-Fidelity, and Robust 3D Tactile SLAM System

Hung-Jui Huang,  Mohammad Amin Mirzaee,  Michael Kaess,  Wenzhen Yuan

2026, IEEE, Transactions on Robotics (T-RO) — Under Review

Webpage arXiv
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GelBelt: A Vision-based Tactile Sensor for Continuous Sensing of Large Surfaces

Mohammad Amin Mirzaee,  Hung-Jui Huang,  Wenzhen Yuan

2025, IEEE, Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)

Webpage Paper arXiv Video Patent Pending
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A Modularized Design Approach for Vision-based Tactile Sensors

Arpit Agarwal*,  Mohammad Amin Mirzaee*,  Xiping Sun,  Wenzhen Yuan

2025, Sage, The International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)

Paper arXiv
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Multiphysics Simulation and Design Framework for Developing a Vision-based Tactile Sensor with Force Estimation and Slip Detection Capabilities

Mohammad Amin Mirzaee,  Ali Sadighi

2024, Elsevier, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Paper ResearchGate
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Design and Fabrication of a Vision-based Tactile Sensor for Robotic Manipulation

Mohammad Amin Mirzaee,  Ali Sadighi

2023, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRoM)

Paper ResearchGate
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Design and Fabrication of a Soft Magnetic Tactile Sensor

Mahdis Rabbani,  Mohammad Amin Mirzaee,  Mahdi Robati,  Ali Sadighi

2022, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRoM)

Paper ResearchGate

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